His album Kendji sold 600,000 copies by January 2015, and over 1 million copies by October 2015, certifying Diamond and becoming France's second highest selling album of 2014 after Racine carrée by Stromae. In December 2014, he won two NRJ Music Awards for Francophone Breakthrough of the Year and "Color Gitano" as Francophone Song of the Year. His first official single the bilingual French/Spanish " Color Gitano", which was released in June 2014 from his eponymous EP, followed by his official album release in September. He won The Voice title for season 3 with 51% of the public vote against 21% for runner up Maximilien Philippe, with Amir Haddad finishing third with 18% and Wesley with only 10% fourth. In the final broadcast on Final, on, he sang "Amor de mis amores" / " Volare" by Gipsy Kings, "Temps à nouveau" by Jean-Louis Aubert and " L'Aigle noir" by Barbara. In the semi-final on he sang "Belle" by Garou and Daniel Lavoie qualifying for the finals as Team Mika's finalist. In the live rounds he performed "Ma philosophie" by Amel Bent (5 April 2014), " Mad World" from Tears for Fears (19 April 2014) and "Allumer le feu" by Johnny Hallyday (19 April 2014). Kendji moved to "L'épreuve ultime" round where he performed " Hotel California by The Eagles in the 29 March 2014 emission. In the Musical Battles Round broadcast on 8 March 2014, Mika put him against Youness both singing " Tous les mêmes" by Stromae. Another popular song he uploaded was "Si j'étais président" a cover of Gérard Lenorman.įor season 3 of The Voice: la plus belle voix, he auditioned with the song "Bella" by Maître Gims in the second episode of season 3 broadcast on January 18, with only judge Mika turning his chair, whereas the three others, Florent Pagny, Jenifer and Garou refrained. His Romanes version of "Bella" by Maître Gims filmed by a friend went viral. He gained some fame through publishing materials online. He left school at 16 to follow the family business as an arborist. The youngest of a Catalan Gitano family, Kendji grew up in Saint-Astier and was taught to play the guitar and sing by his grandfather. He has released five studio albums, Kendji, Ensemble, Amigo, Mi Vida and L'école de la vie, as well as a string of hit singles. ![]() ![]() He is the winner of season 3 of the music competition The Voice: la plus belle voix as part of Team Mika. Kendji " Girac" Jason Maillié ( French pronunciation: born July 3, 1996), also known mononymously as Kendji, is a French singer.
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