M. Pokora
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Matthieu Totta (born September 26 1985), commonly known as M. Pokora or Matt Pokora, is a French singer and songwriter of Polish ancestry.
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. His first eponymous solo album was titled after him and 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 latest album ggggggggggggggMP3 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].
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 |
Solo Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions[4] | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | BEL | SWI | SWE | GER | BUL | POL | |||
| 2004 | "Showbiz (The Battle)" | 10 | 12 | 19 | — | — | — | — | M. Pokora |
| 2005 | "Elle Me Contrôle" | 6 | 11 | 23 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Pas San Toi" (with Tyron Carter) | 4 | 4 | 35 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | "De Retour" (with Tyron Carter) | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | Player |
| "It's Alright" (with Ricky Martin) | 4 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Oh La La La (Sexy Miss)" | 21 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Mal De Guerre" | 10 | 19 | 78 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | "Dangerous" (with Timbaland & Sebastian) | 1 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 32 | 5 | 38 | MP3 |
| "They Talk Shit About Me" (with Verse) | 24 | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | ||
| "Catch Me If You Can" | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 11 | ||
DVDs
Guest appearances
- 2004 "Chanter qu'on les aime" by AMADE
- 2005 "Protège-toi" by Collectif Protection Rapprochée
- 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" by Tyron Carter
Tours
- 2006 Player Tour
- 2008 Catch Me Tour
Awards
- NRJ Music Awards
- 2006 Francophone Song of the Year : "Elle me contrôle"
- 2006 Music Video of the Year : "Elle me contrôle"
- 2007 Francophone Male Artist of the Year
- 2007 Music Video of the Year : "De retour"
Biography
- 2006 M.Pokora - La révolution R&B
- 2006 Et je me souviens, Editions K&B
External links
- M. Pokora at IMDb
- M. Pokora official website
- M. Pokora german website
- M. Pokora official MySpace
- M. Pokora Japan official website
- M. Pokora Myspace Japan
- M. Pokora official Youtube Channel
- the 1st international website on M. Pokora
- Matt Pokora's fiancee's official myspace page
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.
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