Assia (singer)
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| Birth name | Assia |
| Born | November 1, 1973 |
| Origin | Algeria |
| Genres | Pop, R&B, Oriental music |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Assia (born on November 1, 1973, in Algiers) is a Algerian-born singer with kabyle origins. Her albums mixed French variety, Rhythm and blues, and oriental music. She had a great success with her hit singles "Elle est à toi" and "Là-bas".
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[edit] Biography
Younger, she spent twelve years at the classical conservatory in Creteil (near Paris), then a few years later obtained a law degree.
In 1998–99, Assia participated in "Une Affaire de famille " with Stomy Bugsy, Passi and Doc Gynéco of the Sector A and the soundtrack of the movie Taxi with the song "Ghir Dini."
In 2000, she released her first album entitled Chercheuse d'or (recorded in Paris, Toulouse and Los Angeles). Assia wrote the texts and his brother Khalil signed the music. Her first top single "Elle est à toi" (over 700,000 copies) was written in collaboration with Calbo of Arsenik. The second single is "Là-bas".
In 2002, Assia played in the musical Cindy with Lââm in the lead role.
In 2003 she released a single with Beenie Man, "Street Life".
In 2005, Assia released her second album, Encore et Encore, recorded in Spain, whose second single "Politiquement correct" was co-written with Diam's.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Title | Chart | Certification (FR)[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR[2] | BEL (WA)[3] | SWI | |||
| 2000 | Chercheuse d'or | 47 | — | — | Gold |
| 2005 | Encore et Encore | 80 | — | — | — |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart | Certification (FR)[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR[2] | BEL (WA)[3] | SWI[4] | |||
| 1999 | "Mauvais garçon" 1 | 50 | — | — | — |
| 2000 | "Elle est à toi" | 3 | 2 | — | Platinum |
| 2001 | "Là-bas" | 13 | 21 | — | Silver |
| "Ghir dini" | 63 | — | — | — | |
| "Quelques Mots en ton nom" 2 | 35 | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | "5,9,1" 3 | 15 | 39 | — | — |
| 2003 | "Street Life" 4 | 41 | — | — | — |
| "Si c'était à refaire" | 50 | — | 66 | — | |
1 Duet with Doc Gyneco
2 Duet with Julien Clerc
3 Duet with Rohff
4 Duet with Beenie Man
[edit] References
- ^ a b Assia certifications in France Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved October 6, 2008)
- ^ a b Assia discography and peak positions in France Lescharts.com (Retrieved October 6, 2008)
- ^ a b Assia discography and peak positions in Belgium (Wallonia) Ultratop.be (Retrieved October 6, 2008)
- ^ Assia discography and peak positions in Switzerland Hitparade.ch (Retrieved October 6, 2008)
- This article incorporates information from the revision as of 2008-10-07 of the equivalent article on the French Wikipedia.
