Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1985-09-26 (Age: 41)
Place of Birth
Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France
M. Pokora
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.
Filmography (41)
La fête de la chanson française - 20 ans d'émotions
2026
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
