Sofia Essaïdi

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Sofia Essaïdi
Born August 6, 1984 (1984-08-06) (age 23)
Casablanca, Morocco
Origin Flag of France France
Genre(s) French pop
French jazz
R&B
Occupation(s) Singer
Dancer
Actress
Years active 2003–present
Label(s) Mercury
Universal Music
Associated acts Star Academy
Kamel Ouali
Website Sofia-Web.com

Sofia Essaïdi (born August 6, 1984) is a Franco-Moroccan singer. She was born in Casablanca, Morocco.

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[edit] Career

From August 30 to December 13, 2003, she participated in the show Star Academy France's third season, becoming a semi-finalist. She was very popular due to being quite charismatic and also having a particularly refined voice, with many critics and the professors in the academy considering Sofia to be not just the best that year, but one of the best students in the history of Star Academy France overall. However she eventually finished second to Elodie Frégé. From March 12 to August 7, 2004, she participated in the Star Academy tour, going to Tunisia and Morocco, and Papeete, Tahiti, where she celebrated her 20th birthday.

[edit] Other pursuits

Essaïdi moved to Paris to pursue her studies in economics and management at Université Paris-Dauphine (formerly Université Paris IX).

[edit] Discography

[edit] Album

Year Information Charts position
FR SWI BEL
2005 Mon cabaret
41
100
46

[edit] Singles

Year Title Charts position Album
FR SWI BEL
2004 "Roxanne" 20 34 13
Mon Cabaret
2005 "Mon cabaret" – – –
"Après l'amour"
(Digital single only)		 – – –
2008 "Femme d'aujourd hui" 8 - -

[edit] Filmography

  • Appeared in the movie Iznogoud in 2005.
  • Appeared in the DVD Autour de la guitare of Jean-Félix Lalanne, released in 2007.
  • Aïcha in the TV movie Aïcha, realised by Yasmina Benguigui in 2007, and broadcasted in 2008 on France 2.

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