Sofia Essaïdi
| صوفيا السعيدي Sofia Essaïdi | |
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 Essaïdi in January 2012 at the NRJ Music Awards ceremony | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
6 August 1984 Casablanca, Morocco |
| Origin | Moroccan |
| Genres |
French pop R&B |
| Occupations |
Singer Dancer Actress |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels |
Mercury Universal Music |
| Associated acts |
Star Academy Kamel Ouali |
| Website | Sofia-Web.com |
Sofia Essaïdi (Arabic: صوفيا السعيدي, born 6 August 1984) is a French-Moroccan singer. She was born in Casablanca, from Moroccan father and a French mother.
Career
From 30 August to 13 December 2003, she participated in the show Star Academy France's third season, becoming a semi-finalist. She eventually finished second to Elodie Frégé.[1] From 12 March to 7 August 2004, she participated in the Star Academy tour, going to Morocco, and Papeete, Tahiti, where she celebrated her 20th birthday. She released her first album called Mon cabaret. Later, she starred in the musical Cléopâtre, la dernière reine d'Égypte(fr) choreographed by Kamel Ouali which opened in "le Palais des Sports" in Paris on 29 January 2009. She recently starred in the French version of Dancing with the Stars. She placed as the runners up with her partner, Maxime Dereymez.
Discography
Album
| Year | Information | Charts position | ||
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| FR | SWI | BEL | ||
| 2005 | Mon cabaret
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Cléopâtre, la dernière reine d'Égypte
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Singles
| Year | Title | Charts position | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR | SWI | BEL | |||
| 2004 | "Roxanne" | 20 | 34 | 13 | |
| 2005 | "Mon cabaret" | – | – | – | |
| "Après l'amour" (Digital single only) |
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| 2008 | "Femme d'aujourd'hui" (Musical comedy Cléopâtre) | 8 | 94 | 27 | Cléopâtre, la dernière reine d'Égypte |
| "Une autre vie" (& Florian Etienne) (Musical comedy Cléopâtre) | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | "L'accord" (& Christopher Stills) (Musical comedy Cléopâtre) | 7 | - | - | |
| 2009 | "Bien après l'au-delà" (Musical comedy Cléopâtre) | - | - | - | |
Guest Vocals
- 2004 "Et si tu n'existais pas" (with Toto Cutugno)
- 2007 "Il n'y a plus d'après" (with Tomuya)
- 2010 "If" (As one of the artists of Collect If Aides 25 Ans)
- 2010 "La voix de l'enfant" (with Natasha St Pier & Bruno Solo)
Awards
- 2009 – NRJ Music Awards : Francophone Group/Duo of the Year ( She was one of the artists who starred in the musical Cléopâtre)
- 2010 – NRJ Music Awards : Francophone Female Artist of the Year
- 2010 – Les jeunes talents de l'année: On 12 February 2010 she won Best Actress at Les jeunes talents de l'année 2009 (Young Talents of the Year 2009)[2]
Filmography
- Appeared in the movie Iznogoud in 2005. She played the role of Belbeth.
- 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 broadcast in 2008 on France 2.
References
- ↑ Et-Tayeb Houdaifa (19 December 2003). "Sofia ? Star sûrement, mais... cela n’a pas suffi". La vie éco (in French). Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ↑ "Aïcha : le téléfilm de France 2 reçoit le prix Européen Civis à Berlin". Première (in French). 11 May 2010.
External links
- Official website, Official website of Sofia Essaidi (in French)
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