Linkup

Linkup was a French boy band, created by the third season of the popular French reality show Popstars, called "Popstars - the Duel" aired on RTL Group TV channel M6 (also known as Métropole 6) in fall 2003. It consisted of Matthieu, Lionel et Otis. Matthieu (which full name is Matthieu Tota) became later known as singer M. Pokora.

Linkup
OriginFrance
GenresPop
Years active2003–2004
LabelsUniversal
Websitetadros.com
MembersMatthieu Tota
Lionel Tim
Otis

Career

The band released their debut and only album Notre étoile (meaning Our star in French). The debut single from the album, "Mon étoile" (meaning My star in French)[1] was a success, reaching #1 in the French charts.

The following single, Une seconde d'éternité (One second of eternity)[2] and the album didn't find much success. After a collaboration with the UK boy band Blue in recording the single "You & Me Bubblin", which also failed to attract enough sales, Linkup disbanded in 2004.

After break-up
  • Matthieu Tota, former charismatic leader of the band, started a solo career under the name Matt Pokora and after, M. Pokora.
  • In spring of 2005, Lionel Tim was one of the finalists to represent France in the Eurovision Song Contest but Ortal was chosen instead. In 2005-2006, Lionel released two singles "Je m'envole" followed by "Vivre avec toi" (French version of Taylor Hicks' Just to Feel That Way) with achieved moderate success.

Discography

Studio albums
Year Album Peak positions Certification
FR
[3]		 SWI
[4]
2003 Notre étoile 3 53

Singles
Year Single Peak positions Certification Album Music
video
FR
[3]		 BEL
(Wa)
[5]		 SWI
[4]
2003 "Mon étoile" 1 21 11 Notre étoile
"Une seconde d'éternité" 3  – 13
2004 "You and Me Bubblin'"
(Blue and Linkup)		 13  –  – Non-album release

References
  1. Video clip of Linkup's Mon étoile
  2. Video clip of Linkup's Une seconde d'éternité
  3. "Linkup discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  4. "Linkup discography". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 8 February 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  5. "Linkup discography". ultratop.be/fr/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2015.


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