Makassy

Makassy
Born
Alrick Kalala

(1984-07-31) 31 July 1984 (age 42)
Paris, France
Occupations
  • Singer
  • Songwriter

Alrick Kalala (born 31 July 1984) is a French footballer of Congolese origin who previously played for AS Vitré. He also developed a musical career as a singer-songwriter under the artistic name Makassy.

He released his album Tant qu'on respire in 2015 and his EP Écartez-vous in 2017. He is best known in his music career for his hit single "Doucement" that made it to the Top 20 of SNEP, the French official singles chart. A music video of the song was also released through We Made It Entertainment.

Discography

Albums

Year Album Peak positions Certification
FR
2015 Tant qu'on respire 16

EPs

Year Album Peak positions Certification
FR
2017 Écartez-vous  –

Singles

Year Title Peak positions Album
FR
 BEL
(Wa)
2012 "Doucement" 19 20*
(Ultratip)		 Tant qu'on respire
"Soldat" 170  –
"Soldat"  – 23*
(Ultratip)
2017 "Laisse tomber l'amour?" 36
  –

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

Other appearances

References

  1. ↑ "Le Journal de Vitré: Makassy, l'ancien footballeur devenu chanteur". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Makassy discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Makassy discography". ultratop.be/fr/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 38, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2017.