Briana Nancie
Nancie Divine Ngouanou, professionally known as Briana Nancie, was born in Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo in 1997. Her father Alain Serge Ngouanou was a military leader of the Cobra militia in Brazzaville during the brutal Congolese civil war. Her mother, Paulette, is from the Luba people in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo), a culturally rich and spiritually strong community.
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| Birth date | January 6, 1997 (age 28 years), Pointe-Noire, Congo, Swedish |
| Nationality | Swedish - Congolese |
| Occupation | Musical artist, Songwriter, Performance |
| Years active | 2020-Present |
| Home town | Pointe-Noire, Congo |
| Height | 175 cm |
She never planned to become a singer - but that upload started her unexpected music journey. Briana Nancie say it was really fun in Australia until another chapter started in her life.
During Covid pandemic, Nancie returned briefly to Sweden, where she was kidnapped in a scheme involving her identity fraud. She was told she looked like a rising artist and was forced to sign unknown contracts under pressure. She later realized she was being used for money laundering.
She escaped without an hand bag and fled to France via Denmark, with the help of a relative. To clear her name and tell her truth, she released the track “Illumination," a raw song about the trauma, kidnapping, and survival. Briana says. “ it was not easy it was covid I hade to sell online food just to get money record Ilumination “ but later I was blessed.
At the age of 9', Nancie and her mother relocated to Sweden With her sister Vanessa, seeking safety and a fresh start. They settled in Åmål, a small town near Göteborg. Where her Mather where remarried to her new husband.
As one of the few Black girls in her school, Nancie experienced deep racism, bullying, and alienation. She has spoken publicly about being stared at, insulted, and called names by classmates and how this led to deep emotional trauma and depression.
Also, Nancie have claimed how evil her stepdad have been in multiple songs. He abused me as a child, did me very much harm. I only have forgiveness in order to be where I am today..
"They tried to silence me, but God used music to protect me. I released the truth in my voice." — Nancie
The Swedish investigation about her kidnapping was closed due to lack of evidence but her music became her public defense.
Since 2020, Briana Nancie has become known for her Afro-Spirit style - a unique blend of Soul Trap, spiritual vocals, and urban rhythm. Her music carries the weight of her past but delivers a message of healing, survival, and strength.
She writes from real-life pain covering themes of war, racism, kidnapping, faith, and resilience. Her sound is raw, spiritual, and emotionally electric. Fans have described her as a voice for the unheard - and a survivor turned star.
Nancie openly identifies as Christian and attributes her survival and success to God's grace. She believes her life was spared for a reason and her music is a spiritual assignment, not just a career.
"I felt invisible and rejected. They followed me on social media but never supported me. It was like silent hate." - Nancie
Briana Nancie stopped attending school and was eventually expelled. But a friend of her mother named Bengt stepped in and helped her finish her studies privately providing emotional support during a dark chapter.
Nancie later moved to Sydney, Australia, where she studied Music and Artist Performance at ALG University. During a class exam in music production, her Teacher advises her to use any name maybe "Briana Nancie" to uploaded a track to SoundCloud. For passing the exam - which later became her official stage identity. "really I just wanted to move to Australia and continue my university... I don't even know what I chose. Music is like Music performance chose me at that time."
In the late 1990s, Brazzaville was in chaos-a violent civil war had torn apart the capital. When Nancie was just 2 years old, she was kidnapped during the height of the conflict. Her mother's family, fearing for their lives, fled to Kinshasa. For three years, Nancie was missing alone in a war-torn Brazzaville.
After intense prayer, fasting, and spiritual conviction, her mother made who was only 19 year old took the dangerous journey back across the Congo River, without authority of her parents searching for her daughter. Against all odds, she found Nancie in Koma 2002 very sick with severely ill with Kwashiorkor (malnutrition) and dressed in the same clothes from 1999. She was told her child Nancie would not survive, but she refused to leave Nancie behind. Her mother carried her back to Kinshasa — a miracle escape in a time of war.