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{{short description|French band}}
{{More citations needed|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See WP:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name = Linkup
| image =
| background = group_or_band
| alias =
| origin = France
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| years_active = 2003–2004
| label = [[Universal Music Group|Universal]]
| associated_acts =
| website = [http://www.tadros.com tadros.com]
| current_members = [[M. Pokora|Matthieu Tota]] <br /> Lionel Tim <br /> Otis
| past_members =
}}
'''Linkup''' was a French [[boy band]], created by the third season of the popular French [[reality show]] ''[[Popstars (France)|Popstars]]'', called "Popstars - the Duel" aired on [[RTL Group]] TV channel [[M6 (TV channel)|M6]] (also known as Métropole 6) in fall 2003. It consisted of [[M. Pokora|Matthieu]], Lionel and Otis. Matthieu later became known as singer [[M. Pokora]].
==Career==
The band released their debut and only album ''Notre étoile'' (meaning Our star in French). The debut single from the album, "Mon étoile" (meaning My star in French)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ3YIZQxb9M Video clip of Linkup's ''Mon étoile'']</ref> was a success, reaching #1 in the French charts.
The following single, ''Une seconde d'éternité ''(One second of eternity)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d6bnbIwo-4 Video clip of Linkup's  ''Une seconde d'éternité '']</ref> and the album didn't find much success. After a collaboration with the English boy band [[Blue (English band)|Blue]] in recording the single "[[Bubblin' (Blue song)|You & Me Bubblin]]", which also failed to attract enough sales, Linkup disbanded in 2004.
==After break-up==
*Matthieu Tota, former charismatic leader of the band, started a solo career under the name [[Matt Pokora]] and after, [[M. Pokora]].
*In spring of 2005, Lionel Tim was one of the finalists to represent France in the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] but [[Marie Ortal Malka|Ortal]] was chosen instead. In 2005-2006, Lionel released two singles "Je m'envole" followed by "Vivre avec toi" (French version of [[Taylor Hicks]]' ''[[Just to Feel That Way]])'' with achieved moderate success.
==Discography==
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable"
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="140"|Album
!align="center" colspan="2" width="20"|Peak positions
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="70"|Certification
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[SNEP|FR]]<br><ref name="fr">{{cite web | url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Linkup | title=Linkup discography | publisher=Hung Medien | work=lescharts.com |accessdate=29 April 2015}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br><ref name="swi">{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Linkup |title=Linkup discography |publisher=Hung Medien |work=hitparade.ch |accessdate=29 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208220331/http://www.hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Linkup |archivedate= 8 February 2017 }}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2003
|''[[Notre étoile]]''
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|53
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|}
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="170"|Single
!align="center" colspan="3" width="20"|Peak positions
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="70"|Certification
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="160"|Album
!align="center" rowspan="2" width="20"|Music<br>video
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[SNEP|FR]]<br><ref name="fr"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Ultratop|BEL <br>(Wa)]]<br><ref name="bel">{{cite web | url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Linkup | title=Linkup discography | publisher=Hung Medien | work=ultratop.be/fr/ |accessdate=29 April 2015}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br><ref name="swi"/>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|2003
| "Mon étoile"
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|21
| style="text-align:center;"|11
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|''Notre étoile''
| style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ3YIZQxb9M]
|-
| "Une seconde d'éternité"
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|13
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d6bnbIwo-4]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1|2004
| "[[Bubblin' (Blue song)|You and Me Bubblin']]" <br><small>([[Blue (English band)|Blue]] and Linkup)</small>
| style="text-align:center;"|13
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}}
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1|Non-album release
| style="text-align:center;"|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f--CIKREIhA]
|-
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Popstars (France)}}
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[[Category:French pop music groups]]
[[Category:French boy bands]]
[[Category:Popstars contestants]]
[[Category:Popstars winners]]
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