Jessy Matador
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Jessy Kimbangi better known by his stage name Jessy Matador (born 27 October 1982) is a singer from France
.
In 2005, he decided to create his own group called "La Sélésao" 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 Afrikan 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
".
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
". Jessy Matador placed 12th in the final, which was one of France's better results in the 2000s.
Notes
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan 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, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United Kingdom, Italy and Canada.In 2005, he decided to create his own group called "La Sélésao" composed of members Dr.Love, Linho and Benkoff. The same members also formed the first edition of the group Magic System
Magic System
A magic system is a set of rules that magical effects in a fictional setting follow. Magic systems are most elaborate in video games and role-playing games, due to the need to balance the game. A common feature to many magic systems is a way to limit the number of spells a magic user can cast.-...
. In late 2007, they signed with Oyas Records before signing with Wagram Records
Wagram Music
Wagram Music is a French independent record label located in Paris. It has a catalog in various music genres such as French Pop, Rock and Hard rock, Pop, World, electronic music, Reggae, Soul, Jazz or Electro-swing. Represented artists include Jessy Matador, Caravan Palace, Corneille, Mass...
in spring 2008.
They released their début single "Décalé Gwada
Décalé Gwada
"Décalé Gwada" is the first single by Jessy Matador, from his debut album Afrikan New Style. The single cover credits the single to Jessy Matador aka La Selesao in reference to the collective that besides Matador included, Docta Love, Linho "Décalé Gwada" is the first single by Jessy Matador, from...
" in June 2008, becoming one of the hits of that summer. On 24 November 2008 the group released the album Afrikan New Style
Afrikan New Style
Afrikan New Style is the debut studio album by singer from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, currently residing in France, Jessy Matador. It was released on 24 November 2008...
, a musical hybrid of African and Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
influences with more urban sounds. The style includes influences of zouk
Zouk
Zouk is a style of rhythmic music originating from the Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe & Martinique. Zouk means "party" or "festival" in the local Antillean Creole of French, although the word originally referred to, and is still used to refer to, a popular dance, based on the Polish dance, the...
, dancehall
Dancehall
Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s. In the mid-1980s, digital instrumentation became more prevalent, changing the sound considerably,...
, reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
, hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
, Coupé-Décalé
Coupé-Décalé
Coupé-Décalé is a type of popular dance music originating from Côte d'Ivoire and the Ivorian diaspora in Paris, France. Drawing heavily from Zouglou, Zouk, and Congolese rhythms, Coupé-Décalé is a very percussive style featuring African samples, deep bass, and repetitive, minimalist...
, ndombolo
Soukous
Soukous is a dance music genre that originated in the two neighbouring countries of Belgian Congo and French Congo during the 1930s and early 1940s, and which has gained popularity throughout Africa...
and kuduro
Kuduro
Kuduro is a type of music and dance originally born in Angola in the 1980s. It is characterized as uptempo, energetic, and danceable. Kuduro, which translates as "hard ass", began in Luanda, Angola in the late 80s...
.
In December 2008, they released their second single "Mini Kawoulé
Mini Kawoulé
"Mini Kawoulé" is the second single by Jessy Matador, from his debut album Afrikan New Style. It was released on the 2nd February 2008 in France and managed to peak to number 16 in the French Singles Chart...
".
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
On 19 February 2010, it was announced by France TélévisionsFrance Télévisions
France Télévisions is the French public national television broadcaster. It is a state-owned company formed from the bringing together of the public television channels France 2 and France 3 , later joined by the legally independent channels France 5 , France Ô , and France 4 France Télévisions ...
that Matador would represent France
France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
France will select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 through an internal selection by French broadcaster France Télévisions. On 19 February it was revealed that France 2 had selected Congolese singer and dancer Jessy Matador to represent France at Eurovision, with the hope of creating...
in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast from the Telenor Arena in Bærum, Greater Oslo, Norway. It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1986 and 1996. The 2010 winner was Germany with Lena singing "Satellite",...
, to be held on 29 May 2010 in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, Norway with the song "Allez Ola Olé
Allez Ola Olé
"Allez Ola Olé" is a French language song performed by Jessy Matador that represented France at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. The song was chosen internally, and was announced 24 February 2010...
". Jessy Matador placed 12th in the final, which was one of France's better results in the 2000s.
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| FRA |
||
| Afrikan New Style Afrikan New Style Afrikan New Style is the debut studio album by singer from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, currently residing in France, Jessy Matador. It was released on 24 November 2008... |
|
93 |
| Electro Soukouss Electro Soukouss Electro Soukouss is the second studio album by singer from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, currently residing in France, Jessy Matador. It was released on 14 June 2010. It peaked to number 42 on the French Albums Chat.-Singles:... |
Wagram Music Wagram Music is a French independent record label located in Paris. It has a catalog in various music genres such as French Pop, Rock and Hard rock, Pop, World, electronic music, Reggae, Soul, Jazz or Electro-swing. Represented artists include Jessy Matador, Caravan Palace, Corneille, Mass... |
42 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA |
BEL (FLA) Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... |
BEL (WAL) Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... |
DEN IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland... |
FIN Mitä hittiä The Official Finnish Charts is a national record chart in Finland composed by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.The singles chart was started in January 1991 as Radiomafian lista and was broadcast on the radio station Radiomafia of the Finnish Broadcasting Company, YLE. This chart is based on a... |
IRE Irish Recorded Music Association Irish Recorded Music Association is the Irish record industry association. IRMA is a non-profit association set up to manage and control the music industry in the Republic of Ireland.-Goals and activities:... |
NOR VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by... |
SWE Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
GER Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
UK |
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| 2008 | "Décalé Gwada Décalé Gwada "Décalé Gwada" is the first single by Jessy Matador, from his debut album Afrikan New Style. The single cover credits the single to Jessy Matador aka La Selesao in reference to the collective that besides Matador included, Docta Love, Linho "Décalé Gwada" is the first single by Jessy Matador, from... " |
14 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Afrikan New Style |
| 2009 | "Mini Kawoulé Mini Kawoulé "Mini Kawoulé" is the second single by Jessy Matador, from his debut album Afrikan New Style. It was released on the 2nd February 2008 in France and managed to peak to number 16 in the French Singles Chart... " |
16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | "Allez Ola Olé Allez Ola Olé "Allez Ola Olé" is a French language song performed by Jessy Matador that represented France at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. The song was chosen internally, and was announced 24 February 2010... " |
1 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 7 | 39 | 5 | 34 | 17 | 81 | Electro Soukouss |
| 2011 | "Dansez Dansez "Dansez" is a single by Jessy Matador, from his second album Electro Soukouss. The song features vocals from Daddy Killa. It was released on the 24th January 2011 in France and managed to peak to number 86 in the French Singles Chart... " (feat. Daddy Killa) |
86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Galera Galera (song) "Galera" is a single by Jessy Matador. The song features vocals from King Kuduro & Bra Zil. It was released on the August 1, 2011 in France and managed to peak to number 68 in the French Singles Chart.-Music video:... " (feat. King Kuduro & Bra Zil) |
68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Other singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA (Club) |
|||
| 2009 | "Y'a qu'à demander" | 15 | Afrikan New Style |
| 2010 | "Bomba" | – | Elektro Soukouss |
| 2010 | "Une affaire de chut" | – | |
Notes
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