Merveille Makengo was born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. In 2021, he got a degree in Oil and Gas engineering. In the same year, as a participant of the culture shock, Merveille completed two years of learning English as a Second Language and got a certificate of highly advanced in English. He served as secretary, typist, Business Developer for some entreprises, and also freelances in translation and transcription. Makengo is described to be easygoing, open-minded, hardworker, competitive, problem solver and and detail-oriented person and organized. Merveille speaks English, French and Lingala (local language).