U-Kenji Girac ungumculi osemusha waseFrance, owazuza ukuduma okubanzi ngenxa yenguqulo yesiFulentshi yomncintiswano wamazwi othi Izwi (“Izwi”) ku-TF1. Njengamanje umatasa uqopha izinto ezisebenza eyedwa.
Umndeni wakwaKenji Girac
Okuthakazelisa kakhulu phakathi kochwepheshe bomsebenzi kaKenji umsuka wakhe. Abazali bakhe bangama-Catalan gypsies aphila impilo yo-semi-nomadic.
Umkhaya kaKenji wawuhlala unomphela endaweni eyodwa izinyanga eziyisithupha kuphela. Ngemva kwalokho, ekuqaleni kwehlobo, umfana, kanye nomndeni wakhe kanye nekamu, wahamba izinyanga eziyisithupha ukuze azulazule insimu yaseFrance.
Le ndlela yokuphila yaba nomthelela omkhulu ekukhulisweni komfana, futhi eneminyaka engu-16 uZhirak wayeka isikole ukuze athole imali noyise. Babesebenza njengabagawuli ezihlahleni ezigawuliwe.
Nakho konke lokhu Zhirak wathola imfundo enhle. Ukhuluma izilimi eziningana, kuhlanganise neSpanishi. Lapho esemncane, umkhulu kaKenji wafundisa umzukulu wakhe ukudlala isiginci, okuyinto kuze kube namuhla isisekelo se-repertoire yensizwa.
Yiqiniso, indlela yokuphila yomndeni ishiye uphawu olubalulekile emsebenzini womculi. U-Kenji usebenzisa isiginci ukuze adlale izingoma ze-gypsy. Uphinde adlale i-flamenco.
Uhlanganisa imiculo enjalo yendabuko nobuchwepheshe besimanje kanye nezitayela zomculo ezidumile, okwenza umsebenzi wakhe uthakazelise ngokulinganayo kokubili isizukulwane esisha nesikhulile.
Ukuqala kwendlela yokudala
Ukuba umculi kuyiphupho elikude lomculi, kancane kancane laqala ukugcwaliseka ngo-2013. Ngaleso sikhathi, umfana (ngaleso sikhathi eneminyaka engu-16 ubudala) wathatha ingoma ye-rapper Maitre Gims Bella futhi wenza ikhava yakhe yesiginci.
Ngesikhathi esifanayo, akazange nje ayicule, kodwa wengeza i-motif yendabuko ye-gypsy kuyo. Okwangempela kwathakaselwa, ngakho ividiyo ye-YouTube yabelwa kabanzi e-France.
Ngo-2014, ngemva kokuphasa ngempumelelo izivivinyo ezifanele, Kenji wangena show "Voice" (France). UMika, umculi owayesethole udumo emhlabeni wonke ngaleso sikhathi, waba umeluleki womculi oqalayo kulo msebenzi.
Ngaleso sikhathi, ividiyo enenguqulo yekhava yengoma kaBella yayisivele idume kakhulu kusevisi ye-YouTube futhi yazuza ukubukwa okucishe kube yizigidi ezi-5 nangaphambi kokuba u-Kenji aphumelele izivivinyo ezifanele.
Yile vidiyo eyadonsa ukunaka kukaMika futhi yamqinisekisa ukuthi abe umeluleki walo mculi osemusha. NgoMeyi 2014, umculi oneminyaka engu-17 ubudala waba ngumnqobi ongenakuphikiswa wesizini yesithathu yephrojekthi ye-TV.
U-51% wababukeli bamvotele, obekuyirekhodi eliphelele lohlelo. Ukunqoba okunjalo kwanikeza isiqalo esihle kakhulu somsebenzi womculi osafufusa.
Umfana wajabulela ukuthandwa okukhulu, wazuza abalandeli bokuqala ababebheke phambili ekukhululweni kwakhe yedwa.
NgoSepthemba 2014, i-albhamu yokuqala ka-Kendji yesitudiyo yakhululwa, engabizwa ngokuthi impumelelo. Ifinyelele kumashadi aphezulu okuthengiswa kwama-albhamu ka-2014 e-France.
Amakhophi e-albhamu angaphezu kwezinkulungwane ezingama-68 athengiswe ngesonto, okungaphezu komphumela oyimpumelelo eFrance. Kuze kube manje, i-disc inesimo se-"platinum" esiphindwe kabili, futhi i-Andalous hit yaziwa kabanzi emhlabeni wonke.
Ukudala u-Kendji Girac
Kwakuyingoma ethi Andalous elethe u-Kenji ukunaka okubalulekile okuvela kubakhiqizi abadumile nabaculi abadumile.
Ngakho, ngo-2015, ezinyangeni ezine nje ngemva kokukhululwa kwe-albhamu yokuqala, ingoma ethi One Last Time yanyatheliswa - i-duet nomculi odumile emhlabeni u-Ariana Grande.
Inguqulo kaKenji, eyaqoshwa ngesiFulentshi, yafinyelela kumashadi amaningi aseYurophu. I-One Last Time yaba "yokufudumala" okuhle kwe-albhamu yesibili eyedwa yomculi we-Ensemble.
I-albhamu kuvele ukuthi kwakuwumsindo "wesiginesha" ka-Kenji osuvele ujwayelekile, yagcwala izivivinyo ngomculo wendabuko we-gypsy nowesimanje we-pop.
I-albhamu yamukelwe ngemfudumalo ngabagxeki futhi yakhombisa ukuthengiswa okuhle kakhulu eFrance. Ingoma ethi Conmigo yaphula amarekhodi amashadi amaningi, futhi umbhali ngokwakhe wathola indondo ngayo kuma-NRJ Music Awards ngo-2015 ekuqokweni kwegama elithi "Ingoma Engcono Kakhulu Yonyaka ngesiFulentshi".
Womabili amarekhodi anezingoma ngesiFulentshi sawo somdabu nesiSpanishi. Sekudlule iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-5 kusukela kwakhululwa i-albhamu yesibili.
Ngokusho kwalo mculi, ulungiselela icwecwe lesithathu. Ikhefu elide kangaka lichazwa yiqiniso lokuthi umculi uphupha ukungena enkundleni yamazwe ngamazwe, esethole ukuthandwa ngaphandle komdabu waseFrance.
Kungenzeka ukuthi ku-disc elandelayo sizozwa izingoma hhayi kuphela ngesiFulentshi neSpanishi, kodwa nangesiNgisi.
Umculi uthe angathanda ukurekhoda okungenani ukwakheka kolimi lwesiNgisi, kodwa, ngombono wakhe, lokhu kuzoba umsebenzi onzima kakhulu (uKenji akakhulumi isiNgisi, ngokungafani nesiFulentshi neSpanishi).
Engxoxweni yakamuva, uKenji uvumile ukuthi uyaphupha ngokuduma nakakhulu. Manje le nsizwa ijikeleza ngenkuthalo, kodwa wonke amakhonsathi aqhutshwa ikakhulukazi eFrance.
Yicwecwe lesithathu okufanele likhulise indawo yabalaleli bakaKenji. I-albhamu yesithathu yalo mculi kulindeleke ekupheleni kuka-2020 ekuqaleni kuka-2021.
