Fayçal Léonce Soura was born in 1993 in Bobo Dioulasso in the south of Burkina Faso. Growing up, he quickly became interested in poetry and then in the performing arts. He played the lead role in several films from his country, such as "Fôlô, il était une fois" (official selection FESPACO 2016). He then decided to work exclusively in cinema after his degree in journalism.