Alpha Blondy

Quick Facts

Full Name	Alpha Blondy
Occupation	Reggae Singer
Date Of Birth	Jan 1, 1953(1953-01-01)
Age	71
Country	Ivory Coast
Horoscope	Capricorn

Alpha Blondy Biography

Alpha Blondy is one of the most popular and richest Reggae Singer who was born on January 1, 1953 in Ivory Coast. Jah Glory was the first solo album by a Reggae artist. It was released in 1982.

His music has been compared with Bob Marley’s.

First son of a family of eight children, Seydou Koné was raised by his grandmother in an environment described by him as “among elders”, which was to have a big impact on his career. In 1962, Alpha Blondy joined his father in Odienné, where he spent ten years, attended Sainte Elisabeth High School, and was involved in the Ivory Coast students movement. He formed a band in high school, but this affected his schooling and he was expelled for poor attendance. His parents sent him to study English in Monrovia, the capital city of Liberia, in 1973. He spent thirteen months there and then moved to the United States to improve his English.

In 1974, Seydou moved to New York where he majored in English at Hunter College and the Columbia University American Language Program because he wanted to be a teacher. In New York, he met Rastafarians for the first time and saw concerts by Jamaican artists such as Burning Spear. Seydou was involved in multiple altercations and returned to the Ivory Coast, where he got into more trouble until he met one of his childhood friends, Fulgence Kassi, who had become a noted television producer. This was the beginning of his real career as a musician, and he began to use the name “Alpha Blondy”.

He was raised by his grandmother, and has seven siblings.

Alpha Blondy Net Worth

Alpha Blondy is one of the richest Reggae Singer from Ivory Coast. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alpha Blondy 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a Hunter College and Columbia University English Literature student.

In 2011, he released Vision, an album.

Seydou Koné (French pronunciation: ​[sɛdu kɔne] ; born January 1, 1953 in Dimbokro, N’Zi Region), better known by his stage name Alpha Blondy, is a Ivorian reggae singer and international recording artist. Many of his songs are politically and socially motivated, and are mainly sung in his native language of Dioula, French and in English, though he occasionally uses other languages, for example, Arabic or Hebrew.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Alpha Blondy height 5 ft 7 in Alpha weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Alpha Blondy Dating?

According to our records, Alpha Blondy married to Aelyssa Darragi. As of December 1, 2023, Alpha Blondy’s is not dating anyone.

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Blondy spent the years 1987–89 giving concerts and recording SOS Guerre Tribale in Abidjan. This was promoted by Blondy himself, as he was distancing himself from Pathe Marconi at this stage. This was not to be a real success but it did not deter Blondy and in 1991 he returned to Europe for a concert tour and to record his famous album Masada with the help of musical legends such as Bocana Maiga and UK reggae producer Dennis Bovell. The album, with its hit single “Rendez Vous”, was a huge success, and Blondy was later to receive his first Gold Disc in Paris.

Facts & Trivia

Alpha Ranked on the list of most popular Reggae Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ivory Coast. Alpha Blondy celebrates birthday on January 1 of every year.

Blondy’s psychiatric treatment continued but on 10 December 1994, he was back with the festival in memory of President Houphouet, and later he made his European comeback at a storming concert at Le Zenith in Paris. In 1996, Blondy released a hits compilation and went back into the studio to record the album Grand Bassam Zion, singing in six languages: Malinke; Arabic; French; English;Ashanti and Wolof.

What is the meaning of Alpha Blondy?

After his release his fortunes finally began to improve. Taking the name Alpha Blondy (the name carries the connotation of “ First Bandit ” and may have resulted from a family member’s mispronunciation of the word “bandit”), he performed on an Ivory Coast talent-search television program, First Chance.

What happened Alpha Blondy?

At the beginning of 1993, worn out from a world tour, Blondy succumbed to depression and was taken into an institution for psychiatric help. But as his health recovered he recorded the album Dieu (“God”), on which he appears more spiritual and religious, on tracks such as “Heal Me”, about his illness and recovery.

What is Alpha Blondy real name?

Seydou Koné

How old is Alpha Blondy now?

69 years (January 1, 1953)

Which country is Alpha Blondy from?

Ivorian