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 five children (six children when the group was formed) 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. In 30 May 2018, it was announced that three of the remaining four members were to leave the group for a solo career, and the one remaining member, Gloria, would continue with other young singers under the name Kids United, new generation [2]
Present Members
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 was the youngest member of the original Kids United group, and was 8 when the group was formed.
Dylan Marina
Dylan was born on July 22, 2004. He was a contestant in Season 4 of Voice Kids France. He participated in the Kids United and Friends tour before joining Kids United, the new generation. He is a part of the album Sardou et nous: he sings La Java de Broadway and En Chantant with Lou, Nemo Schifman and Angie Robba.
Ilyana Raho-Moussa
Ilyana was born on February 18, 2005 in Le Havre. She was a contestant in Season 4 of Voice Kids France. She is a part of the album Sardou et nous: she sings Je vole with Nemo Schifman.
Nathan
Nathan is Italian-Swiss and is from the Swiss city of Neuchâtel. He is twelve years old.
Valentina
Valentina is from Brittany. She auditioned for The Voice Kids at the age of 6, though none of the judges selected her for their team. She is the youngest member of Kids United, New Generation
Past members
Erza Muqolli
Erza[3] was born on September 21, 2005[4] in Sarreguemines, Moselle, Lorraine.[5] Her parents are from Kosovo.[6] She has two older sisters and a brother. She was a contestant in 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.
Carla Georges
Carla was born on April 21, 2003 in Avignon, Vaucluse, 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.[7] She didn't appear in the second album, but she participated in some of the group activities after she left.
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 and they both play guitar. He was 15 when Kids United was formed. He announced that he will be quitting the group for a solo career.
Gabriel Gros
Gabriel was born on April 27, 2002 in Roubaix. He is from England and is part Antillean and Senegalese. He taught 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.
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 was the oldest member of the original Kids United, and was 15 when the group was formed. In November 2017, it was announced she was leaving the group to start a solo career.[8]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||||||||
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| FRA [9] |
BEL (FL) [10] |
BEL (WA) [11] |
SWI [12] | ||||||||||||||||
| Un monde meilleur |
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1 | — | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Tout le bonheur du monde[A] |
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1 | 178 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Forever United[B] |
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1 [16] |
163 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Nouvelle génération: Au bout de nos rêves |
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1 | — | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||
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| FRA [9] |
BEL (WA) [11] |
SWI [12] | |||
| Le Live |
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4 | 1 | 16 | |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| FRA [9] | |||
| "On écrit sur les murs" | 2015 | 3 | Un monde meilleur |
| "Imagine" | 197 | ||
| "Last Christmas" | 95 | ||
| "Qui a le droit"[18] | 2016 | 195 | Tout le bonheur du monde |
| "Destin"[19] | 58 | ||
| "L'oiseau et l'enfant" | 58 | ||
| "Tout le bonheur de monde" (featuring Inaya) |
91 | ||
| "Chante (Love Michel Fugain)"[20] | 2017 | 115 | Chante la vie chante (Love Michel Fugain) |
| "Mama Africa" (featuring Angélique Kidjo and Youssou N'Dour) |
76 [21] |
Forever United | |
| "Chacun sa route" (featuring Vitaa) |
96 [22] |
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| FRA [9] | |||
| "Au soleil" (featuring Jenifer) |
2017 | 145 [21] |
Forever United |
| "Alors regarde" (featuring Patrick Bruel) |
199 [21] | ||
| "Les lacs du Connemara" | 38 [23] |
SARDOU et nous... |
References
Notes
Sources
- ^ "Les Certifications - SNEP". 1 November 2013.
- ^ http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Kids-United/news-107021.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "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".
- ^ "Kids United : Nilusi quitte le groupe pour lancer sa carrière solo".
- ^ a b c d "Discographie Kids United". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Discographie Kids United". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- ^ a b "Discographie Kids United". Belgium (Wallonia) Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- ^ a b "Discographie Kids United". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Un monde meilleur par Kids United sur Apple Music" (in French). iTunes Store.
- ^ "Tout le bonheur du monde par Kids United sur Apple Music" (in French). iTunes Store.
- ^ "Forever United par Kids United sur Apple Music" (in French). iTunes Store.
- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 34, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Kids United (Live) par Kids United sur Apple Music" (in French). iTunes Store.
- ^ "Qui a le droit - Single par Kids United sur Apple Music" (in French). iTunes Store.
- ^ "Destin - Single par Kids United sur Apple Music" (in French). iTunes Store.
- ^ "Chante (Love Michel Fugain) - Single par Kids United sur Apple Music" (in French). iTunes Store.
- ^ a b c "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 35, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 2 September 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.
- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 42, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 24 October 2017.