Aya Nakamura, the most listened to French-speaking singer in the world, will deliver an interactive show available from October 6 to 9 in
Fortnite
, said Thursday Epic Games, publisher of the video game phenomenon fond of this kind of collaboration.
The "
tailor-made and interactive show
" of the
Bamako-born artist 's "
digital reconstruction " (avatar) "
will be broadcast continuously for 72 hours
" between Thursday October 6 and Sunday October 9.
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Epic Games is accustomed to this kind of gateway with celebrities, such as in the recent past the American rap star Travis Scott, or the Brazilian football star Neymar.
In the summer of 2021, an avatar of American singer Ariana Grande performing a few of her tracks appeared throughout a weekend in
Fortnite
.
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Players could choose an option to go on a bit of adventure with the pop and R&B entertainer, drawn as a half-human, half-fantasy character, in either a short blue scale outfit or a silver ensemble.
Purpose of this strategy: not to be content with being a shooter and survival game, but to take on the appearance of an entertainment platform.
Fortnite
is one of the most popular video games in the world with nearly 200 million claimed players.
Born in Bamako in Mali, Aya Danioko, her real name, grew up in Aulnay-sous-Bois, in the suburbs of Paris, surrounded by music.
She chooses the name Nakamura, in homage to a character from the American series
Heroes
.
In 2015, she signed with Warner Music for the production of an album, which was postponed for a year following the birth of her daughter, Aïcha.
Released in 2017, her album
Journal Intime
will be certified platinum and the starting point of the singer's irresistible rise.
