M. Pokora first rose to fame with the boy band Linkup before going solo for his self-titled album, Matt Pokora, in 2004. Born Matthieu Totta in Strasbourg, France, M. Pokora could be described as the French Justin Timberlake — with the same boy band roots and a similar penchant for fancy hats. He was first introduced to the public through a reality TV show called Popstars (a hybrid of American Idol and Making the Band), where he appeared with his rap