Biography

Coréon Dú has become well known within the fashion industry for scouting and training some of the industry's most celebrated models of African descent including Maria Borges , Amilna Estevão, Alécia Morais and Blesnya Minher . He started scouting in 2009 for the Elite Model Look contest in Angola, Cape Verde, Mozambique and briefly in South Africa and in 2011 established Da Banda Model Management where he continues his scouting and mentoring of modeling talent with the aim of providing them with opportunities to fulfil dreams of international careers .

While his first international job as producer was for the Portuguese television drama "Voo Directo" or "Direct Flight" ( 2010) as an executive producer and contributions to casting, art and soundtrack department, Coréon's first TV experience was as a teenager. His first jobs in television production were in Angola during his summer vacation school in the U.S..A costume design assistant and stylist for telenovelas such as Caminhos Cruzados ( 2002) for Oscar Gil Produções (broadcast at Angola's TPA and Portugal's RTP Africa ) and Sede de Viver (2005) for TPA which he signed under Z/E Designs ( his first design label) .

Music is a lifelong passion, although Coréon has joked that it's his part-time job in interviews about how he balances his work as TV/Video producer & creative director with his music career. Coréon has earned several accolades for his music release since his music debut in 2010 "The Coréon Experiment" which caught attention of programmers of the Madrid Jazz Festival and earned him a performance slot at the 2012 edition. His song "Bailando Kizomba" was one of the longest charting songs within the Billboard Latin within the Latin Tropical and Latin Pop charts between 2014 and 2015 in addition to top chart positions in Mexico and France with "Bailando Kizomba" , "Que Paso" and "Amor Robobtico" . Coréon is also recognised at home and within the African diaspora having earned African awards such as a 2016 KORA nomination, wins at the 2016 African Entertainment Awards USA and multiple Angolan Music Awards over the years .