Kendji Girac

Girac worked across singer, musician and pop singer. The registers place that work in pop music, flamenco, rhumba, Latin pop and folk-pop. This article rests on 91 catalogued compositions, 38 issued recordings, 6 digitised documents and 1 scholarly references drawn from named institutional registers. Every statement below returns to a source shown in the evidence panel; where the record is silent or divided, the article says so instead of resolving it.

The recorded working language is French, Spanish and Catalan. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are pop music, flamenco, rhumba and Latin pop. Gipsy Kings is recorded as an influence. Distinctions recorded are MTV Europe Music Award for Best French Act.

• Birth Name — Kendji Jason Maillié • Born — 3 July 1996 • Birthplace — Périgueux, Aquitaine, France • Genre — * Pop • flamenco • Occupation — Singer • Years Active — 2014–present • Label — Mercury

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 left school at 16 to follow the family business as an arborist. He speaks Catalan with his parents. He gained some fame through publishing materials online. His Romanes version of "Bella" by Gims filmed by a friend went viral. His video garnered 5.8 million views. Another popular song he uploaded was "Si j'étais président", a cover of Gérard Lenorman.

For 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 18 January, with only judge Mika turning his chair, whereas the three others, Florent Pagny, Jenifer and Garou refrained. In the Musical Battles Round broadcast on 8 March 2014, Mika put him against Youness both singing "Tous les mêmes" by Stromae. Kendji moved to "L'épreuve ultime" round, in which he performed "Hotel California by The Eagles in the 29 March 2014 emission. 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). In the semi-final on 3 May 2014, he sang "Belle" by Garou and Daniel Lavoie qualified for the finals as Team Mika's finalist.

• Illustration — Girac on stage in 2016 His first official single the bilingual French/Spanish "Color Gitano", was released in June 2014 from his eponymous EP, followed by his official album release in September. 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 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. He is currently the biggest-selling The Voice alumnus worldwide. His follow-up single "Andalouse" proved even more successful commercially. Other notable singles included "Conmigo" from the repackaged version of Kendji released on 4 May 2015. A second album titled Ensemble was released on 30 October 2015. Notable singles from his second album include "Me Quemo", "Les yeux de la mama" and "No Me Mires Más" (jointly with Soprano). On 31 August 2018, his third album, titled Amigo was released. It started at number one on the French sales chart with 48,408 sales. On 22 August 2020, he joined the cast of The Voice Kids France, becoming the first French former contestant to join the jury of the French franchise of the show, alongside Jenifer, Patrick Fiori, and Soprano.

In 2017, Kendji joined the Enfoirés, a team of artists involved in supporting the charity Restos du Coeur, which hosts yearly concerts to raise money for one of France's main soup kitchen networks.

• Title — Album details — Peak chart positions — Sales — Certifications • FRA — BEL (Fl) — BEL (Wa) — NLD — SWI • Kendji — * Released: 8 September 2014 * Label: Mercury * Formats: CD, digital download — 1 — 119 — 1 — 53 — 22 — * FRA: 1,500,000 (incl. streaming) — * SNEP: 3× Diamond • Ensemble — * Released: 30 October 2015 * Label: Mercury * Formats: CD, digital download — 1 — 88 — 1 — — — 1 — * FRA: 1,000,000 (incl. streaming) — * SNEP: 2× Diamond • Amigo — * Released: 31 August 2018 * Label: Mercury * Formats: CD, digital download — 1 — 69 — 1 — — — 7 — * FRA: 350,000 (incl. streaming) — * SNEP: 3× Platinum • Mi Vida — * Released: 9 October 2020 * Label: Mercury * Formats: CD, digital download, LP — 2 — 83 — 1 — — — 5 • L'école de la vie — * Released: 11 November 2022 * Label: Mercury * Formats: Digital download, LP — 1 — — — 3 — — — 11 • Vivre... — * Released: 4 October 2024 * Label: Mercury * Formats: Digital download, LP — 3 — — — 3 — — — 14

• Title — Album details — Peak chart positions • FRA — BEL (Wa) • Ensemble / Le Live — * Released: 17 March 2017 * Label: U.L.M. / Mercury * Formats: CD, digital download — 15 — 5

• Title — EP details — Peak chart positions — Notes • FRA • Kendji Girac EP — * Released: 1 January 2014 * Label: Mercury Records * Formats: digital download — 44

List of singles, with selected chart positions • Title — Year — Peak chart positions — Album • FRA — BEL (Fl) — BEL (Wa) — POL • "Color Gitano" — 2014 — 11 — — — 12 — — — Kendji • "Cool" — 20 — — — 17 — — • "Andalouse" — 3 — 14* (Ultratip) — 3 — 10 • "Elle m'a aimé" — 22 — — — 53* — — • "Je m'abandonne" — 25 — — — — — — • "La bohème" — 61 — — — — — — — Aznavour, sa jeunesse • "Conmigo" — 2015 — 7 — — — 6 — — — Kendji (2015 reissue) • "Les richesses du cœur" — 57 — — — — — — • "Me Quemo" — 7 — — — 8 — — — Ensemble • "Les yeux de la mama" — 5 — — — — — — • "No me mirès màs" (with Soprano) — 2016 — 9 — — — 11 — — • "Sonrisa" — 25 — — — 42 — — • "Ma câlina" — 2017 — 40 — — — 15 — — • "L'envie" — 53 — — — 26* (Ultratip) — — — Non-album single • "Maria Maria" — 2018 — 8 — — — 19 — — — Amigo • "Pour oublier" — 7 — 23* (Ultratip) — 3 — — • "Tiago" — 12 — 34* (Ultratip) — 5 — — • "Tu vas manquer" — 2020 — — — — — 10* (Ultratip) — — • "Habibi" — 109 — — — 2* (Ultratip) — — — Mi Vida • "Dernier métro" (featuring Gims) — 79 — — — 11 — — • "Dans mes bras" (with Dadju) — 2021 — 43 — — — 12 — — • "Conquistador" — — — — — 32 — — • "Eva" — 2022 — 104 — — — 14 — — — L'école de la vie • "Desperado" — 2023 — — — — — 29 — — • "Le feu" (with Vianney) — 29 — — — 9 — — • "Je suis fou" (with Vianney and Soprano) — 61 — — — 42 — — — À 2 à 3 • "Si seulement..." — 2024 — 38 — — — 16 — — — Vivre... • "J'ai changé" — 2025 — — — — — 41 — — • "Un, dos, tres" — — — — — 19 — — — Vivre...Encore • "Oublier" — — — — — 47 — — • Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

List of singles, with selected chart positions • Title — Year — Peak chart positions — Album • FRA — BEL (Wa) • "One Last Time (Attends-moi)" (Ariana Grande featuring Kendji Girac) — 2015 — 11 — — — My Everything and Kendji (2015 Reissue) • "Fais comme ça" (Vitaa and Slimane featuring Kendji Girac) — 2019 — — — — — VersuS

• Title — Year — Peak chart positions — Album • FRA — BEL (Wa) • "Amor de mis amores" / "Volare" (credited as Kendji) — 2014 — 94 — — — The Voice 3 - La Plus Belle Voix (2014) • "Belle" (credited as Kendji) — 96 — — • "Mi amor" — 118 — — — Kendji • "Avec toi" — 179 — — • "Baïla amigo" — 187 — — • "Mon univers" — 192 — — • "Au sommet" — — — — • "Ma solitude" — 2015 — 130 — — — Ensemble • "C'est trop" — 142 — — • "Besame" — 198 — — • "Tu y yo" — 2016 — 153 — 8* (Ultratip) • "Elle a tout" — 80 — — • "Jamais à genoux" — 85 — — • "Que Dieu me pardonne" (with Claudio Capéo) — 2018 — 133 — 31 — Amigo • "Dans mes bras" (with Dadju) — 2020 — 119 — — — Mi Vida • "Évidemment" — 2021 — 87 — 13 • "Bebeto" (with Soolking) — 33 — 10 • Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

• 2017: Chacun sa vie et son intime conviction

Kendji Girac was born on 3 July 1996 in Périgueux. Girac held the nationality of France. Recorded partner: Soraya Miranda. Girac worked as singer, musician and pop singer. Girac was active from 2014. The fields Girac worked in include pop music, flamenco, rhumba, Latin pop and folk-pop. Girac played the voice. Girac worked in French, Spanish and Catalan.

• Title — Album details — Peak chart positions • FRA • Kendji / Ensemble / Kendji Girac, de l'ombre à la lumière — * Released: 20 May 2016 * Label: U.L.M. / Mercury * Formats: CD — 123 • Kendji / Ensemble — * Released: 18 August 2017 * Label: U.L.M. / Mercury * Formats: CD — 69 • L'Intégrale — * Released: 29 November 2019 * Label: U.L.M. / Mercury * Formats: CD, download, streaming — 53