M. Pokora
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Matthieu Tota (born September 26, 1985), commonly known as M. Pokora or Matt Pokora, is a French singer and songwriter of Polish descent. In Polish, "Pokora" means "Humility."
Biography
He earned public attention as a member of French R&B group, Mic Unity. In fall 2003, he participated in the third season of Popstars. He was a crowd favorite and a boy band called Linkup was formed with Lionel and Otis. Although their first single "Mon Étoile" was successful topping French charts, they disbanded due to poor performance of the second single[1].
In 2004, he started his solo career as Matt Pokora. In his first eponymous solo album the second single Elle me contrôle received two NRJ Music Awards. In 2005, he was forced to change his stage name because of a lawsuit from French R&B singer Matt Houston. As a result, he changed his stage name to M. Pokora and re-released the album as M. Pokora[2].
In January 2006, his second album Player was released topping the chart. The second edition was released in March with a bonus track, "It's Alright" duetting with Ricky Martin.
His album MP3 was released on March 24, 2008. Numerous American producers including Timbaland and Ryan Leslie participated in this album, and 12 out of 14 songs are in English.[3]
Fourth studio album titled Mise à Jour was released on August 23, 2010. The lead single "Juste Une Photo De Toi" was released on June 7.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions[4] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR | FR DL | BEL | SWI | POL | ||
| 2003 | Notre étoile (as Linkup)
|
1 | — | — | 53 | — |
| 2004 | M. Pokora
|
21 | — | 28 | — | — |
| 2006 | Player
|
1 | — | 8 | 37 | 66 |
| 2008 | MP3
|
7 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 22 |
| 2010 | Mise à Jour
|
4 | 4 | 7 | 65 | — |
Solo singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions[4] | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | BEL | SWI | SWE | GER | |||
| 2004 | "Showbiz (The Battle)" | 10 | 12 | 19 | — | — | M. Pokora |
| 2005 | "Elle me contrôle" | 6 | 11 | 23 | — | — | |
| "Pas sans toi" | 4 | 4 | 35 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | "De retour" (with Tyron Carter) | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | Player |
| "It's Alright" (with Ricky Martin) | 4 | 11 | 18 | — | — | ||
| "Oh la la la (Sexy Miss)" | 21 | 37 | — | — | — | ||
| "Mal de guerre" | 9 | 19 | 78 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | "Dangerous" (with Timbaland & Sebastian) | 1 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 32 | MP3 |
| "They Talk Shit About Me" (with Verse) | 24 | 3 | — | 21 | — | ||
| "Catch Me If You Can" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | "Through the Eyes" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | "Juste Une Photo De Toi" | 4 | — | — | — | — | Mise à Jour |
| "Mirage" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
DVDs
Guest appearances
- 2004 "Chanter qu'on les aime", a charity single by AMADE
- 2005 "Protège-toi", a charity single by Collectif Protection Rapprochée
- 2005 "Et Puis La Terre...", a charity single by A.S.I.E.
- 2005 "Oh" (French Remix) by Ciara
- 2006 "L'Or de nos vies", a charity single from Fight Aids
- 2006 "Get Down On It" from Astérix et les Vikings OST
- 2006 "rainbfever.com" by Amine featured on "Raï'n'B Fever 2"
- 2007 "Ne me dis pas", featured on "Mon Hold Up" by Tyron Carter
- 2007 "Girls", featured on "Lady Sweety" by Lady Sweety
- 2007 "Je Fais De Toi Mon Essentiel" by Emmanuel Moire featured on the charity album "Le Roi Soleil - De Monaco A Versailles (LIVE) - Fight Aids"
- 2007 "S'aimer Est Interdit" by Anne-Laure Girbal featured on the charity album "Le Roi Soleil - De Monaco A Versailles (LIVE) - Fight Aids"
- 2010 "Un Respect Mutuel", a charity single by Collectif Kilomaitre
- 2010 "Talking About A Revolution", featured on the charity album "Message (AIDES)"
- 2010 "Let's Get It Started", featured on "Setting Standards" by Lazee
Tours
- 2006 Player Tour
- 2008 Catch Me Tour
Awards
- 2006 : NRJ Music Awards video of the year with Elle me contrôle {France}
- 2006 : NRJ Music Awards French song of the year with Elle me contrôle {France}
- 2006 : HIT MACHINE d'or French male artist of the year {France}
- 2007 : NRJ Music Awards dfrench male artist of the year {France}
- 2007 : NRJ Music Awards video of the year 2007 with De retour {France}
- 2009 : ESKA Music Awards pop artist of the year {Poland}
Biography
- 2006 M.Pokora - La révolution R&B
- 2006 Et je me souviens, Editions K&B
External links
References
- ^ Jason Ankeny. "M. Pokora Biography on Yahoo! Music". Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- ^ "M. Pokora: pourquoi il a changé de pseudo..." (in French). 2005-05-18. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- ^ "Matt Pokora sort son nouvel album le 24 mars" (in French). 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- ^ a b "lescharts.com - M. Pokora discography" (in French). Retrieved 2008-04-02.