Linkup is a French

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...

 boy band

Boy band

A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...

, created by the third season of the popular French reality show show Popstars

Popstars (France)

Popstars was a musical French fashioned around the international series Popstars. The French television series was broadcast on M6 for 4 seasons and was a pioneer in musical competitions in France....

, called "Popstars - the Duel" aired on RTL Group

RTL Group

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 TV channel M6 (also known as Métropole 6) in fall 2003. It is consisted of Matthieu

M. Pokora

Matthieu Tota in Strasbourg, France commonly known as M. Pokora or Matt Pokora, is a French singer and songwriter.-Early life:...

, Lionel et Otis. Matthieu (full name Matthieu Tota) became later known as singer M. Pokora

M. Pokora

Matthieu Tota in Strasbourg, France commonly known as M. Pokora or Matt Pokora, is a French singer and songwriter.-Early life:...

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The band released sometime later their debut and only album Notre étoile (meaning Our star in French). The debut single from the album was the song "Mon étoile" (meaning My star in French) was a success, reaching #1 in the French charts.

But the following single Une seconde d'éternité (One second of eternity) and the album didn't find much success. After a collaboration with the UK boy band Blue in recording the single "You and Me Bubblin'" which also failed to attract enough sales, Linkup disbanded in 2004.

After break-up

• Matthieu Tota, former charismatic leader of the band, started a solo career under the name Matt Pokora and after, M. Pokora
  M. Pokora
  Matthieu Tota in Strasbourg, France commonly known as M. Pokora or Matt Pokora, is a French singer and songwriter.-Early life:...
  
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• In spring of 2005, Lionel Tim was one of the finalists to represent France in the Eurovision Song Contest
  Eurovision Song Contest
  The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
  
   but Ortal was chosen instead. In 2005-2006 Lionel released two singles "Je m'envole" followed by "Vivre avec toi" with very limited success.

Singles

• 2003: "Mon étoile" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ3YIZQxb9M
• 2003: "Une seconde d'éternité" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d6bnbIwo-4
• 2004: "You and Me Bubblin'" (Blue and Linkup) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f--CIKREIhA