Vitaa

Charlotte Gonin (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁlɔt ɡɔnɛ̃]; born 14 March 1983), known by her stage name Vitaa (IPA: [vita]), is a French singer-songwriter.

Vitaa
Background information
Birth name	Charlotte Gonin
Born	(1983-03-14) 14 March 1983 (age 42) Mulhouse, Alsace, France
Genres	Pop R&B
Occupations	Singer songwriter composer
Instrument	Piano
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Motown, Universal
Formerly of	Vitaa et Slimane
Website	vitaa.fr

Early life

Born March 14, 1983, in Mulhouse, Charlotte Gonin, also known as Vitaa, grew up in Lucenay. Her father is French and her mother, Geneviève, is French-Italian.

Inspired by the French music variety of Jacques Brel and Francis Cabrel along with the soul musique from Marvin Gaye, she began to sing from the age of 11. At 15 years old she started her first small concerts until leaving home at the age of 17.

After finishing her bachelor's degree, she received her BTS in international commerce. Afterward she found a new interest writing songs.^[1] For a few years she worked in a clothing store at a mall in La Part-Dieu in Lyon. She then left to live in Paris.

She took inspiration for her stage name from her mother and the first name of her great-grandmother, Vita (female name derived from Vito, Guy, which means "life" in Italian). She then met Akos, who became her official composer and she would record for the first time in an official studio.

Career

Vitaa had recorded several drafts when in 2000 Dadoo, convinced her to sing the chorus of Pas à pas and the song Oublie, which would be played on the radio and would contribute to her recognition under the name Vitaa. In the years following this, Vitaa would find small jobs to afford rent while waiting to sign with a label.

She recorded a second duo on Dadoo's album, Sur ta route, before agreeing to duos with multiple artists (Mytho with Mafia K'1 Fry, Bol d'air with Rohff et Jasmin Lopez, Peur d'aimer avec Nessbeal, et Ne dis jamais avec Sinik). But she only gained major recognition from Diam's with the song Confessions nocturnes.

Since then, Vitaa has appeared on the track "Peur d'aimer" ('Fear of Loving') with Nessbeal and "Ne dis jamais" ('Never Say') with Sinik.^[2]

The first artist signed to the label Motown France, Vitaa released her debut solo album A fleur de toi on 5 February 2007, which peaked at number one in France.^[3][4] The music video for the album's title track was filmed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Vitaa was the opening act for Rihanna's Last Girl on Earth show in Paris. Vitaa reached her peak in 2023 where she released her second solo album entitled »Charlotte « after her birth name Charlotte Gonin. The album represents her as a mom and her intimate life of growing and accepting her true self. One song portrays her and her child « Ton amoureuse ». The album was released on 6 October with the video of »je n'oublié pas »on 26 October, the song which she performed at NRJ music awards 25th édition where she also won the francophone female artist of the year.

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Peak positions					Units	Certifications
		FRA [5]	BEL (Fl) [6]	BEL (Wa) [7]	GER [8]	SWI [9]
2007	À fleur de toi	1	–	6	–	16		SNEP: 3× Platinum[10] BEA: Gold[11]
2010	Celle que je vois	10	–	53	–	–
2013	Ici et maintenant	16	–	44	–	–
2015	La même	27	–	28	–	–
2017	J4M	8	156	14	–	–		SNEP: 2× Platinum[10]
2018	Just Me Myself & moi-même	29	–	–	–	–		SNEP: Platinum[10]
2019	VersuS (with Slimane)	1	78	1	99	4	FRA: 1,000,000[12]	SNEP: 2× Diamond[10] BEA: Platinum[13]
2021	Sorøre (with Amel Bent and Camélia Jordana)	13	–	13	–	46
2023	Charlotte	1	–	5	–	28		SNEP: Gold[10]

Singles

Charting singles

Year	Single	Peak positions				Certifications	Album
		FRA [5]	BEL (Fl) Ultratip*	BEL (Wa) Ultratop [7]	SWI [9]
2006	"À fleur de toi"	14	–	6* (Ultratip)	76	SNEP: Diamond[14]
2013	"Game Over" (feat. Maître Gims)	1	68*	7	–
	"Liham"	71	–	–	–
	"Un son pour des millions"	68	–	–	–
	"Juste un peu de temps"	72	–	–	–
2015	"Vivre"	11	–	–	–
	"No Limit"	28	–	–	–
2016	"Ça les dérange" (feat. Jul)	11	–	–	–	SNEP: Diamond[14]
	"Bienvenue à Paris"	16	–	–	–
	"Dans ma tête"	15	–	–	–
2017	"Peine & pitié"	3 [15]	29*	19	–	SNEP: Gold[14]
	"Comme dab"	39	–	–	–	SNEP: Gold[14]
	"Un peu de rêve" (feat. Claudio Capéo)	13	–	–	–	SNEP: Diamond[14]
2018	"Je te le donne" (with Slimane)	12	–	3	–	SNEP: Diamond[14]	VersuS
2019	"VersuS" (with Slimane)	159	–	35	–	SNEP: Gold[14]
	"Ça va ça vient" (with Slimane)	42	–	4	–	SNEP: Diamond[14]
	"Avant toi" (with Slimane)	11	12*	2	56	SNEP: Diamond[14] BEA: Gold[16]
	"Pas beaux" (with Slimane)	112	–	–	–	SNEP: Gold[14]
	"Ça ira" (with Slimane)	178	–	–	–	SNEP: Gold[14]
2020	"De l'or" (with Slimane)	109	–	8	–	SNEP: Gold[14]
2021	"Ma sœur" (with Amel Bent and Camélia Jordana)	159	–	–	–	SNEP: Gold[14]	Sorøre
	"XY" (with Slimane)	–	–	47	–	SNEP: Gold[14]
	"Prends ma main" (with Gims)	49	–	39	–	SNEP: Platinum[14]
2023	"Je n'oublie pas"	174	–	23	–
2025	"Viens on essaie" (with Julien Doré)	–	–	22	–

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

Other singles

• 2007: "Ma soeur"
• 2007: "Toi"
• 2007: "Pourquoi les hommes?"
• 2008: "Mon paradis secret"
• 2009: "Une fille pas comme les autres"
• 2010: "Pour que tu restes"

Featured in

Year	Single	Peak positions			Certifications
		FRA [5]	BEL (Wa) Ultratop [7]	SWI [9]
2002	"Pas à pas (La plus bonne de tes copines)" (Dadoo feat. Vitaa)	46	–	–
2006	"Confessions nocturnes" (Diam's with Vitaa)	–	8* (Ultratip)	–
	"Ne dis jamais" (Sinik feat. Vitaa)	–	38* (Ultratip)	–
2018	"Bella ciao" (Naestro feat. Maître Gims, Vitaa, Dadju & Slimane)	1	13	41	SNEP: Diamond[14]

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

Collaborations

• "Pas à Pas" with Dadoo
• "Mytho" with Mafia K'1 Fry
• "Bol d'air" with Rohff
• "Oublie" with Pit Baccardi and Diam's
• "Sur ta route" with Dadoo
• "Fille facile" with Dadoo
• "C.B" with Casus Belli
• "Confessions nocturnes" with Diam's; (It was parodied by Fatal Bazooka featuring Vitoo as "Mauvaise foi nocturne" (Pascal Obispo is Vitoo))
• "Ne dis jamais" with Sinik
• "La gomme" with Diam's
• "Peur d'aimer" with Nessbeal
• "Ma sœur" remix with Mac Tyer
• "Ma sœur" remix with Diam's
• "Tu Peux Choisir" with Gage

Filmography

10/04/2020 : Trolls World Tour - Poppy (French Voice)

17/11/2023 : Trolls Band Together - Poppy (French Voice)