Imilo Lechanceux
"Le Fils du Pays": DJ became a singer, Imilo Lechanceux danced Burkina Faso in French, Mooré and Dioula, between coupé-décalé and Afrobeat.
Émile Ilboudo was born on 20 September 1988 in Tiassalé, Côte d'Ivoire, of Burkina Faso parents, and grew up near Ouagadougou. Dancer and actor at the Atelier-Théâtre Burkinabé, he became DJ in 2005, then member of the group Les Villageois, before recording his first single, "Mot de passe", produced by Serge Beynaud.
The film was released in the half-time of a quarter final of the 2010 CAN, "Password" reveals it to the general public: it is then called Imilo Lechanteux. Nicknamed "Le Fils du Pays", he sings in French, mooré and dioula and multiplies the tubes — "Talaba", "Attrapez Captrapez", "Fitness", "Cathirina" — and the tours in West Africa, Europe, Canada and the United States.
His fourth album, "Integration", was released in 2021. He remains a central figure in the Burkinabe scene, from the Kundé to the festivals of Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso, and in November 2025 publishes the single "On es vacciné".
Biographie
Émile Ilboudo, born on 20 September 1988 in Tiassalé (Côte d'Ivoire) of Burkinabe parents, grew up near Ouagadougou. DJ in 2005, he revealed himself to the public with the single Password (2011-2012) and took the name of Imilo Lechanceux. Nicknamed "Le Fils du Pays", he sang in French, mooré and dioula, between coupé-décalé and Afrobeat; his fourth album, Integration, was released in 2021.