Makassy

Makassy
Born	Alrick Kalala (1989-07-31) 31 July 1989 (age 35) Paris, France
Nationality	French
Occupations	Singer Songwriter

Alrick Kalala (born 31 July 1989) is a French singer-songwriter of Congolese origin who previously played for AS Vitré.[1] He also developed a musical career 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 [2]
2015	Tant qu'on respire	16

EPs

Year	Album	Peak positions	Certification
		FR [2]
2017	Écartez-vous	–

Singles

Year	Title	Peak positions		Album
		FR [2]	BEL (Wa) [3]
2015	"Doucement"	19	20* (Ultratip)	Tant qu'on respire
	"Soldat"	170	–
	"Soldat"	–	23* (Ultratip)
2017	"Laisse tomber l'amour?"	36 [4]	–

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

Other appearances

• 2012: "Kwasa kwasa" (DJ Smil feat. Makassy)
• 2015: "El taxi" (Pitbull feat. Makassy & Osmani Garcia)
• 2016: "Llamame Florina" (Florina Perez feat. Makassy)
• 2016: "Dangereuse" (Willy William feat. Makassy)

References

1. Le Journal de Vitré: Makassy, l'ancien footballeur devenu chanteur
2. "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.