Kendji Girac
Kendji Girac (actually Kendji Jason Maillié ; born July 3, 1996 in Périgueux , Dordogne ) is a French singer . He won the third season of The Voice: la plus belle voix , the French version of the talent show The Voice . There he was a member of the team of the singer Mika . He has released three studio albums ( Kendji , Ensemble and Amigo ,) as well as some hit singles. He sings pop songs with influences from Latin American music , dance and contemporary flamenco .
biography
Beginnings
Girac is the youngest in a Kalé family from Catalonia . He grew up in Saint-Astire . He learned singing and playing the guitar from his grandfather. He learned the Catalan language before the French. He finished school at the age of 16 and worked in his family's tree care company . He gained fame early on through his videos on the Internet. His Spanish guitar-inspired version of Bella , a song by the French singer and rapper Maître Gims , was filmed by a friend and quickly spread across the Internet. Another popular song he covered is by Gérard Lenorman and is called Si j'étais president .
The Voice: la plus belle voix
In the 3rd season of the French edition of the talent show The Voice (January to May 2014) he appeared with the title Bella by Maître Gims and coach Mika was the only one of 3 coaches to turn around. In the battle round of the casting show, Mika had him compete against Youness. Both sang the title Tous les mêmes by Stromae . In L'épreuve ultime , he sang Hotel California from the band Eagles . During the live rounds of the television show, he sang songs like Ma philosophie by Amel Bent , Mad World by Tears for Fears and Allumer le feu by Johnny Hallyday . In the semifinals he sang Belle von Garou and Daniel Lavoie , which qualified him as a finalist for his team. Finally, he won the final with 51% of the vote against Maximilien Philippe (21%), Amir Haddad (18%) and Wesley (10%) with songs like Amor de mis amores / Volare by Gipsy Kings and Temps à nouveau by Jean-Louis Aubert .
Publications and chart successes
In January 2014, Kendji Girac initially released a self-titled EP with five tracks (including Color Gitano and Bella ) as a download, which made it to number 44 in the French charts. His debut album Kendji was released on September 8, 2014 on Mercury Records . It became a number one hit in France and Belgium , in Switzerland it came in at number 22. In France it was at number 1 for twelve weeks and a total of 94 weeks in the charts. Within four months to the end of 2014 it achieved diamond status there (500,000 units sold), and then double diamond status in the following year. He won gold with this in Switzerland. His second album Ensemble , which came out on October 30, 2015, reached number 1 in France, Belgium and Switzerland and also achieved diamond status. Several of his singles made it into the French charts. Among other things, Andalouse was successful , the second advance release from the debut album, which stayed there for 97 weeks with a top position in 3rd place.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 FR
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 BE W
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 CH
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| 2014 | Kendji Mercury |
FR1  × 3
(126 weeks)FR |
BE W1  (137 weeks)BE W |
CH22nd  (95 weeks)CH |
First published: September 8, 2014
Sales: + 1,570,000 |
| 2015 | Ensemble Mercury |
FR1 × 2
(102 weeks)FR |
BE W1 × 2
(114 weeks)BE W |
CH1 (54 weeks) CH |
First published: October 30, 2015
Sales: + 1,060,000 |
| 2018 | Amigo Mercury |
FR1 × 3
(… Where.)FR |
BE W1 (94 weeks) BE W |
CH7 (21 weeks) CH |
First published: August 31, 2018
Sales: + 300,000 |
Web links
- Website (french)
- Kendji Girac at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Kendji" of Kendji Girac in iTunes. In: iTunes. Retrieved July 8, 2016 .
- ↑ "ensemble" of Kendji Girac in iTunes. In: iTunes. Retrieved July 8, 2016 .
- ↑ "Amigo" from Kendji Girac in iTunes. In: iTunes. Retrieved February 13, 2019 .
- ↑ Artist Biography by Matt Collar allmusic.com, accessed July 11, 2016.
- ↑ VIDEO. Kendji: "Avant The Voice, j'avais une vie de gitan". Retrieved July 8, 2016 .
- ↑ Certifications 2014, see also search function snepmusique.com, accessed on July 11, 2016.
- ↑ Awards for music sales: CH
- ↑ Kendji Girac hitparade.ch, accessed on July 11, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Girac, Kendji |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Maillié, Kendji Jason (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd July 1996 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Périgueux , Dordogne department |