# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ntesa-dalienst
# Generated: 2026-08-14T00:52:56.284Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ntesa-dalienst"
name: "Ntesa Dalienst"
slug: "ntesa-dalienst"
description: "Daniel Ntesa Zitani, known professionally as Ntesa Dalienst or Dalienst, was a Congolese singer-songwriter. Known for his high-pitched mezzo-soprano vocal range, he is regarded as a significant figure in the evolution of 20th-century Congolese and African popular music. His hits include \"Jarria\", \"Maria Mboka\", \"Tokosenga na Nzambe\", \"Obotama Mobali Ndima Pasi\", \"Biki\", \"Muzi\", \"Bina na ngai na respect\", \"Tantine\" and \"Mulele\"."
tagline: "Congolese singer (1946-1996)"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1946-10-30"
deathDate: "1996-09-23"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           42.34
  momentum:             8.194919394235468
  historical:           6.608316
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  45
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/454634"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ntesa_Dalienst"
    title: "Ntesa Dalienst"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ntesa_Dalienst"
    title: "Ntesa Dalienst"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ntesa_Dalienst"
    title: "Ntesa Dalienst"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ntesa_Dalienst"
    title: "Ntesa Dalienst"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ntesa_Dalienst"
    title: "Ntesa Dalienst"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ntesa_Dalienst"
    title: "Ntesa Dalienst"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/33bf6880-80b5-4707-8865-3e9b5ade7924"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8072835"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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