Former candidate in The Voice, Santa will be present during the grand final broadcast this Saturday, May 25, 2024 on TF1. The 5 talents who claim the title of most beautiful voice in France? Baptiste Sartoria, Alphonse, Gabriel Lobao, Shanys and Iris. Talented singer who is currently a hit with her title Salted popcorn, she started in music with the pop group Hyphen Hyphen.
In her titles, the young woman lets her cracks, traumas and her “screams of rage“, notably the death of his mother who was a famous American singer: Diana Eckert. This artist who died in 2019 at just 61 years old was part of the 80s group Daisy Duck.
“I’m queer, I wear this flag, but I could wear them all. I am hypersensitive, restless, I get bored very quickly. As a kid, I was a little early, shy, I didn’t have much schooling, I was rejected from the conservatory. I have a fire inside me that I cultivate. But not the flames of Satan, those of Santa. There is no second degree in what I do or in what I sing. I tell, I don’t interpret.” she told journalists at Parisian. At 30 years old, this new album called Start me again includes eleven tracks including one instrumental.
For Santa, it all started with the band Hyphen Hyphen
As a reminder, Santa released his first album in 2015 entitled Time with the group Hyphen Hyphen and the following year, they won the Victoire de la musique for scene revelation. In 2022, Santa goes French on his solo EP 999which contains the tube Salted popcorn.
On the private side, Santa – whose real name is Samantha Cotta – confided that he was in a relationship with a woman during an interview with journalists from Release in 2018. Installed at the time in the Belleville district of Paris, it revealed itself to be “in a relationship, with a woman who also works in music“. Asked about her desire to be a mother, she replied: “I have time to become less stupid and think about it… especially when I see all the neuroses that we can convey.“
