Dencia
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Reprudencia Sonkey, known professionally as Dencia (born March 26, 1992) is a Cameroonian/Nigerian singer, entrepreneur/Dj/fashion designer. She was born in Yaounde Cameroon to a teenage mom and was raised by her maternal grandparents as their child. Dencia later moved to the US as a teenager. She started her career in Hollywood by being featured in music videos of artists like Chris Brown, 50 Cent, Lady Gaga, and Ludacris. Dencia released her debut single “Beri Beri” in 2011.
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- Person.name
- Reprudencia Sonkey
- Person.other names
- Dencia
- Person.image
- Dencia at billboard music awards 2015.jpg
- Person.birth_name
- Reprudencia Sonkey
- Person.birth_place
- Cameroon
- Person.occupation
- Singer, businesswoman, fashion designer, actress, DJ, philanthropist
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Nigeria
- Place of birth
- Yaoundé
- Occupation
- fashion designer
- Educated at
- University of Southern California
- Languages spoken
- French
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.denciaonline.com
- Image
- Dencia at billboard music awards 2015.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1988-03-26
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Reprudencia Sonkey, known professionally as Dencia (born March 26, 1992) is a Cameroonian/Nigerian singer, entrepreneur/Dj/fashion designer. She was born in Yaounde Cameroon to a teenage mom and was raised by her maternal grandparents as their child. Dencia later moved to the US as a teenager. She started her career in Hollywood by being featured in music videos of artists like Chris Brown, 50 Cent, Lady Gaga, and Ludacris. Dencia released her debut single “Beri Beri” in 2011.
As a designer, she has created looks for artists like Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Christina Milian, Lil’ Mama and more and is known for her own fashion statements and appearances on red carpets at the Billboard Music Awards, the Grammys, and the American Music Awards.
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