Mudimbi
{{Short description|Italian singer and rapper}}
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| image = Mudimbi, Sanremo 2018.jpg
| name = Mudimbi
| caption = Mudimbi in 2018
| birth_name = Michel Mudimbi
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|10|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
| other_names =
| occupation = Singer
| years_active = 2013–present
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Michel Mudimbi, known as Mudimbi, is an Italian singer and rapper.
He was born in San Benedetto del Tronto and started to approach rap music at the age of fourteen.{{cite web|url=http://www.lastampa.it/2018/02/05/spettacoli/festival-di-sanremo/2018/rime-pungenti-e-tanta-ironia-mudimbi-mi-piace-essere-politicamente-scorretto-IoDNevAhfMdxj9ir8RIOnI/pagina.html|title=Rime pungenti e tanta ironia, Mudimbi: "Mi piace essere politicamente scorretto"}} After the school, he started to work as a mechanic.{{cite news|language=it-IT|url=http://www.allmusicitelia.it/news/mudimbi-michel.html|title=MUDIMBI: prima Sanremo e poi il primo album, "Michel". Ecco tracklist e copertina|work=All Music Italia|date=January 25, 2018|accessdate=11 February 2018}}
In 2012, he started to work as a musician with the song "Erbavoglio",{{cite work|last=rhymast|date=November 26, 2012|title=Mudimbi – Erbavoglio|accessdate=11 February 2018|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCXj3PtWrCs}} and the next year he created a new song entitled "Supercalifrigida".{{cite web|url=http://www.ilpost.it/2018/02/09/mudimbi-sanremo-2018/|title=Che storia ha Mudimbi, uno dei giovani in gara a Sanremo}}
In 2014 the singer published "M", which contained five songs.
At the age of 30, he quit his office job to dedicate his entire career to music.
On 5 December 2016 his new Vevo YouTube channel published the music video of his new song, "Tipi da Club".{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/MudimbiTube/featured|title=Mudimbi|via=YouTube|language=it|accessdate=11 February 2018}}
In 2017 Mudimbi signed a deal with Warner Music Group{{cite web|url=https://www.deejay.it/news/mudimbi-il-rapper-di-origini-italo-congolesi-in-gara-a-sanremo-con-il-brano-il-mago/551632/|title=MUDIMBI, IL RAPPER DI ORIGINI ITALO-CONGOLESI IN GARA A SANREMO CON IL BRANO "IL MAGO"}} and published the music video of his song entitled "Schifo".{{cite work|last=MudimbiVEVO|date=February 28, 2017|title=Mudimbi – Schifo (Prod. RIVA)|accessdate=11 February 2018|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYeY0EPK6GQ}}
In December 2017 his new song "Il Mago" was admitted in the Sanremo Music Festival 2018 in the "new proposal" category. He arrived third in the classification and won the Premio Assomusica for the best performance.{{cn|date=May 2025}}
On 9 February 2018 his album "Michel" was acclaimed by several people and by the magazine "Rockol".{{cite news|language=it-IT|first=Rockol.com|last=s.r.l.|url=http://www.rockol.it/recensioni-musicali/album/7782/mudimbi-michel?refresh_ce|title=√ Recensioni {{!}} Dischi {{!}} Mudimbi – MICHEL su Rockol|work=Rockol|accessdate=11 February 2018}}