Fally Ipupa, with his full name Fally Ipupa Nsimba, is a Congolese singer, singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer, born on December 14, 1977 in Kinshasa, then capital of Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). A major figure in contemporary African music, he is one of the most influential artists of his generation in the Congolese rumba, ndombolo, and Afro-pop genres.