''À la poursuite du bonheur Tour – Live à Bercy'' sometimes abbreviated as ALPDBT is a

live album An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track or cassette), or digital. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th centur ...

by French singer

M. Pokora Matthieu Tota (; born 26 September 1985), artistically known as Matt Pokora and later M. Pokora (), is a French pop singer. He is very well known for his catchy melodies and smooth vocals. Pokora mostly sings in French but he has also recorded ...

and a surprising number one for any live album at the top of the

SNEP SNEP (, in English National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing) is the inter-professional organisation that protects the interests of the French record industry. Originally known under the acronym SNICOP, the organisation was established in ...

French albums chart. The tour was based mostly on M. Pokora's most recent album ''

À la poursuite du bonheur ''À la poursuite du bonheur'' (meaning In pursuit of happiness) is the fifth studio album by French singer M. Pokora, released on March 19, 2012. The album sees Matt working with previous producers such as The Bionix, GEE Futurisc, but with a ran ...

'' that had made it to number 2 on the French Albums Chart. Recorded during his concert at

Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy Accor Arena (originally known as the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy), also known as Bercy Arena, is an indoor sports arena and List of concert halls, concert hall in the neighbourhood of Bercy, on the Boulevard de Bercy, in the 12th arrondisse ...

on 16 December 2012, the album includes three performances with invitees, "Le temps qu'il faut" with

Corneille Pierre Corneille (; ; 6 June 1606 – 1 October 1684) was a French tragedian. He is generally considered one of the three great 17th-century French dramatists, along with Molière and Racine. As a young man, he earned the valuable patronage o ...

, "

Envole-moi "Envole-moi" () is a song in French, composed and recorded by Jean-Jacques Goldman. The song is taken from Goldman's 1984 album '' Positif''. The single sold for over half a million copies and was certified gold. Goldman explained that the song ...

", a Jean-Jaques Goldman cover with Tal and a sketch "Petit oiseau" with comedian

Gad Elmaleh Gad Elmaleh (, Latn, ar, Gād el-Māleḥ; born 19 April 1971) is a Moroccan-Canadian stand-up comedian and actor. Best known in the French-speaking world, he has notably achieved fame in France, Morocco, and the United States. He has starre ...

. During the concert, Pokora sang also another Goldman classic, "

À nos actes manqués "À nos actes manqués" is a 1991 song recorded by the France, French trio Jean-Jacques Goldman, Carole Fredericks and Michael Jones (Welsh musician), Michael Jones (the song was credited to Fredericks Goldman Jones). Released as the second Single ...

", one of his biggest hits from the album ''Mise à jour''. A filmed version is also available as a DVD.

Track listing

Charts

This is the first of just two Pokora album that have reached the top of the SNEP French Albums Chart. In 2006, his album ''

Player Player may refer to: Role or adjective * Player (game), a participant in a game or sport ** Gamer, a player in video and tabletop games ** Athlete, a player in sports ** Player character, a character in a video game or role playing game who i ...

'' had become his first number one on the top of the French Charts.Charts In France: M Pokora est numéro un des ventes avec son "Live à Bercy"
'' MP3 (M. Pokora album)'' had made it to number 7, ''

Mise à jour ''Mise à jour'' is the fourth studio album by French singer M. Pokora, released on 23 August 2010. The lead single "Juste une photo de toi" was released on June 7. The second French edition of the album entitled ''Mise à Jour Version 2.0'' prov ...

to number 4 and ''

only to number 2.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:A la poursuite du bonheur Tour - Live a Bercy 2013 live albums M. Pokora albums 2010s French-language albums