M. Pokora
Known For
Acting
Born
1985-09-26 in Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France
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.
Most Known For
Quotidien
as Self - Guest
Champs-Elysées
as Self
Fort Boyard
as Self
C à vous
as Self - Guest
Télématin
as Self
Taratata
as Self
Danse avec les stars
as Self - Judge
Danse avec les stars
as Self - Candidate
Star Academy
as Self
Clique
as Self - Guest
En direct de l'univers
as Self
The Unexpected Getaway
as Self
The Voice : La Plus Belle Voix
as Self - Coach
The Unexpected Getaway
as Self
Fort Boyard, toujours plus fort !
as Self - Candidate (archive footage)
It's Only TV
as Self - Guest
The Voice Kids
as Coach Matt
Vendredi, tout est permis
as Self
NRJ Music Awards
as Self - Nominated
La chanson de l'année
as Self