Marie-Pierra Kakoma was born in 1996 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Her father from Congo. Her mother from Rwanda. Both were physicians. Her mother was imprisoned for a brief period. Her father successfully struggled to get his wife released. Subsequently, her mother and sister fled to Belgium, and a couple of years later, she joined her mother. Her father followed later and eventually, the family was fully reunited in Belgium.

Her’s is a depressingly common story with seemingly a happy ending, except her family wanted her to be a professional. She, however, loved music. By the time she was nineteen, she was kicked out. Initially, she lived on the streets and eventually found a corner in a music studio while working odd jobs. But she never gave up her dream of professionally making music.

Eventually, she rounded-up a crew and began performing under the professional name of Lous and the Yakuza. She has found success in a nascent modeling career and also has gone on to snare her first major label album, Gore, which was released in 2019. And now she has a Tiny Desk internet video.

Although she sings in French, her talent breaks past linguistic barriers. Given her unquenchable will to survive and succeed, Kakoma is a multifaceted talent who undoubtedly will make her mark in the world of entertainment.