Ebony Cham

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Ebony Cham
Born
Ebony Cham

(2004-10-15) October 15, 2004 (age 20)
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2024–present
Father Thierry Cham  [ fr ]
Musical career
Genres
Instrument
  • Vocals

Ebony Cham (born October 15, 2004), commonly referred to as Ebony, is a French singer.

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In 2025, she was a finalist in the musical program Star Academy 12, broadcast on TF1.

Early life

With parents from Guadeloupe and Martinique, [1] Ebony Cham was born on October 15, 2004. [1]

Her father is Thierry Cham  [ fr ], a famous zouk singer from the 2000s. [2]

She began playing guitar and piano at an early age, and took music theory lessons. [3] Before joining Star Academy, Ebony was studying musicology and preparing to join a jazz school. [4]

Career

In 2023, she signed up for Star Academy season 11, but was not selected. In 2024, she tried again and was selected as one of the 15 candidates for season 12. [3] [4]

On December 21, 2024, Tayc offered to sign her to his record label at the end of the season. [5] In February 2025, she ended-up signing with Epic Records. [6]

In January 2025, she released her first single Unforgettable, composed by Dany Synthé  [ fr ]. [7]

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
FRA

[8]

BEL

(Wa)

BEL

(Fl)

"Unforgettable"202574
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
SingleYearPeak positions Certifications Album
FRA [9] BEL

(Fl)

BEL

(Wa)

"Je t'aimais, je t'aime, je t'aimerais"

(Star Academy featuring Charles, Ebony, Emma & Marine)

2025L'album de la promo 2024
"La vie en rose"

(Star Academy featuring Ebony & Paul)

"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Filmography

Concert tour

References

  1. 1 2 "L'association SOS Racisme dépose plainte et dénonce une "vague de haine raciste et sexiste" à l'encontre d'Ebony, candidate de la Star Academy". lindependant.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 2025-01-26. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  2. à 07h30, Par Kevin Boucher-Rappet Le 8 novembre 2024 (2024-11-08). "Le chanteur Thierry Cham, père d'Ebony de la « Star Academy » : « Petite, elle ne pleurait pas, elle chantait »". leparisien.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 2024-12-28. Retrieved 2025-01-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. 1 2 "Ebony, fille de Thierry Cham, fait partie de la nouvelle promotion de la Star Academy". Guadeloupe la 1ère (in French). 2024-10-13. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  4. 1 2 AlloCine (2024-10-18). "Star Academy 2024 (portrait) : qui est Ebony, l'académicienne née dans la musique ?". AlloCiné (in French). Archived from the original on 2025-01-25. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  5. France, Centre (2024-12-22). "Star Academy : Après Candice, Tayc fait une folle proposition à Ebony". La République du Centre (in French). Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  6. Bongart, Sophie (2025-02-21). ""Je me le suis planté dans la main" : Ebony (Star Academy) évoque sa légère blessure juste avant la première date de la tournée". Télé 2 semaines (in French). Retrieved 2025-03-01.
  7. Bonifacy, Véronique (2025-01-20). ""Il ne faut pas que ça devienne ta faiblesse" : Ebony (Star Academy) confrontée à des difficultés pendant l'enregistrement de son single, Unforgettable". Télé 2 semaines (in French). Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  8. "Archived copy". lescharts.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-16. Retrieved 2025-01-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. lescharts.com https://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Star%20Academy . Retrieved 2025-01-31.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)