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Jessy Matador | |
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.jpg) Jessy Matador in 2025 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Jessy Kimbangi Paris, France[citation needed] |
| Origin | Paris, France |
| Genres | Zouk,dancehall,reggae,hip hop,ndombolo,coupé-décalé,kuduro |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, dancer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Wagram Records |
| Website | selesao.skyrock.com |
Jessy Kimbangi (French pronunciation:[dʒɛsikimbɑ̃ɡi]), better known by his stage nameJessy Matador, is aFrench singer.
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Matador began his career as a dancer in 2001. He later joined the group Dany Engobo’s band Les Cœurs Brisés (The Broken Hearts) with whom he toured the United States, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United Kingdom, Italy and Canada. In 2005, he decided to create his own group called "La Sélésao" composed of members Dr. Love, Linho and Benkoff. The same members also formed the first edition of the groupMagic System. In late 2007, they signed with Oyas Records before signing withWagram Records in spring 2008.
They released their début single "Décalé Gwada" in June 2008, becoming one of the hits of that summer. On 24 November 2008 the group released the albumAfrikan New Style, a musical hybrid of African andCaribbean influences with more urban sounds. The style includes influences ofzouk,dancehall,reggae,hip hop,Coupé-Décalé,ndombolo andkuduro. In December 2008, they released their second single "Mini Kawoulé".
On 19 February 2010, it was announced byFrance Télévisions that Matador would representFrance in theEurovision Song Contest 2010, to be held on 29 May 2010 inOslo, Norway with the song "Allez Ola Olé".[1] Jessy Matador placed 12th in the final, which was one of France's better results in the 2000s.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| FRA [2] | ||
| Afrikan New Style |
| 93 |
| Elektro Soukouss |
| 42 |
| Authentik |
| 174 |
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [2] | BEL [3] | DEN [4] | FIN [5] | GER [6] | IRE [6] | NOR [7] | SWE [8] | UK [9] | US Dance [10] | ||||||
| 2008 | "Décalé Gwada" | 14 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Afrikan New Style | |||
| 2009 | "Mini Kawoulé" | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2010 | "Allez Ola Olé" | 1 | 4 | 30 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 5 | 34 | 81 | 88 | Electro Soukouss | |||
| 2011 | "Dansez" (feat. Daddy Killa) | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Galera" (feat. King Kuduro & Bra Zil) | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||
| 2014 | "Zuluminati" | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2015 | "Johnny Bilayo" | 172 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2017 | "Mi Amore" | 16 [11] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| FRA [2] | |||
| 2012 | "Zumba He Zumba Ha (Remix 2012)" (DJ Mam's featuring Jessy Matador &Luis Guisao | 7 | Non-album single |
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||
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| FRA (Club) [12] | |||||||||||||||
| 2009 | "Y'a qu'à demander" | 15 | Afrikan New Style | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | "Bomba" | — | Elektro Soukouss | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | "Une affaire de chut" | — | |||||||||||||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||
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| Preceded by | France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 | Succeeded by |
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