Najoua Belyzel
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| Najoua Belyzel | ||
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| Born | 15 December 1981 | |
| Origin | Nancy, Lorraine, France | |
| Genre(s) | Pop rock, electronic | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer | |
| Years active | 2005—present | |
| Label(s) | Scorpio Music/Sony BMG | |
| Website | Official site (in French) | |
Najoua Belyzel (born Najoua Mazouri 15 December 1981 in Nancy, France) is a French pop rock/electronic singer of Moroccan descent.
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[edit] Biography
Najoua was born in Nancy, and grew up in a large family with three sisters and two brothers. Her father is Moroccan and her mother is Egyptian. Since childhood, she had shown an interest in music, and by age 14, had begun writing her own songs.
Najoua originally studied law beginning in 2001 at the University of Nancy, but left for Paris to pursue a career in music. She met some success after a casting call when she joined the group Benoît, who had a successful single called Tourne-toi Benoît, which touched on the subject of homosexuality. The later singles from the group, however, only met moderate success, and eventually the group parted ways.
Later she met the songwriter Christophe Casanave, whose work had already been performed by popular French acts Steeve Estatof and Marc Lavoine. The two worked together on a song called Stella, which would later appear on her debut album.
In 2005, Najoua released her first single titled Gabriel, an electric-pop dance track. The song became a huge hit in France, and peaked at number three on the Top 40 charts in France. On 29 May 2006, she released her debut album titled Entre deux mondes, which debuted at #7 on the French charts and at #1 on the iTunes France music store. In late 2006 and early 2007, she will embark on a tour across France and Francophone Europe to promote her album.
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She has been compared to Mylène Farmer.
Rumors have arisen that Najoua will be the French representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007[1]
[edit] Discography
Najoua Belyzel's name was Najoua Mazouri while in the group "Benoit"!
[edit] Albums
- 2006 - Entre deux mondes (Also known as Entre deux mondes en équilibre), #7 France, #46 Switzerland
[edit] Singles
- 2005 Gabriel, (# 3 France, # 1 Belgium, # 1 French-Canada (Québec) # 8 Russia, #20 Switzerland)
- 2006 Je ferme les yeux, (#13 France, #90 Switzerland)
- 2006 Comme toi (#16 France, #92 Switzerland)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- JustNajoua, Najoua Belyzel Fansite (in French)
- Official site (in French)
