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Ebony Cham
Ebony Cham
Born	Ebony Makeda Queen Sheba Mélanie Cham; October 15, 2004 (age 21)
Occupations	Singer; songwriter;
Years active	2024–present
Father	Thierry Cham [fr]
	Musical career
Genres	Pop;
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

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]

In April 2025, she became Dyson France's muse along Noholita, Andie Ella, Chloë Gervais and Chloé Bleinc, forming Beauty Squad 2025.^[8]

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications
Title	Album details	FRA	BEL (WA)	SWI	Certifications
Menelik	Released: 24 April 2026 Labels: Epic Records France	70	—	—	—

EP

2026 : KILL BILL

Singles

As lead artist

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
Title	Year	FRA ^[9]	BEL (Wa)	BEL (Fl)	Certifications	Album
"Unforgettable"	2025	70	—	—	—	L'album de la promo 2024
"RAGE"	2025	—	—	—		MENELIK
"MON PARADIS"	2026	—	—	—
"KILL BILL"		—	—	—
"RÊVES D'ENFANT"		—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Single	Year	Peak positions			Certifications	Album
Single	Year	FRA^[10]	BEL (Fl)	BEL (Wa)	Certifications	Album
"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)	2025	—	—	—	—	L'album de la promo 2024
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Filmography

2024 - 2025 : Star Academy (season 12)

Concert tour

2025 : Star Academy Tour [fr]
2026 : Conception Tour
2026 : Menelik Tour

References

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.
↑ Boucher-Rappet, Kevin (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.
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.
1 2 "Star Academy 2024 (portrait) : qui est Ebony, l'académicienne née dans la musique ?". AlloCiné (in French). 2024-10-18. Archived from the original on 2025-01-25. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ Média, Prisma (2025-04-24). "Star Academy : cette candidate phare de la dernière saison devient égérie d'une grande marque de beauté - Voici". Voici.fr (in French). Retrieved 2025-04-29.
↑ "Ebony". lescharts.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-16. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
↑ "Star Academy charts". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2025-01-31.

External links

Ebony Cham on Instagram
Ebony Cham at IMDb

[:0-1] 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] Boucher-Rappet, Kevin (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.

[:1-3] 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.

[:2-4] 1 2 "Star Academy 2024 (portrait) : qui est Ebony, l'académicienne née dans la musique ?". AlloCiné (in French). 2024-10-18. 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] Média, Prisma (2025-04-24). "Star Academy : cette candidate phare de la dernière saison devient égérie d'une grande marque de beauté - Voici". Voici.fr (in French). Retrieved 2025-04-29.

[9] "Ebony". lescharts.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-16. Retrieved 2025-01-31.

[10] "Star Academy charts". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2025-01-31.

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v t e Star Academy France
Winners	Jenifer Bartoli (2001) Nolwenn Leroy (2002) Élodie Frégé (2003) Grégory Lemarchal (2004) Magalie Vaé (2005) Cyril Cinélu (2006) Quentin Mosimann (2007–2008) Mickels Réa (2008) Laurène Bourvon (2012–2013) Anisha Jo (2022) Pierre Garnier (2023–2024) Marine Delplace (2024–2025) Amber Jadah (2025–2026)
Other notable contestants	Mario Barravecchia (2001) Jean-Pascal Lacoste (2001) Patrice Maktav (2001) Olivia Ruiz (2001) Houcine (2002) Georges-Alain Jones (2002) Jérémy Chatelain (2002) Emma Daumas (2002) Morganne Matis (2003) Michał Kwiatkowski (2003) Sofia Essaïdi (2003) Sofiane Tadjine-Lambert (2004) Jérémy Amelin (2005) Dominique Fidanza (2006) Cynthia Brown (2006) Helena Bailly (2023–2024) Ebony Cham (2024–2025) Marguerite Dedeyan (2024–2025) Jeanne Viard (2025–2026)
Singles	"La Musique (Angelica)" (2001) "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" (2002) "Musique" (2002) "Paris Latino" (2002) "La Bamba" (2003) "L'Orange" (2003) "Laissez-moi danser" (2004) "Adieu monsieur le professeur" (2004) "Je ne suis pas un héros" (2005) "Santiano" (2005) "Y'a qu'un ch'veu" (2006) "Porque te vas" (2006) "Bangla Desh" (2007–2008) "Chante" (2008) "Parce qu'on vient de loin" (2012–2013) "Ne partez pas sans moi" (2022) "Au bout de mes rêves" (2023–2024) "Recommence-moi" (2024–2025) "Voulez-vous" (2025)

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