âMieux Que Nousâ paints the bittersweet portrait of a family split in two yet united by a single wish: that the next generation will rise above their parentsâ heartbreak. M. Pokora and Soprano give voice to a child watching Mom waltz alone and Dad tango on his own, each parent nursing a âheart in prisonâ after loveâs collapse. Between alternating verses, the youngster becomes the weekend-chorister, shuffling between houses, piecing together family photos like a midnight puzzle, and begging the world for a little help.
Despite the melancholy, the song pulses with optimism. Every refrain reminds the child â and every listener â that âlittle by littleâ we build our own nests, learn from past mistakes, and can âdo better than them, better than us.â It is a catchy pop plea for empathy, dignity, and second chances, wrapped in graceful strings, hip-hop beats, and a chorus that sticks in your head long after the last note fades.
M. Pokora is a French singer, songwriter, and dancer born Matthieu Tota on September 26, 1985, in Strasbourg, France.
He got his start on the reality show Popstars with the group Linkup before going solo in 2004 as Matt Pokora. A 2005 lawsuit from R&B singer Matt Houston forced him to shorten his name, and "M. Pokora" stuck for the rest of his career; the stage name itself comes from a conversation with his Polish grandmother about humility, "pokora" in Polish.
Since then he has become one of France's biggest pop stars, blending pop, R&B, and dance influences across albums like R.E.D. and Pyramide. His 2016 album My Way, a tribute to the legendary French singer Claude François, went straight to number one in France. Off stage, he is married to the actress and singer Christina Milian.