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Wes

Cameroonian musician (1964-2021)

PersonDied aged 57humanQ349703

Also known as Wes Madiko · Wes Wes

Born: January 15, 1964
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1.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
2.Stated in DiscogsRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in Fichier des personnes décédées mirrorRetrieved 2021-07-17
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Died: June 25, 2021
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1.newsclic.info/necrologie-wes-madiko-est-decede/
2.camerounweb.com/CameroonHomePage/entertainment/N-crologie-l-artiste-camerounais-Wes-Madiko-est-mort-604753
3.Stated in Fichier des personnes décédées mirrorRetrieved 2021-07-17
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Birthplace: Mouataba
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1.Stated in Freebase Data Dumps
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, Douala
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1.Stated in Fichier des personnes décédées mirrorRetrieved 2021-07-17
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Place of death: Alençon
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1.actu.fr/normandie/alencon_61001/alencon-auteur-du-tube-planetaire-alane-le-chanteur-wes-est-decede_42983598.html
2.ouest-france.fr/culture/musiques/le-chanteur-wes-interprete-du-tube-planetaire-alane-est-decede-a-l-age-de-57-ans-3043eab8-d698-11eb-80a8-8f25912115b3
3.Stated in Fichier des personnes décédées mirrorRetrieved 2021-07-17
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Citizenship: Cameroon
, France
Occupation: singer
, musician
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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Languages spoken, written or signed: French
, English

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · Read full article · Text CC BY-SA 4.0

Wes Madiko, better known mononymously as Wes, was a Cameroonian musician. He is probably best known among Western audiences for his cover of "Upendi", from The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, as well as work with Deep Forest and his own 1997 hit "Alane" produced by Michel Sanchez.

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Given name: Wes
Genre: world music
electronic music
Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-07-21
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Instrument: voice
guitar
mbira
Start of work period: 1994
Number of children: 5
Residence: Alençon(since 2006)
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1.ouest-france.fr/culture/musiques/le-chanteur-wes-interprete-du-tube-planetaire-alane-est-decede-a-l-age-de-57-ans-3043eab8-d698-11eb-80a8-8f25912115b3
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Social media followers: 32,400(May 31, 2025) youtube channel id: UCZ5FljB1FIMGClSW_CNh-RQ
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2025-05-31
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32,800(May 4, 2024) youtube channel id: UCZ5FljB1FIMGClSW_CNh-RQ
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2024-05-04
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33,200(March 22, 2023) youtube channel id: UCZ5FljB1FIMGClSW_CNh-RQ
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2023-03-22
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33,900(July 2, 2021) youtube channel id: UCZ5FljB1FIMGClSW_CNh-RQ
Birth name: Martin Kwedi Elock
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1.Stated in Fichier des personnes décédées mirrorRetrieved 2021-07-17
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Different from: Wes
Field of work: singing
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-11-07
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Cause of death: postoperative complications

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