Matthieu Tota, artistically known as Matt Pokora and later M Pokora, is a French Crunk and reggaeton singer.
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25 Facts About Matt Pokora
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Matt Pokora said he was searching for an artistic name and happened to be talking to his grandmother of Polish origin and the importance of humility came up.
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Matt Pokora asked her "how do we say 'humility' in Polish", and she said "pokora".
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Matt Pokora was a crowd and jury favourite, and became a member of a boy band called Linkup formed with Lionel and Otis, two other winners in 2003 Popstars.
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Under the stage name Matt Pokora, he released his first eponymous solo album originally entitled Matt Pokora.
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Matt Pokora started collaborating with Hakim Ghorab who became his long-time choreographer and took part in many of his music videos.
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Matt Pokora developed a close collaboration with music video director Karim Ouaret who directed most of his successful videos.
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Matt Pokora release entitled "It's Alright" that sold more than 100,000 copies.
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Matt Pokora created his own label M2theP Entertainment, signing his protege, the rapper Tyron Carter.
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Matt Pokora is known for her appearances on Top Model in 2007 on M6 and in Secret Story in its 4th season on TF1.
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Matt Pokora toured Belgium, Switzerland ending with a final concert in Lyon, France on 14 December 2008.
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In March 2011, M Pokora announced a tour of 15 French cities, venues in Belgium and a final show in the Olympia.
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In 2011 Matt Pokora voiced Duncan Rosenblatt, the main character of Firebreather, in the French dub of the Cartoon Network movie.
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Matt Pokora appeared in the lead role of Robin Hood in the French musical comedy Robin des Bois that premiered on 26 September 2013 in Palais des congres de Paris with performances in that venue extending to 10 November 2013.
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Matt Pokora was troubled by the divorce of his parents and remained greatly attached to his mother after the divorce.
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Matt Pokora lived with her in Strasbourg before renting an apartment in Paris.
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Matt Pokora keeps contact with his father, who actively supports him.
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Matt Pokora is an avid football fan and dreamed of a professional football career very early on.
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Matt Pokora is a big supporter of the French football club Olympique de Marseille, and takes part in many football events.
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Matt Pokora has been friends for many years with his personal choreographer Hakim Ghorab and his wife Aline and is godfather to their daughter Lola.
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Matt Pokora is a friend of footballer Djibril Cisse and is godfather to one of his sons.
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Matt Pokora added a tattoo reading X as a tribute to him, because Cisse makes the X sign with his hands every time he scores.
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Matt Pokora has been in a relationship with Christina Milian since August 2017.
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Matt Pokora is a member of the Les Enfoires charity ensemble since 2012.
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