Libianca Fonji, the Cameroonian American Behind Viral ‘People’ Hit
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- 03 May 2023
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‘People’, a soulful hit song with a touch of Afrobeats rocked in early 2023 and the artist behind it is Libianca Fonji.
Before this song went out, she was little-known. Now, the Cameroonian American artist is the face of afrosoul music who fans want more from. Many mistook her for an upcoming Nigerian artist when she released this hit on December 6, 2022. It hit the airwaves in January 2023 and months later, her debut song opened new doors for her in her music career.
Who is Libianca Fonji People?
She is a Cameroonian American born in 2000 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Cameroonian parents. The ‘People’ hitmaker moved back to Cameroon when she was four together with her brother and stayed for nine years. The US-based artist returned to Minnesota when she was 13 and has since been here.
When Did Libianca Start Singing?
Libianca Fonji breakout hit ‘People’ goes back to when she was six in Cameroon. This is when she discovered that she loved singing, thanks to her nanny at the time.
“I remember my first babysitter. I was around five or six or something in Cameroon. She would be walking around and cleaning the house, and she would start singing. I just felt something whenever she sang, and I was like, “I want to be able to feel that way on my own.” So I just sang from there,” Rolling Stone quotes her during an interview. Read More..
