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.
No Me Without U
M. Pokora Lyrics
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Desire to know
How could I make the first step
The shortest way to go
And it didn't take more than a kiss
To seal the deat
Girl you're still as
Pretty as the first day
If not more
Everything you do
Got me wanting more and more
Something about you
Really turns me on
And the way you smile
Really drives me wild
Stay for a while
Coz
Everything about you so beautiful
Baby don't no one compare to you
Coz
Everything about you so beautiful
I want you close to me coz
You know that you're irreplacable
Girl there's no MP, without u
Girl no MP without u
Girl there's no MP without u
Girl no MP without u
Some people search
For a whole lifetime
And they still can't find
That special someone that
Still there and
Got your back
And when it all falls down
They'll still be around
To catch you when you fall
And that's why I got you
You
And you got me
Me
And I'm in love everything
Everything you do
Got me wanting more and more
Something about you
Really turns me on
Ant the way you smile
Really drives me wild
Stay for a while
Refrain x2
MP ho I like that
In "No Me Without U," M. Pokora expresses his love and appreciation for his partner. He reminisces about when they first met and how he felt a strong desire to get to know her. He describes how a single kiss sealed their fate and how she is just as beautiful now as she was when they first met. M. Pokora acknowledges that his partner is irreplaceable and that there is no M.P. without her.
The chorus emphasizes how everything about his partner is beautiful and unique. He can't imagine anyone else comparing to her. M. Pokora admits that something about her turns him on and her smile drives him wild. He wants her to stay with him for a while because he can't get enough of her.
In the second verse, M. Pokora acknowledges that some people search their whole life for a partner who will always be there for them, but he feels lucky to have found that in his partner. He knows that even if everything falls apart, she will be there to catch him when he falls. In the end, he declares his love for her and admits that he is in love with everything she does.
Overall, "No Me Without U" is a sweet and romantic ode to M. Pokora's partner. It's a celebration of love and the idea that two people can be greater than the sum of their parts.
Line by Line Meaning
I remember how I felt when we first met
I had a strong desire to get to know you when we first met
Desire to know
I had a strong desire to get to know you
How could I make the first step
I was wondering how I could approach you first
The shortest way to go
I was trying to find the quickest way to approach you
And it didn't take more than a kiss
All it took was a kiss to seal our fate
To seal the deal
To confirm our romantic relationship
Girl you're still as
You are still as beautiful as when
Pretty as the first day
we first met, if not more
Everything you do
All the things you do
Got me wanting more and more
Makes me want you more and more
Something about you
There's something about you
Really turns me on
That really turns me on
And the way you smile
The way you smile
Really drives me wild
Makes me go crazy
Stay for a while
Please stay for a while
Coz Everything about you so beautiful
Because everything about you is so beautiful
Baby don't no one compare to you
Nobody can compare to you
I want you close to me coz
I want you to be close to me because
You know that you're irreplacable
You know that you are irreplaceable
Girl there's no MP, without u
There's no MP without you, girl
Girl no MP without u
There's no MP without you, girl
Some people search
Some people search for
For a whole lifetime
A lifetime
And they still can't find
And they still can't find that special someone
That special someone that
That special someone who
Still there and
Is still there and
Got your back
Supports you
And when it all falls down
And when everything falls apart
They'll still be around
They'll still be there
To catch you when you fall
To catch you when you stumble
And that's why I got you
And that's why I have you
You
Because you have me
And you got me
You have me, too
Me
Together with you, we make a great team
Refrain x2
Chorus repeated twice
MP ho I like that
I really like that I am MP
Contributed by Ian P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Elie Fahd
Quand tu penses que c est l’album qui a le moins marché de sa carrière , ça a même été tellement dur qu il pensait que sa carrière se terminait , pour moi c est son meilleur album , le seul que j’écoute d ailleurs
MIGOS MARKLE
T’en fais trop là.
SRC
J'ai passer une superbe aprem à écouter tout tes sons de ton dernier jusqu'à la et je vais encore continuer, je ne m'en lasse pas. Je passe une période difficile et tes sons m'aident vraiment à passer cette étape avec force merci à toi pour ton partage de tes valeurs du cœur et tes valeurs pour la femme c'est tellement magnifique et ça donne tellement de force j'ai vraiment compris grâce à tes musiques qu'il ne faut jamais cesser d'y croire💚🫀😘💋💯💚
handchira45
Matt toujours au top 😍😍
Nolwenn Hamon
Parfait comme toujours!! Tous les albums telecharger!! ;) <3 bisous du Quebec
Mustapha Elamine
Nostalgie 💗
Arlong King N'GOMA
Your best song. Timbaland the boss.
J'apprécie beaucoup.
AL Capone
<3
Julie Mettelin
salut Matt ti amo love you je t'aime
Shohzod Azadov
Dim zor qoshiq, Uzbekistan