M. Pokora
Born
26 September 1985 (40)
Place of Birth
Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France
Also known as
Matt Pokora, Matthieu Tota
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 P...
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.
Filmography (40)
Les Enfoirés 2026 - La Ballade des Enfoirés
2026
Pierre Garnier : Le concert événement
2025
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
2025
Les Enfoirés 2025 - Au pays des Enfoirés
2025
Vitaa, je m’appelle Charlotte
2024
Les Enfoirés 2024 - On a 35 ans !
2024
Matt Pokora : 20 ans d'amour avec les Belges
2024
Tous avec le Maroc
2023
Avec Florent Pagny, tout le monde ELA
2023
Florent Pagny : Le Phénix
2023
The Grand Restaurant IV
2022
Tous Inconnus
2022
Les grandes ambitions
2022
Match des héros
2021
I Love You Coiffure
2020
Matt Pokora - Pyramide Tour
2020
The First Forgotten
2019
L'Étrange Noël de Jeff Panacloc
2018
Soprano : le documentaire événement
2018
Omar Sy, c'est ta chance
2018
La Folle Histoire de Jeff Panacloc
2017
M Pokora - My Way Tour Live
2017
La Folie Disneyland Paris : L'Anniversaire des 25 ans du Parc
2017
Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés
2017
Les Enfoirés 2016 - Au rendez-vous des Enfoirés
2016
M Pokora - Red Tour
2015
M.Pokora : 10 Ans de carrière (Symphonic Show)
2015
Gad Elmaleh - 20 ans de scène !
2015
Robin Hood: The True Story
2015
Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des Enfoirés
2015
Les copains d'abord font du ski
2014
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014
Robin Hood – The Musical Spectacle
2014
Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés
2014
Toute la télé chante pour le Sidaction
2013
Les Enfoirés 2013 - La Boîte à Musique des Enfoirés
2013
À la poursuite du bonheur Tour
2013
M Pokora - Concert à Bercy
2013
Céline Dion, le grand show
2012
Génération Rap RnB 2
2004