relatives Aside from the relatives in the world of music such as Liceu Vieira Dias, Beto Gourgel, Carlitos Vieira Dias, André Mingas, and Kizua Gourgel, Coréon has several relatives from his generation and younger generations working in the creative world. His maternal first cousins Glen Abrantes and Emmanuel Abrantes are up and coming models based in London with an impressive curriculum of work for brands such as TopMan, Adidas, Philipp Plein, Brioni and many more. His step-cousin Sharam Diniz is a Portuguese-Angolan model and entrepreneur who was the first model originating from either Angola or Portugal to walk for Victoria's Secret annual fashion show. She's done campaigns for numerous clients over the years, including Tom Ford and Clinique. Discography As solo artist Singles Filmography Awards and accolades After well known Mexican journalist and blogger Luis GyG considered him Africa's best kept secret in 2014, Coréon Dú has been considered by Forbes to be one of the 15 Young African Creatives Rebranding Africa the following year. The media mentions are among some of the growing recognition of the artist's work by the creative industry in and out of his home country. Emmy Awards Silicon Valley African Film Festival Angola Video Music Awards International Portuguese Music Awards IndieFEST Film Awards Royal Starr Film Festival Calcutta International Cult Film Festival Cult Critic Magazine Movie Awards Festival Écrans Noirs Athens International Film and Video Festival FESPACO Warsaw Film Festival African Entertainment Award USA London Fashion Film Festival Seoul International Drama Awards Kora Awards Emmy AFRIMMA Angolan Fashion Awards Angola Music Awards Africa Movie Academy Awards Queens World Film Festival Camélia da Liberdade INquieTUdo FESPACO International Movie Awards Guinness World records Oaxaca FilmFest Controversies There have been critics of Coréon and negative speculations have risen due to his father being the President of Angola, José Eduardo dos Santos. The most common accusation is that there is a political agenda linked to Coréon work as an artist. Despite the constant attack and speculation by journalists and media outlets there is no verifiable proof has been presented to validate these accusations. Coréon is also constantly attacked simply for being related to other members of family including his elder siblings being well-known African businesswoman Isabel dos Santos, activist and former elected Member of Parliament Welwitschea José (Tchizé) dos Santos (pt), as well as businessman and former Angolan Sovereign Fund CEO José Filomeno de Sousa (Zénu) dos Santos (pt).