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Jessy Matador (born Jessy Kimbangi, 27 October 1982) is a singer from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, currently residing in France.
Biography
Born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 27 October 1982, Matador began his career as a dancer in 2001. He later joined the group "Les cœurs brisés" (The Broken Hearts) with whom he toured the United States, DR Congo, the United Kingdom, Italy and Canada.
In 2005, he decided to create his own group called "La Sélésao" and composed of members; Dr.Love, Linho and Benkoff. The same members also formed the first edition of the group Magic System. In late 2007, they signed with Oyas Records before signing with Wagram Records in spring 2008.
They released their début single "Décalé Gwada" in June 2008, becoming one of the hits of that summer. On 24 November 2008 the group released the album "African New Style", a musical hybrid of African and Caribbean influences with more urban sounds. The style includes influences of zouk, dancehall, reggae, hip hop, Coupé-Décalé, ndombolo and kuduro.
In December 2008, they released their second single "Mini Kawoulé".
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
On 19 February 2010, it was announced by France Télévisions that Matador would represent France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, to be held on 29 May 2010 in Oslo, Norway with the song Allez Ola Olé.[1] Jessy Matador placed 12th in the final, which was one of France's better results in the 2000s.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR | FR (DD)1 | BEL (WA) | ||
| 2008 | Afrikan New Style[2]
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93 | - | - |
| 2010 | Electro Soukouss
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TBA | TBA | TBA |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR | FR (DD)1 | BEL (WA) | |||
| 2008 | Décalé Gwada[3] | 14 | - | 23 | Afrikan New Style |
| 2009 | Mini Kawoulé[4] | 16 | - | - | |
| 2010 | Y'a qu'à demander | - | - | - | |
| 2010 | Allez Ola Olé | TBA | TBA | TBA | Electro Soukouss |
1 Digital Download
References
- ^ Hondal, Victor (2010-02-19). "France Télévisions official confirms France sends Jessy Matador to Oslo". ESCToday. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Afrikan New Style chart positions at lescharts.com
- ^ Décalé Gwada chart positions at lescharts.com
- ^ Mini Kawoulé chart positions at lescharts.com