Santa (singer) explained

Santa
Birth Name:Samanta Cotta
Birth Date:24 February 1993
Years Active:2009–present

Samanta Cotta (born 24 February 1993), known professionally as Santa, is a French singer-songwriter and musician. Initially known since 2009 for being the singer of the English-speaking rock group Hyphen Hyphen, she found solo success singing in French in 2022 with the EP 999 from which the single French: Popcorn salé was taken.

Biography

Samanta Cotta, known professionally as Santa, was born on 24 February 1993. She grew up in Nice in a family of artists, with an American mother, the singer of the group Daisy Duck in the early 1980s,[1] [2] and an architect father who studied fine arts.[3] In 2009, Santa founded the group Hyphen Hyphen with her childhood friends Adam (Romain Adamo), Line (Laura Christin) and Zac (Zaccharie Schütte) and with whom, in 2016, she won the French: {{ill|Victoire de la musique Révélation scène|fr.[4] In 2022, concurrently with her work with the group, she embarked on a solo career and released a 6-track EP, 999.[5] The first single, French: Popcorn salé,[6] was a major success and was certified platinum.[7]

Santa performed French: Popcorn salé on stage at the Paris Paradis 7 festival on 16 September 2022.[8] On 14 July 2023,[9] she gave a performance in Brussels, giving a solo concert with her grand piano suspended 40 metres above the ground, as part of the opening of the inaugural French: Urban Garden de Plaisirs d'Été organised by the city of Brussels.[10] [11] [12] She joined the French: Enfoirés 2024 troupe where French: Popcorn salé was performed on stage at the Arkéa Arena in Bordeaux.[13] [14] On 8 September 2024, she opened the 2024 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France in front of 60,000 spectators by performing French: {{ill|Vivre pour le Meilleur|fr by Johnny Hallyday.[15]

Discography

With Hyphen Hyphen

See main article: article.

Solo

Recommence-moi (Warner Music, Parlophone, 2024)

999 (Warner Music, Parlophone, 2022)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: fr . Les airs de jeunesse de Santa, du groupe Hyphen Hyphen, de Rod Stewart à Sum 41 . www.telerama.fr . 9 October 2022 . 4 March 2024.
  2. Web site: fr . Santa, traits d’union libres – Libération . www.liberation.fr . 13 October 2024.
  3. News: fr. Jane . Roussel. Un apéro avec Santa : « Mes amis m'ont dit : "Il faut que tu le chantes, ça va faire du bien aux gens" ». February 2024. Le Monde. 24 February 2024.
  4. News: Les Victoires de la Musique 2016: le relais des générations. Olivier . Nuc. Le Figaro. fr. 13 February 2016. 27 July 2023. .
  5. Web site: Marianne . Leroux. "999" : Santa plonge dans la variété française avant de renouer avec le rock-électro d'Hyphen Hyphen. francetvinfo.fr. fr. 9 September 2022. 6 April 2024.
  6. News: Emmanuel . Marolle. Santa de Hyphen Hyphen dévoile une version live de «Popcorn salé» : «Faire un album solo, c'était vital». fr. Le Parisien. 4 July 2022. 6 April 2024. .
  7. Web site: fr. Certification sur le site de la SNEP. 24 February 2024.
  8. Web site: Santa de Hyphen Hyphen sort «999» et ouvrira le festival Paris Paradis . 12 September 2022 . Le Parisien. fr . 9 September 2024.
  9. Bruxelles - La chanteuse Santa dévoile une nouvelle version de « Popcorn Salé » suspendue au-dessus de la Bourse. . fr. 2 January 2024. 7. 6 April 2024.
  10. Web site: Quand Santa, du groupe Hyphen Hyphen, impressionne Bruxelles en jouant du piano et chantant à 40 m de haut. Kevin . Dero. RTBF. 15 July 2023. 4 March 2024. fr.
  11. Web site: Marine . Pineau. Santa raconte l'histoire de Popcorn Salé. fr. europe2.fr. 11 March 2024. 6 April 2024. .
  12. Web site: Aude . Quinet. Santa dévoile une version vertigineuse de "Popcorn salé" tournée à Bruxelles. fr. dhnet.be. 3 January 2024. 6 April 2024. .
  13. Web site: Prisca . Kitwa. Santa : son hit « Popcorn Salé » n'aurait jamais dû sortir. fr . nrj.fr. 1 March 2024. 6 April 2024. .
  14. Web site: 6 April 2024 . Benjamin Rabier . 1 March 2024 . fr . Santa nouvelle recrue des Enfoirés : "J'ai été prise d'émoi de les voir reprendre ma chanson 'Popcorn salé'" . ozap.com.
  15. Web site: Paris 2024 Paralympic Games: Epic Closing Ceremony bids adieu to summer of unforgettable Games . olympics.com . 9 September 2024.
  16. Web site: Emilie . Mazoyer. Après Popcorn salé, Santa dévoile Recommence-moi . fr. francebleu.fr. 22 March 2024. 6 April 2024.

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