Le Jour Qui Se Rêve feels like the trumpets of a brand-new morning. M. Pokora starts with the image of feeling alone in a crowd, then flips it into a moment where thousands of voices tune in to a single, optimistic heartbeat. The chorus repeats like a mantra: “Il est là, le jour qui se rêve” — the long-imagined day is finally here. It is a call for unity, where simple smiles and everyday exchanges become sparks that light up collective action.
The lyrics cheer us on to move from wishing to doing. Aujourd’hui on dit qu’il est temps… Maintenant on fait ce qu’on dit reminds us that the future we hope for begins the second we decide to live it. Whether you are one person or one of a hundred thousand, the song insists that everyone counts, everyone can be heard, and everyone can help turn dreams into reality. It is musical proof that change starts today, with us, together.
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.