Biography
DE MANNE’S BIOGRAPHY
In a world of noise and status quo, De Manne is a pure voice of emotion, crafting songs with a
legacy of lyrics that linger and melodies that mesmerize. Born from the intersection of
creativity and perseverance, the Cameroonian-born versatile virtuoso’s sound is a genre-
bending fusion of Afro-pop, Afrobeat, Afro Latin music, Contemporary R&B, Afro-soul, and
Reggae musical genres.
The singer-songwriter released his debut studio EP “The Avenue” in 2022, featuring 15
minutes of memorable singles including “Avenue”, “Dola”, “You Are My Type feat
Merveille Onguenet”, and “Shadows”. This earned him over 3 million views on YouTube,
creating a huge buzz for a newcomer artist on social media.
In 2023, he was nominated as “revelation of the year” at the prestigious “Cameroon
International Music Award” (CIMFEST) and the winner of the best newcomer and jeu buzz
categories at the SGBC awards, cementing his position as one of Cameroon’s most consistent
new artists to keep an eye on for the future.
De Manne also collaborated with the indisputable best Acapella group in Cameroon “One
Heart Acapella” for a remix to his award-winning contemporary R&B hit “You Are My
Type”. The versatile artist wrapped up 2023 with his second EP, “Dola Trilogy”, bringing a
unique fusion 3 different versions of his “Dola” hit song; an Electropop Mix, Amapiano Mix
and an Afro-Latin Mix, showcasing the artist’s acting and dancing skills.
2024 saw the release of a short music film on valentine’s day by De Manne, dubbed “Hookup
Valentine”, an excerpt from his Dola Trilogy masterpiece. He then followed up with back-to-
back releases of chart-topping singles, “Money Money” and “No weather can pretend” still
fresh in the minds of music lovers across the world.
It is a glaring future for De Manne, with inspiration dropping like Manna from Heaven. He
promises his fans, 2025 will be packed with lots of collaborations with some of the biggest
names in the industry and a world-class EP.
In a world of noise and status quo, De Manne is a pure voice of emotion, crafting songs with a legacy of lyrics that linger and melodies that mesmerize. Born from the intersection of creativity and perseverance, the Cameroonian-born versatile virtuoso’s sound is a genre-bending fusion of Afro-pop, Afrobeat, Afro Latin music, Contemporary R&B, Afro-soul, and Reggae musical genres.
The singer-songwriter released his debut studio EP “The Avenue” in 2022, featuring 15 minutes of memorable singles including “Avenue”, “Dola”, “You Are My Type feat Merveille Onguenet”, and “Shadows”. This earned him over 3 million views on YouTube, creating a huge buzz for a newcomer artist on social media.
In 2023, he was nominated as “revelation of the year” at the prestigious “Cameroon International Music Award” (CIMFEST) and the winner of the best newcomer and jeu buzz categories at the SGBC awards, cementing his position as one of Cameroon’s most consistent new artists to keep an eye on for the future.
De Manne also collaborated with the indisputable best Acapella group in Cameroon “One Heart Acapella” for a remix to his award-winning contemporary R&B hit “You Are My Type”. The versatile artist wrapped up 2023 with his second EP, “Dola Trilogy”, bringing a unique fusion 3 different versions of his “Dola” hit song; an Electropop Mix, Amapiano Mix and an Afro-Latin Mix, showcasing the artist’s acting and dancing skills.
2024 saw the release of a short music film on valentine’s day by De Manne, dubbed “Hookup Valentine”, an excerpt from his Dola Trilogy masterpiece. He then followed up with back-to-back releases of chart-topping singles, “Money Money” and “No weather can pretend” still fresh in the minds of music lovers across the world. De Manne closed the year 2024 with another outstanding award for “the most streamed song” at the Molyko + TV Viewers Award, in his hometown in Buea. In his new year message to his fans, he said “when you show so much love to a brother like this, how do you want me to calm down?”
It is a glaring future for De Manne, with inspiration dropping like Manna from Heaven. He promises his fans, 2025 will be packed with lots of collaborations with some of the biggest names in the industry and a world-class EP.