# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/nathalie-makoma
# Generated: 2026-08-15T06:47:24.930Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/nathalie-makoma"
name: "Nathalie Makoma"
slug: "nathalie-makoma"
description: "Nathalie Makoma, is a Congolese-Dutch singer-songwriter and best known as the lead vocalist of the group Makoma. Known for blending contemporary gospel, pop, and Congolese musical styles, she gained prominence through her work with the group during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Her solo recordings with Makoma include My Sweet Lord (2000) and N.Y.C. (2001), while her solo album releases include On Faith (2002), On Faith—GoGospel Edition (2003) and I Saw the Light (2005)."
tagline: "Dutch-Congolese singer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/NathalieMakoma.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1982-02-24"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           44.41
  momentum:             0.1948051948051948
  historical:           9.689382666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     80
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/nathaliemakoma"
    handle:    "nathaliemakoma"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/nathaliemakomamusic"
    handle:    "nathaliemakomamusic"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2870733/"
    handle:    "nm2870733"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.nathaliemakoma.com"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/131429"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathalie_Makoma"
    title: "Nathalie Makoma"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%89_%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7"
    title: "ناثالى ماكوما"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathalie_Makoma"
    title: "Nathalie Makoma"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C_%D9%85%D8%A7%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7"
    title: "ناتالی ماکوما"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathalie_Makoma"
    title: "Nathalie Makoma"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ln.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathalie_Makoma"
    title: "Nathalie Makoma"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathalie_Makoma"
    title: "Nathalie Makoma"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathalie_Makoma"
    title: "Nathalie Makoma"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikiquote.org/wiki/Nathalie_Makoma"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c4f66b37-b1a4-4555-9d3c-1ce67ecd4b72"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2635128"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1249272"
    title: "Nathalie Makoma"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump