Jessy Matador represented France in 2010 in Oslo. With his song 'Allez olla olé' he came 12th at the competition.
As a singer in the African New style movement he is now back with a solo project wheras a album will follow. During the last 4 years he worked with different artist on albums and singles. The artists cam from a wide area of music styles.
Right now he is part of a realtiy show called 'L'îlw sw vérités 4' which is broadcasted from French Polynesia. This is underlining his statement that as an artist he does not care about what people may think or say. Already commenting his participation in the Eurovision 2010 shows this attitude:
“People said that I would ruin my career but I did it for my professional experience. I went on to reach the top of the charts for 6 consecutive weeks thanks to it. Let people think whatever they want!”
He also were asked about Conchita Wurst victory. His answer was:
“This is just an awesome proof of tolerance. Sincerely, if we could really be the same in France, things would be very different. Conchita’s victory demonstrates that anyone can succeed, whatever one’s difference is. Everyone has a place in this world.”
Find more out about Jessy:
- Jessy Matador (facebook)
- Jessy Matador (official webpresence)
- Jessy Matador (Myspace)
- Jessy Matador (Twitter)
- Jessy Matador (Instagram)
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