CELEBRATED Congolese music star, Fally Ipupa, recently cheated death, when he was involved in an auto crash a few days ago.
Ipupa was said to be travelling in his Bentley car after a recording session, when the accident occurred on Kinshasa Road on Tuesday night.
Though he escaped unhurt, an unidentified female passenger, who was with him, suffered extensive injuries and had to be rushed to a hospital.
When the incident happened, the social media was abuzz that he was seriously injured.
Ipupa, however, dispelled the rumours and assured his fans that he was well.
Fally Ipupa is a singer-songwriter from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was part of the band of Koffi Olomidé, Quartier Latin International from 1999 to 2006 before starting a solo career.
His first solo album was Droit chemin released in 2006, and his second album, Arsenal de Belles Melodies (A2BM), was released in 2009. In 2007, Ipupa won the Kora Awards for Best Artist or Group from Central Africa.
In 2010, he won the MTV Africa Music Awards 2010 for Best Video (for Sexy Dance) and Best Francophone.
