M. Pokora

Matthieu Tota is the son of professional footballer André Tota and his mother is Brigitte Tota His parents divorced in 1998 when he was just 13 As a child he studied at an elementary school in Hohberg and later at Collège PaulÉmile Victor in Mundolsheim and Lycée Aristide Briand inSchiltigheim near Strasbourg As a young man football soccer became his first ambition and he wanted to be a professional player But he opted for music Matthieu Tota explained about the origin of his name Pokora in an interview during the documentary Mis à jour broadcast on 26 August 2010 about him on NRJ 12 television station He said he was searching for an artistic name and happened to be talking to his grand mother of Polish origin and the importance of humility came up So he asked her how do we say humility in Polish language and she said pokora So Matthieu immediately decided to call himself Pokora Matt came from his name Matthieu So he became to be known by his stage name Matt Pokora He earned some public attention as a member of French RB group Mic Unity