Makassy Explained
| Makassy |
| Birth Name: | Alrick Kalala |
| Birth Date: | 31 July 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Paris, France |
| Nationality: | French |
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
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak positions | Album |
|---|
FR
| 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)
Notes and References
- http://www.lejournaldevitre.fr/3534/makassy-lancien-footballeur-devenu-chanteur/ Le Journal de Vitré: Makassy, l'ancien footballeur devenu chanteur
- Web site: Makassy discography . Hung Medien . lescharts.com . 19 March 2017.
- Web site: Makassy discography . Hung Medien . ultratop.be/fr/ . 19 March 2017.
- Web site: Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 38, 2017). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. 25 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20190217023011/http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-singles-telecharges/?ye=2017&we=38. 17 February 2019. dead.
