Corneille

Person · Male

Corneille

singer

From
Freiburg im Breisgau, Canada
Since
1977–present
Rating
★ 5 (1 votes)
Releases
53
  • chanson française
  • contemporary r&b
  • soul

About

Cornelius Nyungura (born 24 March 1977), 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.

From Corneille (singer) on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Member of

Discography

Albums 10
EPs 1
Singles 39
Live 1
Other 2

Links

Involved with

Also known as

Cornelius Nyungura

Tags

  • chanson
  • french

Identifiers

ISNI
0000000120204367
IPI
00408079165

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 15 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.