Kids United is a French musical group of five children born between 2004 and 2009. It has been created to support UNICEF campaigns and is sponsored by Hélène Ségara and Corneille, two Francophone singers. The first album Un monde meilleur was launched on Universal Children's Day in 2015, it received gold certification in France. The second albumTout le bonheur du monde was even certified 2x platinum. It won a Felix Award for best pop album; making it the band's first award. In 30 May 2018, it was announced that three of the remaining four members were to leave the group for a solo career, and the one remaining member, Gloria, would continue with other young singers under the name Kids United Nouvelle Génération
Present Members
Known as Kids United Nouvelle Génération, the new members of the formation are:
Gloria Palermo de Blasi
Born in Metz, Moselle, Lorraine. In 2014, she was a contestant in the :fr: Saison 1 de The Voice Kids|first edition of The Voice Kids. She was teamed with Jennifer and lost to Carla in the semi-finals, past member of Kids United. She was the youngest member of the original Kids United group and was 8 when the group was created.
Dylan Marina
Dylan was born on. he was a contestant in Season 4 of Voice Kids France. he participated in the Kids United and Friends tour before joining Kids United, Nouvelle Generation. he was a part of the album Sardou et nous where he sang "La Java de Broadway" and "En Chantant" with Lou, Nemo Schifman and Angie Robba.
Ilyana Raho-Moussa
Ilyana was born on in Le Havre. She was a contestant in Season 4 of Voice Kids France. She is a part of the album Sardou et nous: she sings Je vole with Nemo Schifman.
Valentina was born on the 6th of April 2009 in Brittany, France. She auditioned for The Voice Kids at the age of 6, though none of the judges selected her for their team. She is the youngest member of Kids United, Nouvelle Génération. She also participated in The Tremplin 2018
Erza was born on in Sarreguemines, Moselle, Lorraine. Her parents are from Kosovo. She has two older sisters and a brother. She was a contestant in La France a un incroyable talent where she notably sang "Papaoutai" by Stromae in her first audition, ":fr:Éblouie par la nuit|Éblouie par la nuit" by Raphaël Haroche in the semi-final, and "La Vie en rose" by Édith Piaf in the finale. She finished in 3rd place. She took piano and singing lessons in Sarralbe and her music teacher regularly posted videos of her singing on the Internet. She was 10 when Kids United was formed.
Carla Georges
Carla was born on in Avignon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. In 2014, she was a contestant in the :fr:Saison 1 de The Voice Kids|first edition of The Voice Kids. She auditioned with the song ":fr:Éblouie par la nuit|Éblouie par la nuit" by Raphaël Haroche. With her coach Jenifer, she won the season. On March 3, 2016, she announced on Twitter that she was quitting Kids United for solo projects. She didn't appear in the second album, but she participated in some of the group activities after she left.
Esteban Durand
Esteban was born on in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France. His family is from Spain. In 2011, he was a contestant in :fr:Saison 6 de La France a un incroyable talent|Season 6 of La France a un incroyable talent with his 14-year-old cousin Diego Losada. In 2013, he was a contestant in :it:Italia's Got Talent |Season 4 of Italia's Got Talent, with his cousin Diego, and later participated in Belgium's Got Talent. In 2014, he participated in the :fr:Saison 1 de The Voice Kids|first edition of The Voice Kids. He has a YouTube channel called "Esteban y Diego" with his cousin Diego. They both live in Paris and they both play guitar. He was 15 when Kids United was formed. He announced that he will be quitting the group for a solo career. He also has a sister named Laura. He was the oldest boy of the kids united
Gabriel Gros
Gabriel was born on in Roubaix. He is from England and is part Antillean and Senegalese. He taught other members of the group English songs. He lives in Tourcoing. He was a contestant on the showTeenStar. After, he had to choose between The Voice Kids and Kids United, and chose to join Kids United because he liked the idea of helping children. He was 13 when Kids United was formed.
Nilusi Nissanka
Nilusi was born on February 12, 2000 in Paris. Her family is from Sri Lanka. She participated in L'École des fans in January 2014 with Tal. She won the game with two jury votes. She started a YouTube channel where she posts covers. She plays a number of instruments, such as the guitar, piano and drums. She was the oldest member of the original Kids United, and was 15 when the group was formed. In November 2017, it was announced she was leaving the group to start a solo career! She was the oldest of the kids united
