Axel Tony (born in
Colombes
Colombes () is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. In 2019, Colombes was the 53rd largest city in France.
Name
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in 1984) is a French singer of mixed Cameroonian /
Martinique
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/ Vietnamese origin. He is signed to
Universal Music
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France.
Career
Axel Tony was born to a Cameroonian father and a Martiniquais-born mother (of Vietnamese descent) and grew up on a mix of African rhythms, zouk and R&B music. His father Tonye Jackson was a well-known singer in Cameroon and a choir director.
As an adolescent, he took part in the choir "We Are One" that included a number of known artists and appeared on a number of variety programmes on French television. In 2006, he joined as a backing vocals for rapper
Diam's on her European tour performing on around 50 venues in France, Belgium and Switzerland. Other gigs included backing vocals for rapper
Kery James singing on James' "Lettre à mon public" as a single solo backing vocals in the refrains.
In 2009–2010, he branche to
zouk collaborating with zouk artists Thayna and Imélie Monteiro, featured in their hit "Elle ou moi" written by Talina. Following the commercial success of the song, he toured in France and the
Antilles
The Antilles (; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Antiy; es, Antillas; french: Antilles; nl, Antillen; ht, Antiy; pap, Antias; Jamaican Patois: ''Antiliiz'') is an archipelago bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the south and west, the Gulf of Mex ...
and started working on a solo album project. Called ''Zouk et plus si affinité'' it is a mix of zouk, soul, R&B and gospel elements.
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Collaborations included Kayliah
Karine Bordy (born July 2, 1981, Créteil, France), known as Kayliah, is a French R&B and hip hop singer.
Early life
From a musician family and from Guadeloupe, Kayliah has been writing and interpreting since she was young. She writes a fi ...
, Talina, Stony, and young artists Erika Azur and Jahmikal. The debut official single from the album "Les feux de l'amour" followed by "Pause Kizomba".
His greatest commercial success though came with "Avec Toi" that featured Tunisiano reaching No. 7 in SNEP French Singles Chart.
Discography
Albums
Singles
;Other singles
*2011: "Les feux de l'amour"
*2011: "Pause Kizomba"
*2013: "Sensualité
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" (with Sheryfa Luna
Sheryfa Luna (born Chérifa Babouche; 25 January 1989) is a French R&B singer born to an Algerian- Kabyle father and a French mother.
She won the fourth series of the French edition of popular '' Popstars'' in October 2007.
Her self-titled deb ...
)
*2016: "Je t'aimais, je t'aime, je t'aimerai "Je t'aimais, je t'aime, je t'aimerai" ("''I have loved you, I love you and I will love you''") is a well-known song by French singer and songwriter Francis Cabrel. It is considered his most definitive song, alongside his other classic "Je l'aime à ...
"
;Featured in
References
External links
Official websiteTwitter
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French-language singers
1984 births
Living people
French people of Cameroonian descent
French people of Martiniquais descent
People from Colombes
French people of Vietnamese descent
21st-century French singers
21st-century French male singers