Yannick Noah

While much of the globe remembers Yannick Noah as the dreadlocked tennis champion who claimed the 1983 French Open title, in French-speaking Europe he is also a major pop music star, particularly in his native France. Of French and Cameroonian parentage, he launched his recording career with the 1990 dance-pop single "Saga Africa," which reached number two in his home country. His debut album, Black & What! , followed in 1991. Taking influence from the music and culture of his African heritage, Noah's third full-length, 2000's Yannick Noah, marked his debut at number one in Fr...