Sofia Essaidi

Posted December 25, 201014 yr

Sofia Essaidi

Sofia Essaïdi (born August 6, 1984) is a Franco-Moroccan singer,dancer and actress. She was born in Casablanca, Morocco. She has a Moroccan father and a French mother.

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 Tunisia and 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 choreographed by Kamel Ouali which opened in "le Palais des Sports" in Paris on 29 January 2009.

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.