Princess Erika

Princess Erika born Erika Dobongna 5 April 1964 Paris is a French singer and actress with Cameroonian origins She is particularly known for her reggae songs Trop de blabla ou Faut qujtravaille In 1982 Erika formed with her sisters a band named Blackheart Daughters founded by her elder sister Princess Mataji Maa Tejomayee Devi born Esther DobongNa Essiene also known as Estha Divine then joined the band Princess and the Royal Sound with whom she made several tours opening for Jamaican singer Dennis Brown In 1988 she recorded Trop de blabla in London and achieved a minor success in France 39 on the Top 50 but later the song became famous for being used for a TV advert for MMA She released the single Tendresse and her first album in 1992 She opened the concerts for Les Négresses Vertes In 1995 she released her second studio album Dorigine and the lead single Faut qujtravaille hit No 15 in France Two years later she recorded a duet with Marc Lavoine Les Hommes sont des Femmes comme les autres She participated in Les Enfoirés and wrote several songs for various artists such as Embrassemoi for the Nubians In 2004 she also participated in the compilation Agir Réagir intended to raise funds to help the Moroccans who survived an earthquake on 24 February 2002 In 2005 she was a contestant on La Ferme Célébrités She organized the four editions of the concerts Les Voix de lespoir performed with many other artists in a charity fundraiser She covered the songs La Vie en rose and Jai encore rêvé delle with Pierpoljak on the cover album Il est 5 heures Kingston séveille She was an occasional actress in films and theatre and appeared in Le Petit Trésor Family Father Julien Édouard DobongNa Essiene died in 2022 Mother MarieClaire Ngo Matip spouse DobongNa Essiene Erika has two children Julien born in 1982 and Oudima 2003 Elder sister Princess Mataji Maa Tejomayee Devi born Esther DobongNa Essiene also known as Estha Divine Younger sister Eva DobongNa Essiene aka sister Hewan died in 2011 Younger sister Elga DobongNa Essiene Source Article Princess Erika from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30