Theodora
Lili Théodora Mbangayo Mujinga (born 23 October 2003), known professionally as Theodora or Boss Lady, is a French-Congolese singer-songwriter and television personality. She began her music career working alongside her older brother, Jeez Suave, who produced her music, encouraged her singing, and acted as her composer and manager. At age 15, she released her debut single, "La thune", in November 2018, followed by her trap-pop extended play (EP), Neptune, on 10 January 2021, which was released through their independent label, Neptune Production.
Theodora first received mainstream recognition with the Caribbean bouyon-inspired smash hit "Kongolese sous BBL", which was released on 27 September 2024. The song went viral on TikTok, becoming a body-positive anthem and sparking dance and lip-sync trends across social media. It peaked at No. 10 on the SNEP Top Singles chart for one week, reached No. 34 on Belgium's Ultratop Wallonia (charting for seven weeks), entered Spotify's Top 50 France, climbed to No. 3 on Spotify's Top Viral Global chart, and accumulated over 2.3 billion streams worldwide, including more than three million in the UK. The single was certified diamond by SNEP and gold by the BRMA, and was included on her debut mixtape, Bad Boy Lovestory, which was released on 1 November 2024 through Boss Lady Records. The mixtape debuted at No. 2 on SNEP Top Albums for seven consecutive weeks, reached No. 14 on Ultratop Wallonia, and No. 100 on the Swiss Hitparade, as well as earning triple platinum certification from SNEP. A deluxe edition, Méga BBL, followed in May 2025, debuting at No. 15 in Wallonia and No. 21 in Switzerland, and was certified platinum by SNEP. On 13 May 2025, she won the Best Female Revelation at Les Flammes, and by 2026, Méga BBL won the Album of the Year at the Victoires de la Musique, and also received the Spotify Flame for Album of the Year and Best New Pop Album at Les Flammes.
In August 2025, Le Monde described Theodora as the "pop phenomenon of the summer", noting that her inclusive songs had made her "the new boss of pop in France". Billboard France reported that she was the most-streamed female francophone artist of the year in France. In September 2025, she guest-performed on Disiz's song "Melodrama", which topped the SNEP chart for ten consecutive weeks, reached No. 1 on Ultratop Wallonia, and No. 8 on the Swiss Hitparade. In November 2025, GQ France named her Woman of the Year, and in April 2026, she became the face of the Angel Nova perfume by Mugler.
Theodora's television career began with a guest role on the fourth season of Nouvelle École, which streamed on Netflix from 31 October to 14 November 2025. In January 2026, she joined the show's judging panel for its fifth season.
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