Jessy Matador (born on 27 October 1982) is a singer from the Democratic Republic of Congo, currently residing in France.
Matador began his career as a dancer in 2001. He later joined the group Les cœurs brisés (The Broken Hearts) with whom he toured the United States, DR Congo, the United Kingdom, Italy and Canada. In 2005, he decided to create his own group called La Sélésao, and comprised of; Dr.Love, Linho and Benkoff. The same members also formed the first version of the group Magic System. In late 2007, they signed with Oyas Records before signing with Wagram Records in spring 2008.
They released their début single Décalé Gwada in June 2008, it became one of the hits of that summer. On 24 November 2008 the group released the album African New Style, a musical hybrid of African and Caribbean influences with more urban sounds. The style includes influences of souk, dancehall, reggae, hip-hop, Coupé-Décalé, ndombolo and kuduru.
In December 2008, they released their second single Mini Kawoulé.
