"I'm sending you straight to the semifinals!" roared musician and producer Fally Ipupa over the applause from the crowd. The other judges, Angelique Kidjo and the comedian Claudia Tagbo, were clapping too. Djeneba et Fousco burst into the spotlight when this 40-second performance on Africa Has Incredible Talent went viral and attracted more than a million views in late 2017. The release of their debut album on the Lusafrica label, Kayeba Khasso, followed just a few months later in Feb. 2018. As individuals, they studied and performed music from childhood, and had garnered some acclaim. The two met in 2011 after their individual triumphs on the Tounkagouna talent show, Mali's popular TV contest. When they discovered the magic of their unified voices, Madame Djeneba Kouyate (Djeneba) and Monsieur Fousseyni Sissoko (Fousco) decided to collaborate. Like another musical power duo from Mali-Amadou and Mariam-the young couple soon became inseparable on stage, and also in their personal lives. They married in 2012 and now have two children, Prince and Lalla.