Kids United
Kids United | |
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| Origin | France |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 2015–present |
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Kids United is a French musical group of six children (now five children) born between 2000 and 2007. It has been created to support UNICEF campaigns and is sponsored by Hélène Ségara and Corneille, two Francophone singers. The first album Un monde meilleur (A better world) was launched on Universal Children's Day in 2015, it received gold certification in France.[1] The second album Tout le bonheur du monde was even certified 2x platinum.
Members
Erza Muqolli
Erza[2] was born on September 21, 2005[3] in Sarreguemines, Moselle, Lorraine.[4] Her parents are from Kosovo.[5] She has two older sisters and a brother. She was a contestant in Season 9 of La France a un incroyable talent where she notably sang Papaoutai by Stromae in her first audition, Éblouie par la nuit by Raphaël Haroche in the semi-final, and La Vie en rose by Édith Piaf in the finale. She finished in 3rd place. She took piano and singing lessons in Sarralbe and her music teacher regularly posted videos of her singing on the Internet. She was 10 when Kids United was formed.
Esteban Durand
Esteban was born on June 27, 2000 in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France. His family is from Spain. In 2011, he was a contestant in Season 6 of La France a un incroyable talent with his 14-year-old cousin Diego Losada. In 2013, he was a contestant in Season 4 of Italia's Got Talent, with his cousin Diego, and later participated in Belgium's Got Talent. In 2014, he participated in the first edition of The Voice Kids. He has a YouTube channel called "Esteban y Diego" with his cousin Diego. They both live in Paris. He was 15 when Kids United was formed.
Gabriel Gros
Gabriel was born on April 27, 2002 in Roubaix. He is from England and is part Antillean and Senegalese. He teaches other members of the group English songs. He lives in Tourcoing. He was a contestant on the show TeenStar. After, he had to choose between The Voice Kids and Kids United, and chose to join Kids United because he liked the idea of helping children. He was 13 when Kids United was formed.
Gloria Palermo De Blasi
Gloria was born on April 27, 2007 in Metz, Moselle, Lorraine. In 2014, she was a contestant in the first edition of The Voice Kids. She was teamed with Jennifer, and lost to Carla in the semi-finals, past member of Kids United. She is the youngest member of Kids United, and was 8 when the group was formed.
Nilusi Nissanka
Nilusi was born on February 12, 2000 in Paris. Her family is from Sri Lanka. She participated in L'École des fans in January 2014 with Tal. She won the game with two jury votes. She started a YouTube channel where she posts covers. She plays a number of instruments, such as the guitar, piano and drums. She is the oldest member of Kids United, and was 15 when the group was formed.
Past member
Carla Georges
Carla was born on April 21, 2003 in Avignon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. She is from England, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. In 2014, she was a contestant in the first edition of The Voice Kids. She auditioned with the song Éblouie par la nuit by Raphaël Haroche. With her coach Jenifer, she won the season. On March 3, 2016, she announced on twitter that she was quitting Kids United for solo projects.[6] She didn't appear in the second album, but she participated in some of the group activities after she left.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Notes | |||
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| FRA [7] |
BEL FL [8] |
BEL WA [8] |
SWI [9] | |||
| 2015 | Un monde meilleur | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | Track list
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| 2016 | Tout le bonheur du monde* | 1 | 178 | 1 | 2 | Track list
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| 2017 | Le Live | 4 | — | 1 | 16 | |
| Forever United | 1 [10] |
163 | 1 | |||
*Alternatively Kids United 2 or Kids United 2ème album
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak positions | Album |
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| FRA [7] | |||
| 2015 | "On écrit sur les murs" | 3 | Un monde meilleur |
| 2016 | "Qui a le droit" | 195 | Tout le bonheur du monde |
| "Destin" | 58 | ||
| 2017 | "Mama Africa" (featuring Angélique Kidjo and Youssou N'Dour) |
79 [11] |
Forever United |
| "Chacun sa route" (featuring Vitaa) |
96 [12] |
Other charted songs
| Year | Title | Peak positions | Single |
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| FRA [7] | |||
| 2015 | "Imagine" | 197 | Un monde meilleur |
| "Last Christmas" | 95 | ||
| 2016 | "L'oiseau et l'enfant" | 58 | Tout le bonheur du monde |
| "Tout le bonheur de monde" (featuring Inaya) |
91 | ||
| 2017 | "Au soleil" (featuring Jenifer) |
145 [11] |
Forever United |
| "Alors regarde" (featuring Patrick Bruel) |
199 [11] |
References
- ^ "Les Certifications - SNEP". 1 November 2013.
- ^ "Kids United, des voix pour les enfants réfugiés".
- ^ "Kids United - Aujourd'hui c'est l'anniversaire d'Erza! 🎂😍... - Facebook".
- ^ "La télé sur un plateau pour Erza".
- ^ "Sarreguemines : la vie d'Erza n'a presque pas changé".
- ^ "Carla Officiel on Twitter".
- ^ a b c "Kids United discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien.
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- ^ a b c "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 34, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 33, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 19 August 2017.