Grace Decca is a Cameroonian singer and producer from Douala, the country's economic capital. Younger sister to Ben Decca, a prominent Makossa singer, she performed with him and other artists, such as Jean Jacques Goldman before launching her solo career in 1989 with her debut album entitled Besoin d'amour. Her five other Makossa albums are Le Duo D.K, Doï La Mulema, Appelle-moi Princesse, and Donne-moi un peu d'amour. She returned to the Cameroonian music scene in 2014 with a gospel album, Mouna. She has also started her own label, GNS Productions.
Early life and family
Born in Cameroon, in the city of Douala, Decca is the sixth child in a family of eleven children. Her father was an automobile expert and her mother a teacher. With four famous artists including her elder brother Ben, her younger sister Dora and her younger brother Isaac, her family is well-known on the Cameroonian music scene. She is also the niece of the late Eboa Lotin, and great granddaughter of musician Lobe Lobe Rameau, one of the pioneers of Makossa.
Education and early career
She holds a DEA in Communication, obtained in France in 1998. After obtaining her Baccalauréat, Decca left for France to continue her studies. She obtained a DEUG in Culture and Communication, a BTS in Management Tools, as well as a Bachelor and a master's degree. She was introduced to music in the early 1980s by her elder brother, Ben, with whom she made choruses. In 1983, she was featured in his single "Na sengui bobe" which was a success. In 1987, she was featured in the chorus of the song titled À nos actes manqués, by the French singer, Jean-Jacques Goldman.
Career
She performed alongside her brother between 1984 and 1989, before starting her own solo career. Decca released her first album in 1989 with the title Besoin d'amour. The album, featuring five songs, sold more than 150,000 copies in Cameroon and helped her gain popularity. In 1993, she released a second album, Doi La Mulema, which was even more successful than her first, which helped her gain international acclaim. Five years later, Decca returned to the music scene with the release of her third album called Appelle-moi-Princesse, which brought her a number of awards, including: Best Female Album of the Year, Best-Selling Female of the Year, and the Bertrand Folon Award for Artistic maturity. In 2001, Decca released her fourth album, Donne-moi un peu d'amour, which included eight tracks and was produced by J.P.S. Productions. She later started her own label, GNS Productions, which is still active. She has also produced the albums of several emerging artists such as Joly Din and her younger brother, Isaac Decca.
