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 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.[1] Collaborations included Kayliah, 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.
^ abcLesCharts.com Axel Tony discography 19 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine
^ abLesCharts.com Axel Tony discography 13 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
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Official website
Twitter
January 01, 1970
axel, tony, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article, talk, . This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Axel Tony news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2012 Learn how and when to remove this message Axel Tony born in Colombes in 1984 is a French singer of mixed Cameroonian Martinique Vietnamese origin He is signed to Universal Music France Axel TonyBackground informationBorn1984Colombes FranceOriginFrench of mixed Cameroonian and Antilles originGenresZouk R amp B soul fusionOccupation s SingerInstrument s VocalsYears active2006 presentLabelsUniversal Music FranceWebsitewww wbr axeltony wbr fr Contents 1 Career 2 Discography 2 1 Albums 2 2 Singles 3 References 4 External linksCareer editAxel 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 amp 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 a mon public as a single solo backing vocals in the refrains In 2009 2010 he branche to zouk collaborating with zouk artists Thayna and Imelie 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 and started working on a solo album project Called Zouk et plus si affinite it is a mix of zouk soul R amp B and gospel elements 1 Collaborations included Kayliah 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 editAlbums edit Year Album Peak positions Certification FR 2 BEL Wa 3 2011 Zouk et plus si affinite 2013 Je te ressemble 10 140 Singles edit Year Single Peak positions Certification Album FR 2 BEL Wa 3 2012 Avec toi feat Tunisiano 7 3 Ultratip Je te ressemble Ma reine feat Admiral T 36 21 Ultratip 2013 Au dela des mots feat Dry 40 3 Ultratip 2014 Ne me quitte pas 126 2017 Si seulement si DJ Kayz feat OMI Other singles 2011 Les feux de l amour 2011 Pause Kizomba 2013 Sensualite with Sheryfa Luna 2016 Je t aimais je t aime je t aimerai Featured in Year Single Peak positions Album FR 2 2013 Flamme Tropical Family feat Axel Tony Layanah 118 From cover album Tropical Family 2015 Valide feat Ridsa amp Axel Tony 12References edit Zouk Musique Petite bio d Axel Tony in French a b c LesCharts com Axel Tony discography Archived 19 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine a b LesCharts com Axel Tony discography Archived 13 March 2016 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editOfficial website Twitter Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Axel Tony amp oldid 1149234311, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
