Fatou Samba

Fatou Samba (born March 23, 1995), known professionally as Fatou, is a Senegalese singer, dancer, and model. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Blackswan under DR Music, making her the first singer of African descent to debut in the K-pop industry, after Alexandra Reid, who was a member of Blackswan’s predecessor Rania.[1]

Fatou
Born
Fatou Samba

(1995-03-23) March 23, 1995
Yoff, Dakar, Senegal
NationalitySenegalese
Occupation
  • Singer
  • dancer
  • model
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2020–present
LabelsDR Music
Associated actsBlackswan

Personal life

Fatou was born in Yoff, Dakar, Senegal. She lived in Belgium for a while before moving to South Korea[2] and she also can speak English, French, German, Dutch and Korean.[3][4]

Career

Fatou has been active in modeling before deciding to move to South Korean to become a trainee.[5] She became a member of the South Korean girl group Blackswan under DR Music,[6] she was revealed on July 2020 as the fourth member of the group,[7] Fatou is the second idol of African descent to debut through DR Music, after Alex who is African-American.

Blackswan made their debut with the studio album Goodbye Rania, released on October 16, 2020. with the title track "Tonight".[8][9][10][11]

Discography
Main article: Blackswan (group) § Discography

References
  1. "Meet Fatou Samba, K-Pop's New Senegalese Vocalist Ready To Take The Stage With Black Swan". October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  2. 권미정. "다국적 걸그룹 블랙스완 데뷔…벨기에·브라질 멤버 포함". WIKITREE (in Korean). Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  3. "MEET Fatou, The First Senegalese K-pop Idol to Debut Through Upcoming Re-Brand Group BLACK SWAN - KpopHit". KPOP HIT. October 4, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  4. "올해 데뷔하는 걸그룹 블랙스완 멤버 파투, '키 173cm+화려한 이목구비' 눈길 - 강소현 기자". 톱스타뉴스 (in Korean). September 30, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  5. "Black Swan's Black Member Fatou: Genuinely For Diversity Or Another Token Black Member?". Kpopmap - Kpop, Kdrama and Trend Stories Coverage. July 8, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  6. 김효정 (October 16, 2020). "다국적 걸그룹 블랙스완 데뷔…벨기에·브라질 멤버 포함". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  7. "Black Swan (formerly Rania) will be debuting a Senegalese member named Fatou". Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  8. "[BLACKSWAN] 'Tonight' Official M/V". YouTube. Blackswan Official. October 16, 2020.
  9. "블랙스완 'Goodbye RANIA'로 가요계 데뷔". 톱데일리 (in Korean). October 16, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  10. 엔케이맥스 (October 15, 2020). "남미·유럽 멤버 포함 '다국적 걸그룹' 블랙스완, 16일 전격 데뷔". 중앙일보 (in Korean). Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  11. "메가톤급 다국적 걸그룹 블랙스완, 싱글 'Tonight'으로 16일 전격 데뷔". 열린뉴스통신 (in Korean). October 15, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
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