Amel Bent
| Amel Bachir | |
|---|---|
 Amel Bent at the NRJ Music Awards 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | June 21, 1985 |
| Origin | La Courneuve, France |
| Genres | Pop, R&B, Soul |
| Occupation(s) | Vocalist |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Sony BMG |
Amel Bent (born Amel Bachir, on June 21, 1985 in Paris) is a French singer who gained fame after reaching the semi-finals of season 2 of French TV series Nouvelle Star.
Biography
Amel Bent grew up in the French commune of La Courneuve[1] with her Algerian father and a Moroccan mother. She has a brother and a sister.[1][2] Her career jump started after making it to the semi-finals of the reality TV show Nouvelle Star 2, France's version of Pop Idol. Although her performance did not make it to the finals, she was still noticed by some of the show's producers, and would end up making her début album later that year, titled: Un Jour d'été, released in late 2004. The album would sell more than 550,000 copies in France alone,[3] but the success of the album would ultimately be derived from the single, "Ma Philosophie", which would sell at more than 500,000 copies, staying at the No.1 slot, in France, for more than six weeks during and after sales. She recently starred in the fourth French version of Dancing with the Stars. She finished in second place with her partner, Christophe Licata.
Bent has the ability to sing in the whistle register.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Peak Position | French Sales | French Certification | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR [4] |
FRA DL1 |
BEL [5] |
SWI [6] | ||||
| 2004 | Un Jour d'été | 3 | 1 | 12 | 39 | 600 000 | Platinum |
| 2007 | À 20 ans | 4 | 13 | 15 | 24 | 200 000 | Platinum |
| 2009 | Où je vais | 9 | 5 | 25 | 65 | 160 000 | Platinum |
| 2011 | Délit mineur | 24 | 8 | 61 | — | 52 000 | Gold[7] |
| 2014 | Instinct | 11 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 25 000 | — |
1 French Digital Charts
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak Position | Sales | French Certification | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR [8] |
FR DL1 |
BEL (Wa) Ultratop [9] |
BEL (Wa) Ultratip* [9] | ||||||||||||
| 2004 | "Ma philosophie" | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 560 000 | Diamond | ||||||||
| 2005 | "Le droit à l'erreur" | 7 | 3 | 16 | — | 85 000 | Silver | ||||||||
| "Ne retiens pas tes larmes" | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | 174 000 | Gold | |||||||||
| 2006 | "Eye of the Tiger" | 2 | 17 | 13 | — | 95 400 | Silver | ||||||||
| 2007 | "Nouveau Français" | 3 | 18 | 7 | — | 96 000 | Silver | ||||||||
| "À 20 ans" (feat. Diam's) | — | 42 | — | 13 | — | — | |||||||||
| 2008 | "Tu n'es plus là" | — | 8 | 40 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Désolée" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2009 | "Où je vais" | — | 4 | 23 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2010 | "Le mal de toi" | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Je me sens bien" | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | |||||||||
| "Cette Idée-là" | 92 | — | — | 31 | — | — | |||||||||
| 2011 | "Je reste" | 29 | — | — | 1 | 21 000 | — | ||||||||
| 2012 | "Délit" | 38 | — | 27 | — | 11 000 | — | ||||||||
| "Ma chance" | 106 | — | — | 2 | — | — | |||||||||
| "Quand la musique est bonne" (& Soprano) | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2013 | "Sans toi" | 144 | — | — | 5 | — | — | ||||||||
| 2014 | "Regarde-nous" | 118 | — | — | 34 | — | — | ||||||||
| "En silence" | 164 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||||||||||||||
1 French Digital Charts
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
- Collaborations / featured in
| Year | Single | Peak Position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR [4] |
BEL (Wa) Ultratop [9] |
BEL (Wa) Ultratip* [9] | ||
| 2007 | "Tombé pour elle" (La Fouine feat. Amel Bent) |
15 | — | — |
| 2013 | "Karl" (La Fouine feat. Amel Bent) |
158 | — | — |
| "Ti amo t'es à moi" (Rohff with Amel Bent) |
94 | — | — | |
| 2014 | "Le loup d'la street" (Lacrim feat. Amel Bent) |
171 | — | — |
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Awards
- 2005 : Nominated at the MTV Europe Music Awards like Best French Act
- 2006 : Nominated at the NRJ Music Award like Francophone Revelation of the Year
- 2006 : Win the European Border Breakers Award of The Best French Act
- 2006 : Win the Victoires de la Musique of The Revelation of the Year
- 2008 : Nominated at the NRJ Music Award like Francophone Female Artist of the Year
- 2010 : Nominated at the NRJ Music Award like Francophone Female Artist of the Year
- 2013 : Nominated at the NRJ Music Award like Francophone Female Artist of the Year
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Biographie de Amel Bent". purepeople.com. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ↑ "Biographie de Amel Bent". algeriades.com. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
- ↑ "Amel Bent chante son père absent". chartsinfrance.net. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Amel Bent in the French Album Charts". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ↑ "Amel Bent in the Belgian (Wallonia) Album Charts". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ↑ "Amel Bent in the Swiss Album Charts". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ↑ "SNEP 2012 Certifications - Gold Albums". SNEP. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
- ↑ "Amel Bent in the French Singles Chart". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "Amel Bent in the Belgian Singles Chart". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
Sources
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Amel Bent. |
- (French) Official website
- Amel Bent Ma Philosophie + Lyrics
- Official MySpace
- (French) Interview with Amel Bent on SoulRnB.com (13/12/10)
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| Preceded by Jeanne Cherhal |
Victoires de la Musique Group or artist popular révélation of the year 2006 |
Succeeded by Miss Dominique |
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