Izé Teixeira

Izé Teixeira
Born	21 February 1974 (1974-02-21) (age 52) Praia, Portuguese Cape Verde
Occupation	Singer

Izé Teixeira or Izé (Praia, 21 February 1974) is a singer currently living in France.

Biography

Izé Teixeira was born in island of Santiago. During his childhood or his teenage years, he immigrated to France and lived in the Paris Metropolitan Area.

His first release was a maxi in 2000 titled Ma volonté. He later released Double Nationalidade (2001), which was his first studio album, Mobilizé (2003), and Kunana Spirit. Izé Teixeira released his fourth album Urb/Africa in February 2011, featuring Capeverdean music and colorful melodies. Izé was one of the members of La MC Malcriado band, a collection of Cape Verdean singers that included Stomy Bugsy, Jacky Brown, as well as others like Neg'Marrons and JP in two fingers.

Nominations

Izé received two nominations alongside the group MC Malcriado. "Dis l'Heure 2 Zouk" was nominated at the Victoires de la musique (Music of the Winners) 2004 in the category Best Reggae/Ragga Album of the Year and a trophy for Best Group of the African Diaspora at the 2010 Kora Awards.

Discography

Mazi

• Ma volonté (2000)

Solo albums

• Double Nationalité (2001)
• Mobilizé (2003)
• Kunana Spirit (2007)
• Urb'Africa (2011)

with La MC Malcriado

• "Nos Pobreza Ké Nos Rikeza" (2006)
• "Fidju di kriolu" (2011)

Features and compilations

• Le calibre qu’il te faut, (1996), album by Stomy Bugsy
• Cap Sol (2002)
• 4ème Round (2003), album by Stomy Bugsy
• Dis l'heure 2 Zouk (2003)
• Autour du Monde Cap-Vert (2006) - compilation
• Cabo Dream (Vol.1) (2006) - compilation
• Latina Fever /vol.2 (2007) - compilation
• African Fever (2008) - compilation
• Un geste pour Haïti (2010)
• Yes we can songs about leaving africa (2010) - compilation for the 2010 World Cup
• Revolucion Karibeana (2010), album by Victor O
• En (2010), reggae dancehall style
• Sound of secousse vol.1 (2010)

External links

• Official website (in Portuguese)
• Izé Teixeira at Myspace
• http://www.conseilfrancophone.org/fr_FR/news/detail/id/201