Axel Tony (born in

Colombes Colombes () is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. In 2019, Colombes was the 53rd largest city in France. Name The name Colombes comes from Latin ''columna'' (Old French ''colombe'' ...

in 1984) is a French singer of mixed Cameroonian /

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/ Vietnamese origin. He is signed to

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France.

Career

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

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on her European tour performing on around 50 venues in France, Belgium and Switzerland. Other gigs included backing vocals for rapper

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singing on James' "Lettre à mon public" as a single solo backing vocals in the refrains. In 2009–2010, he branche to

zouk Zouk is a musical movement pioneered by the French Antillean band Kassav' in the early 1980s. It was originally characterized by a fast tempo (120–145 bpm), a percussion-driven rhythm and a loud horn section. The fast zouk béton of Martin ...

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

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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.Zouk Musique: Petite bio d’Axel Tony
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

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reaching No. 7 in SNEP French Singles Chart.

Discography

Albums

Singles

;Other singles *2011: "Les feux de l'amour" *2011: "Pause Kizomba" *2013: " Sensualité" (with Sheryfa Luna) *2016: "

Je t'aimais, je t'aime, je t'aimerai "Je t'aimais, je t'aime, je t'aimerai" ("''I have loved you, I love you and I will love you''") is a well-known song by French singer and songwriter Francis Cabrel. It is considered his most definitive song, alongside his other classic "Je l'aime à ...

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tony, Axel French-language singers 1984 births Living people French people of Cameroonian descent French people of Martiniquais descent People from Colombes French people of Vietnamese descent 21st-century French singers 21st-century French male singers