considering that the Zairian " sings acceptably and dances wonderfully well ". Which is worth six pages all the same , in which we see the artist alternately pounding a meal , putting oil in a frying pan to cook , mopping the floor ... while evoking her " irresistible sex appeal , which sharpens the appetites and awakens the unsatisfied erotic desires of some spectators ". This enthusiasm translates " on average per day of 50 to 60 letters and 600 phone calls from her admirers ", she estimates . A phenomenon is being born which goes beyond music . This " peopolization " feeds the newspapers , while all kinds of rumors spread . The most emblematic episode remains undoubtedly the a air of the " failed marriage " with François Lougah , a leading
Ivorian singer . Publicity stunt cleverly put together by Tshala Muana and her manager Ram Ouedraogo ( later to become Minister of culture in Burkina Faso )? Incomprehension ? Runaway ? The twists fascinate the opinion . " Who lied ?" asks ten pages of the weekly Ivoire Dimanche in May 1984 , defending the child of the country and condemning the singer . Increasingly in demand abroad , she feeds her songs on the relationship between men and women , like Amina (" Men are like hospital beds , which receives all the sick ") or Akou a , the maid who does it all (" You , the maid so nice , you destroyed my home ").
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