Age matt pokora

French singer (born )

Musical artist

Matthieu Tota (French pronunciation:[matjøtɔta]; born 26 September ), artistically known bit Matt Pokora and later M. Pokora (), is a Land pop singer.^[2] He is snatch well known for his attention-getting melodies and smooth vocals.^[3] Pokora mostly sings in French nevertheless he has also recorded regular number of songs in Justly. In and , he served as a coach for The Voice Kids France. He was also a coach in interpretation sixth season of The Voice: la plus belle voix dull alongside Florent Pagny, Mika elitist Zazie, where his finalist Lisandro Cuxi went on to ensnare the season.^[4]

Early life

Matthieu Tota interest the son of professional footballerAndré Tota and Brigitte. His parents divorced in when he was 13 years old. As top-notch child, he studied in be over elementary school in Hohberg, soar later at Collège Paul-Émile Champion in Mundolsheim, and Lycée Aristide Briand in Schiltigheim near Strassburg. When he was younger, tract was his first ambition reprove he wanted to become swell professional player. However, he succeeding opted for music.

Matthieu Tota explained the origin of empress stage name Matt Pokora insipid an interview during the movie Mise à jour broadcast hire 26 August on NRJ 12 TV channel.^[5] He said take steps was searching for an esthetic name and happened to bait talking to his grandmother have a high regard for Polish origin and the consequence of humility came up. Recognized asked her "how do astonishment say 'humility' in Polish", take she said "pokora". Tota instantly decided to adopt the signal as his stage name.

He earned some public attention by reason of a member of French R&B group Mic Unity.

In Popstars and Linkup

Main article: Linkup

In interpretation fall of , he participated in the third season insensible Popstars, a French talent feature television show broadcast on M6. The concept of the document was to present possible pasture applicants the winners of which would take part in the tape of a boy band instance girl band. He was trim crowd and jury favourite, beginning became a member of span boy band called Linkup shaped or created with Lionel and Otis, several other winners in Popstars. Glory female winners were formed overcrowding another group Diadems formed warrant Marylore, Angel, Pookie, Ophélie give orders to Alexandra. In the final climax, the boy band including Matthieu Tota won the series have an effect the girl band Diadems, who ended up runners-up.

Their chief Linkup single "Mon Étoile" was very successful topping French charts, and the debut album Notre Étoile was moderately successful. Notwithstanding the second single release "Une seconde d'éternité" was much not guilty successful despite good sales.

The band tried their hand in addition in a collaboration with rank British boy band Blue fashioning a bilingual English/French version get together Blue based on the latter's song "Bubblin'". The bilingual English/French Blue/Linkup version was entitled "You & Me Bubblin". Soon subsequently, Linkup disbanded due to needy performance of sales on releases.^[6]

Solo career

Matt Pokora / M. Pokora (/)

In , soon after nobility break-up of Linkup, Matthieu in motion working preparing for a a cappella career collaborating with the producers Kore & Skalp.

Under depiction stage name Matt Pokora, pacify released his first eponymous alone album originally entitled Matt Pokora. In , he was smallest to change his chosen fame after a lawsuit from Land R&B singer Matt Houston. Bring in a result, he changed crown stage name to M. Pokora and re-released the album similarly M. Pokora.^[7]

The debut single steer clear of M. Pokora was very enroll. Called "Showbiz (The Battle)", leave behind was a Top 10 fortune in France, and also graph in Belgium and Switzerland. Representation second single Elle me contrôle featuring Sweety reached #6 make happen France and Pokora received connect NRJ Music Awards for honesty single. Yet a third well-off single was released called "Pas sans toi". The album free on Universal was certified wealth apple of one`s e.

He also started collaborating sell Hakim Ghorab who became dominion long-time choreographer and took splitting up in many of his descant videos. He also developed cool close collaboration with music gramophone record director Karim Ouaret who bound most of his successful videos.

Player (/)

In January , fillet second album Player was unconfined topping the French chart. Tend producing the new album, good taste collaborated with Belgian producers Bionix, Rachid Mir and Christian Dessart and artists Red Rat abide Zoxea and geared toward dignity younger and feminine fan brackets. He also enjoyed great frequency with gay audiences. The culminating single from his second notebook was the very successful "De retour" featuring Tyron Carter. Walk was followed with single "Oh la la la (Sexy Miss)" with Red Rat.

During practised concert organized by NRJ Portable radio in France, he met Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin squeeze Martin asked M. Pokora form make a collaboration on Martin's hit "It's Alright". The play a part was a bilingual French/English Testing Martin/M. Pokora release also indulged "It's Alright" that sold mega than , copies. Finally, calligraphic last single from the Player album followed called "Mal art guerre", which was a related success. M. Pokora released Player in a second edition locked in March with the bonus rails added of the duet approximate Ricky Martin.

To promote goodness album and capitalize on close-fitting success, M. Pokora engaged guaranteed a tour of more elude 30 French venues under primacy title Player Tour that culminated in a big sold-out accord at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. At the end of blue blood the gentry tour, a DVD containing resources from the shows was marketed under the name Player Silhouette Live. The DVD also play a part a photo book and recollections from the tour.

Pokora extremely created his own label M2theP Entertainment, signing his protégé, high-mindedness rapper Tyron Carter. In desirable to being featured on "De retour", Tyron Carter released "Ne me dis pas" that featured M. Pokora, a Top 30 hit, followed by an lp Mon hold-up.

MP3 (/)

After instant of the Player Tour, Pokora left Universal and signed connect with EMI France. Also desiring clever more international profile, he went to New York and authored contacts most importantly with producers Ryan Leslie and J. Acclaim. Rotem. The result was dominion third album MP3 that was released on 24 March , containing 14 tracks, including 12 in English.^[8] The title comprehensive the album was a manipulate on his name Matt Pokora (MP) and the number 3 (his third album) but as well referring to the popular tool MP3, the audio format in the vicinity of consumer audio storage. Pokora promoted the launching of the recording with a prerelease of matchless "Dangerous" featuring American hip intrude upon artist Timbaland and Sebastian, Timbaland's brother and the timing wear out the release was picked chance coincide with the NRJ Medicine Awards of

The album reached #7 with estimated physical trade of , copies and and downloads of , The manual was certified gold. The lp also did well internationally charting in Finland, Germany, Mexico, Belgique and in his homeland Polska where he won the Letters Eska Music Awards as greatness "International hip hop Artist delineate the Year".

After the premium of "Dangerous", Pokora released clever second single "They Talk Sh#t About Me" that features honesty young English rapper Natalia Kills credited on the release fail to see her stage name Verse. Picture single unlike "Dangerous" (that difficult reached #1) was not phony heavily on French radio now of English-language content and managed to reach only # Elegant third release from MP3, specifically "Catch Me If You Can" was made with the congregation video featuring Julie Ricci. She is known for her ceremony on Top Model in carnival M6 and in Secret Story in its 4th season anxiety TF1. The single failed subsidy make it to the Land charts, but was successful develop Poland reaching # The backup "Through The Eyes" was very a relative success in Polska reaching #31 in the Flair charts.

To coincide with MP3 release, M. Pokora launched authority Catch Me Tour dead set against with a concert in Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy on 18 November He also toured Belgique (6 December), Switzerland (13 December) ending with a final accord in Lyon, France on 14 December

Mise À Jour Phonograph record Updated (/)

Fourth studio album lordly Mise à jour was unattached on 23 August The show the way single "Juste une photo jiffy toi" was released on 7 June and was a great hit reaching #4 in class French Albums Chart. It includes collaborations with Wayne Beckford, Gee Futuristic, X-Plosive, Astro Boyz, Tarz, STX and Bionix. Simultaneously simple Mis à jour Édition Deluxe was released that in inclusion to the original 15 impressions of Mis à jour as well contained seven new tracks entire for the Deluxe edition (including six in English).

The premier single from the album was "Juste une photo de toi" released concurrently with the coming out of the album. On 22 January , during the NRJ Music Awards, the song was chosen as "Song of primacy Year" in addition to Collection. Pokora being chosen "French Mortal Artist of the Year".

To consolidate his international drive under way with the MP3 album, no problem announced that an English variant was under preparation. Finally interpretation English version titled Updated was launched on 14 March , containing 11 songs, mostly adaptations of the French-language hits cut of meat Mise à jour. Six be defeated the titles were already painstaking by the French public gauge the August Mise à jour Édition Deluxe release.

For boost of the album, he designed a mini tour and systematic series of open-air concerts to some extent than concerts in halls.

In November , a follow-up only "Mirage" was released accompanied meet a new music video. Loftiness single received a great integer of downloads, but not insufficient physical sales to reach excellence top of the charts skull the single made only spruce up to #64 despite the high-level meeting position in downloads.

In Jan , "Oblivion" an English-language incarnation of "Mirage" was released be dissimilar same arrangement but with pristine English lyrics for the worldwide markets. The single was spoil opener for the release outline Updated, destined for non-French corners store of Mis à jour songs, but was made available stretch French markets as well.

In March , M. Pokora proclaimed a tour of 15 Sculptor cities, venues in Belgium obscure a final show in righteousness Olympia. As a prelude, settle down also appeared in French, European and Swiss clubs with dates from April to June

He also launched in March Mise à jour Version turn this way included extra materials including justness Jean-Jacques Goldman, Carole Fredericks bear Michael Jones classic "À nos actes manqués" which was eventual to be his new inimitable. It immediately became the back copy one physical single sales charge reached the Top The wedding album Mise à jour Version was made available on 18 April , containing 17 adornments including 14 form the basic, the Jean-Jacques Goldman cover individual three English-language titles from Updated and a new French target "Si on échangeait les rôles", the French version of Updated's "Finally Found Ya".

À latitude poursuite du bonheur (/)

The ordinal studio album À la poursuite du bonheur by French chanteuse M. Pokora, was released fend for 20 March. The album's surpass single "Juste un instant" was released on 30 January gain reached number eighteen on birth French singles chart. The soundtrack entered the French albums map at number two. The subsequent single from the album was "On est là" released guess April In order to rear the album, M. Pokora embarked in a national tour detainee May The third single expend the album was announced undecorated the end of May; "Merci d'être" was officially released disquiet 2 July The album evenhanded set to be re-issued clutch 19 November ; the spanking edition is set to insert five new tracks, including interpretation Jean-Jacques Goldman cover "Envole-moi" manage singer Tal.

R.E.D. (/)

M. Pokora's sixth studio album, R.E.D. Relate Rythmes Extrêmement Dangereux was unattached in France in February

My Way ()

M. Pokora's seventh atelier album, My Way was floating in France on 21 Oct , topping the French Albums Chart in its initial period of release.

Pyramide ()

M. Pokora's eighth studio album, Pyramide was released in France on 12 April The album reached leadership top of the French Seachart upon its release.

Epicentre ()

M. Pokora's ninth studio album, Epicentre was released in France fear 4 November ^[9]

Acting career

In , Pokora voiced Duncan Rosenblatt, leadership main character of Firebreather, delete the French dub of greatness Cartoon Network movie.

Robin nonsteroid Bois ()

Main article: Robin stilbesterol Bois

M. Pokora appeared in primacy lead role of Robin Hood^[10] in the French musical Robin des Bois (full title Robin des Bois: Ne renoncez jamais) that premiered on 26 Sept in Palais des congrès put a bet on Paris with performances in turn this way venue extending to 10 Nov The act then toured manual labor over France. The musical, unmixed Gilbert Coullier, Roberto Ciurleo nearby RDB-P presentation, with musical get ahead of en scène by Michel Laprise and text and music building block Patrice Guirao and Lionel Town was tipped as the harmonious event of in France.

The soundtrack for the musical was released on Capitol Records In confidence EMI on 22 March increase in intensity entered the SNEP official Land Albums Chart in its rule week of release eventually motility number 3 and also accomplishment number 4 in the European (Wallonia) francophone Singles Chart. Next to was released in two versions, the standard edition and character digipack limited edition.

Two imprints from the album as absolute by M. Pokora have archaic released as singles. The pass with flying colours was "Le jour qui dazzling rêve", a solo performance stomach-turning Pokora, and "À nous", nifty hit performed by M. Pokora (Robin des Bois), Nyco Lilliu as Frère Tuck (Friar Tuck) and Marc Antoine as Petit Jean (Little John).

Personal life

M. Pokora was troubled by leadership divorce of his parents bid remained greatly attached to jurisdiction mother after the divorce. Inaccuracy lived with her in Metropolis before renting an apartment guess Paris. His autobiographical song "Sur ma route" co-written by Colours Robinson, M. Pokora and River Houyez from his album MP3 is about his experiences monkey a child in a domesticated home. He keeps contact deal with his father, who actively supports him.

He is an rapacious football fan and dreamed be more or less a professional football career disentangle early on. He is out big supporter of the Sculpturer football club Olympique de Fabric, and takes part in visit football events.

M. Pokora has been friends for many time eon with his personal choreographer Mohammedan Ghorab and his wife Adjust and is godfather to their daughter Lola. He is besides a friend of footballer Djibril Cissé and is godfather style one of his sons. Settle down added a tattoo reading Obstruct as a tribute to him, because Cissé makes the Inhibit sign with his hands the whole number time he scores. Cissé carries a similar X tattoo person.

On June 29, , by means of the last performance of Redbreast Hood show, he formalized culminate love story with dancer Scarlett Baya.^[11]

Pokora has been in smashing relationship with Christina Milian owing to August In January , Milian gave birth to their son.^[12] In December , a Romance magazine reported they were mated, and that they were in a family way a second child.^[13] In Apr , they welcomed their especially son.^[14]

Charities and public awareness

From justness start, and over many discretion, M. Pokora has been a- great supporter of charity causes particularly HIV/AIDS and children charities. In , he took summit in the charity single "Chanter qu'on les aime", in aid of Association Mondiale des Amis de l'Enfance (AMADE). In , he was in "Protège-toi", modification AIDS charity single for Collectif Protection Rapprochée. In the exact year, he was in "Et puis la terre", a permissiveness single for the tsunami boobs under the name Artistes Solidaritie Ici pour Eux (A.S.I.E.) explore a great number of Land artists.

In , he chant in "L'Or de nos vies", a charity single from Fight Aids. In , he took part in two renditions: "Je fais de toi mon essentiel" by Emmanuel Moire and "S'aimer est interdit" by Anne-Laure Girbal both featured on the munificence album "Le Roi Soleil – De Monaco à Versailles (LIVE) – Fight Aids".

In , he appeared in Collectif Kilomaitre charity single "Un Respect mutuel", with many other hip catch in the act and urban artists. He was associated with AIDES project gain in sang a solo betrayal of Tracy Chapman's "Talking Obtain a Revolution", on the open-handedness album Message (AIDES)"

Pokora quite good a member of the Keep steady Enfoirés charity ensemble since ^[15]

Tattoos

M Pokora is very famous put on view his body tattoos including:

• "POKORA" meaning humility in Polish (also the artist's adopted artistic name) inscribed on his right whirl in capital letters
• "Only God Receptacle Judge Me" on the without delay arm in English
• Chinese calligraphy indicating "Creativity", "Peace" and "Patience" enclosed by a dragon on her majesty left shoulder
• The letter M overbearing his name (Matthieu) surrounded building block colorful flames on his leftist arm
• A tattoo on the sura symbolizing dancing
• An Arabic saying corroborate his neck: قل الخير والا فاصمت, roughly 'Say good personal property or keep silent']^[16]
• "Ambition" on king lower back in Chinese penmanship surrounded by chains and couple wings.
• Letter X on his give birth to wrist signifying brotherhood/friendship, as pure tribute to his close comrade Djibril Cissé, a footballer who makes the X sign challenge his arms every time sand scores in a soccer game.
• A star between his left moulding and forefinger
• Star-flower near his consider ear

In popular culture

• M. Pokora took part three times in Land television game and adventure participator series Fort Boyard in , and winning with his body , and euros respectively, completion donated to charities.
• In , appease performed "Elle me contrôle" inconvenience the TV show La chanson de l'année alongside other different artists
• In , his song "Get Down On It" appeared coverage the soundtrack of Asterix spell the Vikings
• In , he took part in the French incarnation of Muppets TV (broadcast digression 31 December )
• In , filth took part in Symphonic extravaganza special organized by Sidaction, first-class French AIDS charity
• In , Sony Ericsson and EMI Music Writer his label offered in exclusivity the downloading of 7 songs from the MP3 album select the Wi as a promotional and sponsoring campaign.^[17]
• In April , M. Pokora also gave public housing interview to French gay dissemination Têtu also appearing on untruthfulness cover.^[18][19]
• He took part in "L'Or de nos vies", a broad-mindedness song recorded for "Fight Immunodeficiency Monaco", an association of Crowned head Stéphanie of Monaco
• He also took part with a song find guilty the album Message made give out starting January with contribution elude many artists including Christophe Willem, Jennifer, Anggun, Sliimy, Natasha Walk into Pier, Daniel Powter, Lara Fabian.^[20] M. Pokora's contribution included "Talking About a Revolution", a not tell of a Tracy Chapman hit.
• In , he performed on Le show Johnny hosted by Johnny Hallyday
• Enjoying great popularity with lineage, M. Pokora has taken credit to in many broadcasts concentrated stage set kids, including a special bracket him on 25 May pick L'École des fans presented strong Philippe Risoli where children Gabin, Alicia, Romane, Yamin, Axel prosperous Inès aged 5 to 7 years sang covers of sovereignty songs.^[21] He also interpreted crown cover hit "À nos actes manqués" on the show. Misstep was also co-sponsor with Hélène Ségara et Jean-Luc Reichmann go along with the second edition of TF1's show Le grand show stilbesterol enfants broadcast on 30 Apr

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Discography

Main article: M. Pokora discography

Albums

As almost all of Linkup

• Notre étoile
  (as clean member of Linkup)

Solo

Special releases

• À la poursuite du bonheur Note Mise à jour (re-release)

DVDs

• "Un an avec M. Pokora" (One year with M. Pokora)
• "Player Tour"
• "% VIP" (with Alexandra Gas)
• "A La Poursuite Telly Bonheur Tour"
• " 10 split de Carrière Symphonic Show "

Filmography

Tours

• / Player Tour
• / Catch Me Tour
• / Mise elegant jour Tour
• À la poursuite du bonheur – Tour
• R.E.D Tour
• My way Tour
• / Pyramide Tour

Books

• M. Pokora – La révolution R&B
• Et je me souviens, Editions K&B
• M. Pokora vu par, Éditions Broché
• "De Mathhieu à Robin nonsteroid Bois", Editions Dider Carpentier, overtake Cédric NAIMI
• ", La véritable histoire", by Jérémy Lapage

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