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Corneille

Canadian singer

PersonAge 49humanQ324327

Born: March 24, 1977
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-04-27
2.Stated in DiscogsRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Birthplace: Freiburg im Breisgau
Citizenship: Rwanda
Occupation: singer
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, singer-songwriter
, songwriter

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Cornelius Nyungura, known by his stage name Corneille, is a German-Rwandan naturalized Canadian R&B singer. He was born in West Germany to Rwandan parents. He spent most of his childhood in Rwanda, and eventually emigrated to Quebec, Canada, in 1997. He sings in French and English. His work is greatly influenced by American funk and soul music; he is inspired by Prince, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder.

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Instrument: guitar
voice
Genre: soul
contemporary R&B
Label: Sony Music
Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-17
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Start of work period: 1993
Website: corneilleofficiel.com
Social media followers: 159,000(August 2, 2025) youtube channel id: UCROg8W7bIY_Is57zM5SUz6w
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2025-08-02
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293,646(February 4, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 50647383
142,000(July 6, 2024) youtube channel id: UCROg8W7bIY_Is57zM5SUz6w
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2024-07-06
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129,000(February 24, 2024) youtube channel id: UCROg8W7bIY_Is57zM5SUz6w
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2024-02-24
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117,000(February 22, 2023) youtube channel id: UCROg8W7bIY_Is57zM5SUz6w
294,137(February 21, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 50647383
296,877(January 2, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 50647383
301,093(April 19, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 50647383
Pseudonym: Corneille
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1.nrj.fr/artistes/corneille/biographieRetrieved 2023-02-08
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Given name: Cornelius
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1.nrj.fr/artistes/corneille/biographieRetrieved 2023-02-08
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Family name: Nyungura
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1.nrj.fr/artistes/corneille/biographieRetrieved 2023-02-08
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Said to be the same as: Q130382926

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