# Youssou N'dour | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/ndour-youssou
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/ndour-youssou/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-18 09:41 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/ndour-youssou
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/ndour-youssou/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/ndour-youssou/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Youssou N'dour
- Visible lyric pages: 28

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `ndour-youssou`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-18 09:41 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-f694ec1838311fb5
- Visible lyric pages: 28
- Pages with stored lyric text: 28
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 31113
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 269
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 38
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: La Cours Des Grands, Set, Toxiques, Seven Seconds Away, Leaving (Dem), Mame Bamba, Cruel Crazy Beautiful World, and Dem
- Current-month titles with activity: Seven Seconds Away, Toxiques, Baayo (The Orphan), La Cours Des Grands, Li Ma Weesu (As In A Mirror), Mame Bamba, Set, and 7 Seconds
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Youssou N'Dour was born in Dakar, Senegal in 1959. He started performing on the city's streets as a teenager, and in 1979 formed his own band, Étoile de Dakar. That group would evolve into the Super Étoile de Dakar, which became his main vehicle for touring and recording. His music blends Senegalese mbalax with other styles, and in 1994 he had a global hit with the single 'Seven Seconds Away,'...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. La Cours Des Grands — https://lyroverse.com/ndour-youssou/la-cours-des-grands
2. Set — https://lyroverse.com/ndour-youssou/set
3. Toxiques — https://lyroverse.com/ndour-youssou/toxiques
4. Seven Seconds Away — https://lyroverse.com/ndour-youssou/seven-seconds-away
5. Leaving (Dem) — https://lyroverse.com/ndour-youssou/leaving-dem
6. Mame Bamba — https://lyroverse.com/ndour-youssou/mame-bamba
7. Cruel Crazy Beautiful World — https://lyroverse.com/ndour-youssou/cruel-crazy-beautiful-world
8. Dem — https://lyroverse.com/ndour-youssou/dem
9. Ligeey — https://lyroverse.com/ndour-youssou/ligeey
10. Shaking The Tree — https://lyroverse.com/ndour-youssou/shaking-the-tree
11. 7 Seconds — https://lyroverse.com/ndour-youssou/7-seconds
12. Olel (The Echo) — https://lyroverse.com/ndour-youssou/olel-the-echo
13. So many men — https://lyroverse.com/ndour-youssou/so-many-men
14. Things Unspoken (Lees Waxul) — https://lyroverse.com/ndour-youssou/things-unspoken-lees-waxul
15. Baayo (The Orphan) — https://lyroverse.com/ndour-youssou/baayo-the-orphan
16. Benn La (The Same) — https://lyroverse.com/ndour-youssou/benn-la-the-same
17. Biko — https://lyroverse.com/ndour-youssou/biko
18. How Come — https://lyroverse.com/ndour-youssou/how-come
19. Kids — https://lyroverse.com/ndour-youssou/kids
20. Mariama (The Turtle Dove) — https://lyroverse.com/ndour-youssou/mariama-the-turtle-dove
21. Thiely — https://lyroverse.com/ndour-youssou/thiely
22. Youssou Madjiguene — https://lyroverse.com/ndour-youssou/youssou-madjiguene
23. Agouyadji — https://lyroverse.com/ndour-youssou/agouyadji
24. Birima — https://lyroverse.com/ndour-youssou/birima
25. Ay Chona La — https://lyroverse.com/ndour-youssou/ay-chona-la
26. In An African Passageway — https://lyroverse.com/ndour-youssou/in-an-african-passageway
27. Li Ma Weesu (As In A Mirror) — https://lyroverse.com/ndour-youssou/li-ma-weesu-as-in-a-mirror
28. My Hope Is In You — https://lyroverse.com/ndour-youssou/my-hope-is-in-you