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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
FatherThierry Cham [fr]
Musical career
Genres
Instrument
  • Vocals

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

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

Early life

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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

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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

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Singles

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As lead artist

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

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BEL

(Wa)

BEL

(Fl)

"Unforgettable" 2025
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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Single Year Peak 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)

2025 L'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

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Concert tour

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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)
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