Erza Muqoli
Erza Muqoli (born 21 September 2005)[1] is a French singer known for having been a contestant on the ninth season (2014–2015) of M6's La France a un incroyable talent and a founding member (from 2015 to 2018) of the child pop group Kids United.
Erza Muqoli | |
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Born | [1] Sarreguemines, France | 21 September 2005
Origin | Kosovo |
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instruments | Voice, Piano |
Years active | 2014–present |
Labels | VF Musiques / Tôt ou tard |
Associated acts | Kids United |
Background
Muqoli was born in Sarreguemines in the Moselle department.[2] Her parents come from Kosovo;[3] her family emigrated to France in the early 1990s.[4][5] She is the youngest of four children.[4] She studied piano and vocals at the Sarralbe music school[6] starting at the age of 7.[7]
In 2014–2015, Muqoli participated in the ninth season of the French television show La France a un incroyable talent (lit. "France has an incredible talent").[6] For her first audition, she performed Stromae's "Papaoutai", accompanying herself on piano.[8] Gilbert Rozon buzzed and said "no", but the other judges said "yes".[9] After performing well in the semifinal where she sang Zaz's "Éblouie par la nuit", provoking a standing ovation from the audience,[7] Muqoli advanced to the final, where she sang Édith Piaf's "La Vie en rose",[10][11] finishing in 3rd place.[11]
In 2015, Muqoli continued her musical career as a founding member of Kids United, a child musical group formed as part of a campaign of UNICEF France with the intention of covering "the most beautiful songs celebrating peace and hope".[12][13][14] She was 10 years old[13] when the group's first single, "On écrit sur les murs", became a hit, reaching number 3 on the French singles chart and spending twelve weeks in the top 10.[15][16] Kids United went on to release three studio albums through late 2017, all of which reached number 1 on the French albums chart.[17] In 2016, she lent her voice to the character of Lucie in the French dub of the Québécois animated 3D film Snowtime!.[18] In May 2018, after almost three years of success, the original formation of Kids United separated, giving way to a new group of five children (named Kids United New Generation, or K.U.N.G.).[19]
At the end of May 2019, Muqoli released her first solo single, titled "Je chanterai".[20] The song, written and composed by Vianney, reached number 36 in French-speaking Belgium (as well as number 28 in the airplay chart)[21] and number 123 on the French download chart.[22] On 6 September 2019, Muqoli unveiled an acoustic ballad titled "Dommage", also written and composed by Vianney.[23][24] In the week of 18 October, the song entered the French download chart at number 96.[25]
Muqoli's first solo album, titled simply Erza Muqoli, was released on 25 October 2019,[26][27][28] entering the French album chart (for the week of 1 November) at number 31[29] and the Walloon album chart at number 37.[30] The entire album was written and composed by Vianney.[24] On 19 October, six days prior to the album's release, a filmed concert was itself released – Erza Muqoli: le concert privé au cinéma (lit. "Erza Muqoli: Private concert at the cinema") – in which Muqoli presented songs from the album as a pre-premiere.[4][31]
In 2020, Muqoli is set to embark on a tour starting in Ludres on 14 March and notably including a concert at The Olympia in Paris on 4 April.[32]
Discography
Albums
Album details | Charts | ||||
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FRA [29] |
FRA Phys [33] |
FRA DL [34] |
BEL (Wa) [30] |
SUI [35] | |
Erza Muqoli
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31 | 13 | 15 | 37 | 95 |
Filmography
French dubbing
- La Bataille géante de boules de neige (2016) – Lucie[18])
References
- "Erza Muqoli profile". AlloCiné. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- "La télé sur un plateau pour Erza". Le Républicain Lorrain (Edition de Sarreguemines Bitche) (in French). 28 September 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
"La France a un incroyable talent : Erza Muqoli vers la demi-finale ?". Le Républicain Lorrain (in French). 6 January 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
"Erza prête pour la demi-finale". Le Républicain Lorrain (Edition de Sarrebourg Château-Salins) (in French). 20 January 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2019. - "Sarreguemines : la vie d'Erza n'a presque pas changé". Le Républicain Lorrain (in French). 23 June 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- "Ancienne des Kids United, Erza Muqoli a choisi de dévoiler son premier album... au cinéma". Nice-Matin. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- "9-vjeçarja nga Kosova, Erza Muçolli e treta në "France's got talent"". Agjencia Telegrafike Shqiptare. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
"9 Yaşındaki Kosovalı Fransa'daki Yarışmada 3. Oldu". Haber. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
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- "La France a un incroyable talent : Quand Erza chantait avec Marina d'Amico de The Voice [Vidéo]". Telestar.fr. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- "La France a un incroyable talent : Erza Muqolli vers la demi-finale ?". Le Républicain Lorrain. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- "La France a un incroyable talent saison 9 : Deuxième demi-finale, Erza, chanteuse exceptionnelle". melty. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
"La France a un incroyable talent : Quand Erza chantait avec Marina d'Amico de The Voice". Télé Star. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
"Erza, 8 years old, sings 'Papaoutai' by Stromae - France's Got Talent 2014 audition - Week 2". YouTube. La France a un incroyable talent. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2019. - "Erza, 8 years old, sings "La vie en rose" by Edith Piaf - Final 2014 - France's Got Talent 2014". YouTube. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
"La France a un incroyable talent saison 9 : La finale, Erza sublime Edith Piaf". melty. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
"Incroyable Talent 2015 : Bagad de Vannes remporte la finale, mauvaise finale !". Purepeople. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2019. - "VIDEO. Incroyable talent : la Sarregueminoise Erza finit 3e". Le Républicain Lorrain. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- Marcy Donelson. "Kids United - Biography by Marcy Donelson". AllMusic. AllMusic. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- "Les 6 voix de Kids United". Unicef France. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- "Sortie de l'album "Un monde meilleur" de Kids United, le 20 novembre". Unicef France (in French). 22 October 2019.
- "Carla (The Voice Kids 1) sort son premier single, une reprise de Miley Cyrus". Télé Star. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- "Kids United – On écrit sur les murs". lescharts.com. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- The three Kids United studio albums:
- Un monde meilleur: "Kids United – Un monde meilleur". lescharts.com. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- Tout le bonheur du monde: "Kids United – 2 – Tout le bonheur du monde". lescharts.com. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- Forever United: "Kids United – 3 – Forever United". lescharts.com. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- "La bataille géante de boules de neige - la critique du film + le test DVD". Avoir-alire.com. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
"Erza prête sa voix à Lucie Dans La bataille geante de boules de neige". YouTube. Zap Kids : Team Vert. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2019. - "Fin des Kids United, création des Kids United Nouvelle Génération : entre choc et trahison, les internautes en colère (REVUE DE TWEETS)". Programme TV par Télé-Loisirs, TNT, box télé et satellite. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
"DIAPORAMA - Kids United Nouvelle Génération : qui sont les nouveaux membres ?". RTL.fr. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2019. - "Le premier single d'Erza Muqoli sort vendredi". Radio Mélodie. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
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"ultratop.be - Erza Muqoli - Je chanterai". Retrieved 5 November 2019. - "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés (Semaine du 31 mai 2019)". SNEP - Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- "tôt Ou tard on Twitter: "Le premier album d'Erza Muqoli @erzaofficiel_ paraitra le 25 octobre prochain mais vous pouvez dores & déjà le pré-commander ici : [...] Elle nous dévoile aujourd'hui "Dommage" écrit & composé par @Vianneymusique"". 6 September 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- "Vianney écrit le premier album de la jeune chanteuse Erza Muqoli". RTBF. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés (Semaine du 18 octobre 2019)". SNEP - Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- "Erza Muqoli par Erza Muqoli sur Apple Music". 25 October 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
"Catalogue CD et DVD du label Tôt ou tard". 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019. - "Erza Muqoli publie son premier album avec Vianney comme maestro". Aficia. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
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"Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Téléchargés (Semaine du 01 Novembre)". SNEP - Syndicat Nation de l'Edition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 4 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019. - Erza Muqoli :
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- "Dommage":
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