Kendji Girac
Kendji Girac | |
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2015 | |
Background information | |
Born |
Bergerac, France | July 3, 1996
Genres | Gypsy pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instruments | Vocals, acoustic guitar |
Years active | 2014–present |
Labels | Mercury |
Website |
kendji |
Kendji Girac (born Kendji Jason Maillié,[1] July 3, 1996) is a French singer. He is the winner of Season 3 of the music competition The Voice: la plus belle voix as part of Team Mika.
Biography
The youngest of a Romani family, Kendji grew up in Saint-Astier and was taught to play the guitar and sing by his grandfather. He left school at 13 to follow the family business as an arborist.[2] His first language is Catalan.[3]
For The Voice: la plus belle voix, he auditioned with "Bella" from Maître Gims in the second episode of season 3 broadcast on January 18, with only judge Mika turning his chair, whereas the three others, Florent Pagny, Jenifer and Garou refrained. He won with 51% of the public vote.
His first official single was the bilingual French/Spanish "Color Gitano", released in June 2014 from his EP,[4][5] his official album released in September. In December 2014, he won two NRJ Music Awards for Francophone Breakthrough of the Year and "Color Gitano" as Francophone Song of the Year.[6] His album Kendji sold 600,000 copies by January 2015,[7] and over 1 million copies by October 2015,[8] certifying Diamond and becoming France's second highest selling album of 2014 after Racine Carrée by Stromae. As of now, he is nearing in 1,2 million copies sold.[9] He is currently the biggest selling The Voice alumni, worldwide.
Kendji fourth single "Conmigo" was released on March 16, 2015.[10]
A repackaged version of Kendji was released on May 4, 2015.[11]
A second album titled "Ensemble" has a release date of October 30, 2015.[12]
Discography
Albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
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FR [13] |
BEL (Fl) [14] |
BEL (Wa) [15] |
NLD [16] |
SWI [17] | ||
Kendji Including 2015 reissue |
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1 | 119 | 1 | 53 | 22 |
Ensemble |
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1[18] | 88 | 1 | 1 |
EPs
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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FR [13] | ||
Kendji Girac EP |
Tracklist
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44 |
Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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FR [13] |
BEL (Fl) [15] |
BEL (Wa) [15] |
POL [19] | |||
"Color Gitano" | 2014 | 11 | – | 12 | – | Kendji |
"Andalouse" | 3 | 14* | 3 | 10 | ||
"Elle m'a aimé" | 22 | – | 3* | – | ||
"Cool" | 20 | – | 17 | – | ||
"Je m'abandonne" | 25 | – | – | – | ||
"La bohème" | 61 | – | – | – | Aznavour, sa jeunesse | |
"Conmigo" | 2015 | 7 | – | 6 | – | Kendji (2015 reissue) |
"Les richesses du cœur" | 57 | – | – | – | ||
"Me Quemo" | 7 | – | 8 | – | Ensemble | |
"Les yeux de la mama" | 5 | – | – | – | ||
"No me mirès màs" (with Soprano) |
2016 | 9 | – | 11 | – | |
*Did not chart on the official Belgian Ultratop 50 chart, but rather on the bubbling under Ultratip chart. | ||||||
As featured artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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FR [13] |
BEL (Vl) [15] |
BEL (Wa) [15] |
POL [20] | |||
"One Last Time (Attends-moi)" (Ariana Grande featuring Kendji Girac) |
2015 | 11 | – | – | – | My Everything and Kendji (2015 Reissue) |
Other charting songs
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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FR [13] | |||
"Amor de mis amores" / "Volare" (credited as Kendji) |
2014 | 94 | The Voice 3 - La Plus Belle Voix (2014) |
"Belle" (credited as Kendji) |
96 | ||
"Mi amor" | 118 | Kendji | |
"Avec toi" | 179 | ||
"Baïla amigo" | 187 | ||
"Mon univers" | 192 | ||
"Ma solitude" | 2015 | 130 | Ensemble |
"C'est trop" | 142 | ||
"Besame" | 198 |
Awards
Year | Award | Song |
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2014 | NRJ Music Awards/Francophone Song of the Year | "Color Gitano" |
2014 | NRJ Music Awards/Francophone Breakthrough of the Year | |
2015 | NRJ Music Awards/Nominated for Best French Male Artist of the Year | Album Kendji |
References
- ↑ http://www.verif.com/societe/K7G-PRODUCTIONS-809215890/
- ↑ VIDEO. Kendji: « Avant The Voice, j'avais une vie de gitan » (French)
- ↑ Kendji Girac et le français : "Parfois, c'est un peu compliqué pour moi" (French)
- ↑ MetroNews (Paris): "The Voice" : Découvrez Color Gitano, le premier single de Kendji Girac (French)
- ↑ Charts in France: Clip de "Color Gitano" : Kendji Girac ("The Voice") profite de la vie et impose son style (French)
- ↑ Les grands vainqueurs des NRJ Music Awards sont... sur le site leparisien.fr
- ↑ Kendji franchit le seuil des 600.000 ventes avec son premier album (French)
- ↑ "Kendji Girac franchit le cap du million d'albums vendus". Le Figaro. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
- ↑ "An Odyssey into France best selling albums ever: Kendji by Kendji Girac (2014) – ChartMasters". chartmasters.org. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
- ↑ "Conmigo", the new single from Perigord Kendji Girac
- ↑ Bientôt une nouvelle réédition de son premier album !
- ↑ "Kendji : "Ensemble", son deuxième album, bientôt dans les bacs". chartsinfrance.net. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Lescharts.com; Kendji Girac discography
- ↑ ultratop.be/nl/ Kendji Girac discography
- 1 2 3 4 5 ultratop.be/fr/ Kendji Girac discography
- ↑ dutchcharts.nl Kendji Girac discography
- ↑ hitparade.ch Kendji Girac discography
- ↑ http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-albums-fusionnes/
- ↑ "Kendji Girac - Andalouse (Airplay Top 20 - 11.04. - 17.04.2015)" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
- ↑ "Kendji Girac - Andalouse (Airplay Top 20 - 11.04. - 17.04.2015)" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
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