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Right after the Eurovision Contest,Amina recorded her second album, '''Wa di yé'''('''Love is Unique''') and she toured around [[France]] to promote it. In 1993 Amina got to play the lead female role opposite Spanish star [[Miguel Bosé]] in the film '''La Nuit sacrée'''. Later that year she got involved with an english film entitled [[The Hour of the Pig]] . The russian director [[Andrei Konchalovsky]] chose Amina to play in his film '''Ulysse''', which was broadcasted on usa networks. |
Right after the Eurovision Contest,Amina recorded her second album, '''Wa di yé'''('''Love is Unique''') and she toured around [[France]] to promote it. In 1993 Amina got to play the lead female role opposite Spanish star [[Miguel Bosé]] in the film '''La Nuit sacrée'''. Later that year she got involved with an english film entitled [[The Hour of the Pig]] . The russian director [[Andrei Konchalovsky]] chose Amina to play in his film '''Ulysse''', which was broadcasted on usa networks. |
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In 1994 [[Malcolm McLaren]], the musician who claims to discover [[The Sex Pistols]], asked Amina to guest on his album '''Paris''' along with [[Catherine Deneuve]] and [[Françoise Hardy]]. After that Amina took a long break travelling to her homeland. She plays in |
In 1994 [[Malcolm McLaren]], the musician who claims to discover [[The Sex Pistols]], asked Amina to guest on his album '''Paris''' along with [[Catherine Deneuve]] and [[Françoise Hardy]]. After that Amina took a long break travelling to her homeland. She plays in 2008 with [[Asian Dub Foundation]].<ref>[http://www.discordance.fr/Asian-Dub-Foundation,761.html Discordance.fr]</ref> |
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Amina Annabi (born 5 March 1962 in Carthage, Tunisia) is a French-Tunisian singer-songwriter and actress, most famous for finishing second in the tied 1991 Eurovision Song Contest, held in Rome. Amina finished second after a countback, scoring equal 146 points alongside Carola from Sweden.
Biography
Early life
Amina was born in a music family. Her grandmother was a musician and one of her uncles was involved in the in setting up the Tabarka Festival in Tunisia, so Amina got the chance to see a number of legendary music stars, going along to concerts by Joan Baez, James Brown and the famous Algerian diva Warda. It was at the Tabarka music festival that Amina would get to meet the young Senegalese star Wasis Diop. They became friends and they had the opportunity to work together some years later. In 1975 Amina and her mother, a talented musician and composer, moved together in Paris.
Three years later Amina formed her own group, after showing her talent in singing and dancing a variety of music styles, from soul to traditional aigypt songs. The group made appearances in many local schools but it was in 1982 when Amina started to built her solo career. By that time she got involved with Radio Nova, Paris' leading radio station in world music. One of the producers of the station was Martin Messonier.He started to work with Amina and soon they became a couple - they even had a daughter in 1986.
In 1983 she won a music contest with a rap song influenced by Arab rhtyms. The title of the song was Shehérazade and it was released as a cd single. Amina started to sing in clubs in Paris becoming more and more popular.
Album
After recording an album with the japanese musician Yasuaki Shimizu, she became extremely popular in Japan where she even toured in 1987. She did backing vocals on an album by Haruomi Hosano and she began to launch a career in cinema. In 1989 she played a supporting role in the film Maman and in 1990 she worked with Bernardo Bertolucci for his movie The Sheltering Sky.
The same year she recorded her debut album entitled Yalil(Night). The album gained excellent reviews and it was released in 22 countries around the world. It was also released in the USA where it peaked at #5 at the Billboard world music charts.
Eurovision
In 1991 Amina won 'Le prix Piaf' as Best Female Singer of the Year, then she went on to get involved in Peter Gabriel's peace project during the Gulf War. Joining a host of international stars in the studio, Amina took part in the recording of an EP which featured an impressive new version of Lennon's "Give Peace a Chance". The same year she participated in the Eurovision Song Contest held in Rome with one song of her own, entitled Le Dernier qui a parlé.... She tied with the swedish participant for the first place but due to EBU's rules, the french entry ranked 2nd and the award was given to Sweden.
Music and Cinema
Right after the Eurovision Contest,Amina recorded her second album, Wa di yé(Love is Unique) and she toured around France to promote it. In 1993 Amina got to play the lead female role opposite Spanish star Miguel Bosé in the film La Nuit sacrée. Later that year she got involved with an english film entitled The Hour of the Pig . The russian director Andrei Konchalovsky chose Amina to play in his film Ulysse, which was broadcasted on usa networks.
In 1994 Malcolm McLaren, the musician who claims to discover The Sex Pistols, asked Amina to guest on his album Paris along with Catherine Deneuve and Françoise Hardy. After that Amina took a long break travelling to her homeland. She plays in 2008 with Asian Dub Foundation.[1]
Discography
| Year | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Yahil | |
| 1992 | Wa di yé | |
| 1999 | Annabi | |
| 2001 | Nomad |
Songs
- 3ada El Ghazal
- Alguien canto
- Annabi
- Allah Ya Moulena
- Atame
- Belly dance
- C'est le dernier qui a parlé
- Diki diki
- Dis moi pourquoi
- Ederlezi
- ezzayakoum
- Habibi
- La mauvaise graine
- Lirrili
- Mektoubi
- My Man
- Waadileh
- Ya baba
- Zahra
Filmography
- Maman (1990)
- The Sheltering Sky (1990)
- Belle histoire, La (1992)
- Nuit sacrée, La (1993)
- The Hour of the Pig (1993)
- Cleopatra (TV) (1999)
- Mécanique des femmes, La (2000)
- Philosophale (2001)
- Inch'Allah Dimanche (2001)
- Dreams of Trespass (2002)
- Marins perdus, Les (2003)
- Il était une fois dans l'oued (2005)
- Comme tout le monde (2006)
- Cairo Time (2009)