Pierpoljak (born Pierre-Mathieu Vilmet on September 7, 1964 in Paris), is a French reggae and pop singer. 　　Pierre Vilmet was born in Paris and grew up in the Parisian suburb, first in Savigny-sur-Orge and then in Colombes. At the end of the 1970s, he played drums within the punk group Samu 92,where he was nicknamed "Pierrot le Fou" ("The Mad Petey"). 　　In 1978, he went to London to meet his favorite groups, as Sham 69 or Skrewdriver; there, he lived in a squat, where he discovered reggae.In 1995, after several prison stretches, then based in the Nievre department, Pierre decided to record his first solo album at home. The Barclay record label noticed him and produced his first album, entitled Pierpoljak. 　　One year later, in the Barclay permises, Clive Hunt offered him a stay in Jamaica so as to record a remix of the song La Music, released on his first album. Pierre's second album, entitled Jamaican Rides, was released in 1996. 　　In 1997, at the Rencontres Trans Musicales in Rennes, Pierpoljak was a success. 　　Pierre, nicknamed Pekah at the time, took again the road for the studios at the beginning of 1997, so as to record his third opus, Kingston Karma. This album was a success and sold more than 350 000 copies. 　　His fourth solo album, Je fais c'que j'veux, was released in 2000 and was awarded with a double-gold. He won Victoires de la Musique in 2001 thanks to his song Maman. 　　During his concerts, many incidents due to the singer's and the musicians' violence were reported.