M. Pokora
Biography
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 inSchiltigheim 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 from 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.
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1985-09-26
Place of birth
Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France
Images
Cast
Match des héros
2021
8.00
L'Étrange Noël de Jeff Panacloc
2018
0.00
Les grandes ambitions
2022
0.00
M Pokora - Concert à Bercy
2013
8.60
À la poursuite du bonheur Tour
2013
7.60
Tous avec le Maroc
2023
0.00
Florent Pagny : Le Phénix
2023
6.00
Céline Dion, le grand show
2012
8.80
Omar Sy, c'est ta chance
2018
6.00
Tous Inconnus
2022
3.60
Soprano : le documentaire événement
2018
10.00
The Grand Restaurant IV
2022
8.00
Les copains d'abord font du ski
2014
8.00
M Pokora - Red Tour
2015
9.40
M Pokora - My Way Tour Live
2017
8.00
The First Forgotten
2019
7.30
Gad Elmaleh - 20 ans de scène !
2015
7.30
I Love You Coiffure
2020
3.81
Génération Rap RnB 2
2004
0.00
Muppets TV
2006
0.00
Matt Pokora - Pyramide Tour
2020
0.00
Vitaa, je m’appelle Charlotte
2024
8.00
