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Makassy

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Makassy
Born
Alrick Kalala

(1989-07-31) 31 July 1989 (age 35)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Occupations
  • Singer
  • Songwriter

Alrick Kalala (born 31 July 1989) is a French singer-songwriter of Congolese origin who previously played for AS Vitré.[1] He also developed a musical career under the artistic name Makassy.

He released his album Tant qu'on respire in 2015 and his EP Écartez-vous in 2017. He is best known in his music career for his hit single "Doucement" that made it to the Top 20 of SNEP, the French official singles chart. A music video of the song was also released through We Made It Entertainment.

Discography

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Albums

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Year Album Peak positions Certification
FR
[2]
2015 Tant qu'on respire 16

EPs

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Year Album Peak positions Certification
FR
[2]
2017 Écartez-vous  –

Singles

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Year Title Peak positions Album
FR
[2]
BEL
(Wa)

[3]
2015 "Doucement" 19 20*
(Ultratip)
Tant qu'on respire
"Soldat" 170  –
"Soldat"  – 23*
(Ultratip)
2017 "Laisse tomber l'amour?" 36
[4]
 –

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

Other appearances
  • 2012: "Kwasa kwasa" (DJ Smil feat. Makassy)
  • 2015: "El taxi" (Pitbull feat. Makassy & Osmani Garcia)
  • 2016: "Llamame Florina" (Florina Perez feat. Makassy)
  • 2016: "Dangereuse" (Willy William feat. Makassy)

References

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  1. ^ Le Journal de Vitré: Makassy, l'ancien footballeur devenu chanteur
  2. ^ a b c "Makassy discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Makassy discography". ultratop.be/fr/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 38, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2017.