Matthieu Tota, is the son of professional footballer André Tota and his mother is Brigitte Tota. His parents divorced in 1998 when he was just 13. As a child, he studied at an elementary school in Hohberg, and later at Collège Paul-Émile Victor in Mundolsheim, and Lycée Aristide Briand in Schiltigheim near Strasbourg. As a young man, football (soccer) became his first ambition and he wanted to be a professional player. But he opted for music.
Matthieu Tota explained about the origin of his name Pokora in an interview during the documentary Mis à jour broadcast on 26 August 2010 about him on NRJ 12 television station. He said he was searching for an artistic name and happened to be talking to his grand mother of Polish origin and the importance of humility came up. So he asked her how do we say humility in Polish language and she said "pokora". So Matthieu immediately decided to call himself Pokora. Matt came form his name Matthieu. So he became to be known by his stage name Matt Pokora.
He earned some public attention as a member of French R&B group, Mic Unity. In fall 2003, he participated in the third season of Popstars, a French talent reality television show broadcast on M6. The concept of the program was to present possible candidates the winners of which would take part in the formation of a boy band or girl band. He 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. The female winners were formed into another group Diadems formed of Marylore, Angel, Pookie, Ophélie and Alexandra. In the final showdown, the boy band including Mattieu Tota won the series over the girl band Diadems, who ended up runners-up.
Their first Linkup single "Mon Étoile" was very successful topping French charts, and the debut album Notre Étoile was moderately successful. However the second single release "Une seconde d'éternité" was much less successful despite good sales.
The band tried again their hand in a collaboration with the British boy band Blue making a bilingual English/French version with Blue based on the latter's song "Bubblin'". The bilingual English/French Blue/Linkup version was entitled "You & Me Bubblin". Soon afterwards, Linkup disbanded due to poor performance of sales on releases
In 2004, soon after the break-up of Linkup, Mattieu started working preparing for a solo career collaborating with the producers Kore & Skalp.
Under the stage name Matt Pokora, he released his first eponymous solo album originally entitled Matt Pokora. In 2005, he was forced to change his chosen name after a lawsuit from French R&B singer Matt Houston. As a result, he changed his stage name to M. Pokora and re-released the album as M. Pokora.
The debut single from M. Pokora was the very successful. Called "Showbiz (The Battle)" it was a Top 10 hit in France, and also charted in Belgium and Switzerland. The second single Elle me contrôle featuring Sweety reached #6 in France and Pokora received two NRJ Music Awards for the single. Yet a third successful single was released called "Pas sans toi". The album released on Universal was certified gold.
He also started collaborating with Hakim Ghorab who became his long-time choreographer and took part in many of his music videos. He also developed a close collaboration with music video director Karim Ouaret who directed most of his successful videos.
Catch Me If You Can
M. Pokora Lyrics
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Talk to some of the moste beautiful girls
Ain't no playa no
I aint sayin' that
But they always seem
To get so attached
So if you callin' my phone
Black, blond, brunette, even red heads
It don't mean
We gone together
Just because we ....
Don't mean the we gonna be forever
I'm sayin'
Na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na
Catch me if you can
I've been on the road
Goin' show to show
Stayin' busy
I'm always on the go
Friendly wit da ladies
From town to town
And they all keep tryin' to
Lock me down
So if ya knock on my door
Keep on knockin'
You want me to slow down
Babay I can't
It don't mean
We gone be together
Just because we ....
Don't mean that we gonna be forever
I'm sayin'
Na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na
Catch me if you can
The lyrics of M. Pokora's song Catch Me If You Can talk about his life as a traveling musician and the attention he receives from women all around the world. Pokora starts by acknowledging how he's been traveling all over the world, meeting some of the most beautiful women out there, but he doesn't consider himself a player. However, he admits that these girls always seem to get attached to him even though he doesn't promise anything more than a temporary fling. He goes on to explain that just because he talks to women of different hair colors and types, it doesn't necessarily mean they are in a committed relationship, nor does it guarantee that they will last forever.
The chorus of the song repeatedly states: "Catch me if you can," implying that his lifestyle is unpredictable, and he won't slow down for anyone. He admits that he's always on the go and busy with shows and performances, but he still manages to be friendly with the ladies in every town he visits. Pokora confesses that these women try to lock him down, but he has bigger goals in mind, and he can't slow down even if he wanted to. He reiterates that just because he talks to different women, it doesn't equate to being in a serious relationship. He ends the song with another reminder that he won't be easy to catch and that his unpredictable nature is part of who he is.
Line by Line Meaning
I've been travelin' all over the world
I have been to different countries across the globe
Talk to some of the moste beautiful girls
I have been talking to some of the most beautiful girls I've met during my travels
Ain't no playa no
I'm not a player
I aint sayin' that
However, I'm not denying that girls tend to become attached to me
But they always seem
It's just that they always seem
To get so attached
To become overly attached to me
So if you callin' my phone
If you're calling my phone
Leave a message
Please leave a message
Black, blond, brunette, even red heads
I've talked to girls with different hair colors
It don't mean
However, this does not mean
We gone together
That we're dating exclusively
Just because we ....
Just because we're hanging out or talking
Don't mean the we gonna be forever
Does not mean that it's going to last forever
I'm sayin'
What I'm saying is
Na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na
Catch me if you can
Good luck trying to catch me, because I'm always on the move
I've been on the road
I've been traveling and performing in different cities
Goin' show to show
Going from one concert to another
Stayin' busy
I'm always occupied with my work and travels
I'm always on the go
I'm constantly moving to my next destination
Friendly wit da ladies
I'm friendly with girls I meet along the way
From town to town
From one place to another
And they all keep tryin' to
Girls I meet always try to
Lock me down
Get me to commit exclusively to them
So if ya knock on my door
If you come knocking on my door
Keep on knockin'
Don't feel discouraged if I don't open it or turn you down
You want me to slow down
If you want me to spend more time in a particular place or with you
Babay I can't
I'm sorry, but I can't do that right now
Don't mean that we gonna be forever
Just because we're spending time together, it doesn't mean that it'll last forever
I'm sayin'
What I mean is
Na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na
Catch me if you can
I'm hard to pin down, so good luck trying to catch me
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
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Raj Kirpalani
What a tune, loved it when it came out, still do today. Timbo is the king!
Zimka Zimka
Love it!!❤❤😍😍
AYDAN
Son meilleur album
Trop innovant pour la France
Déjà dans le futur mais je le trouve bon son album
Marine Louis
C'est vrai que c'était beaucoup trop innovant. Il as tellement pas marcher cet album qu'il a annulé pleins de concert qui n'était pas complet, et il as fait une énorme pause dans sa carrière... Heureusement que derrière ça il est revenue avec "juste une photos de toi" 😊
D'ailleurs au début du clip de cette chanson, quand il ce lave le visage au lavabo, ont entend en fond "quitte à me jouer"
Emperor Archive
My MP3's favorit song ♥
Même en 2k18 je la kiff ♡
Lizzie Chen
i love him and this song
Science & reflexion
J'aime trop
Mathilde Marie
👌👌👌😍❤❤
Denitsa Iridzharova
Nice quality nice song
Mr Glenn Rock poohead
Timbaland is a genius sound god. no one can come close.