*ia (born November 1, 1973, in Algiers) is an Algerian-born French singer with Kabyle origins. Her albums mixed pop, R&B and oriental music. She had great success with her hit singles "Elle est à toi" and "Là-bas".

Contents

• 1 Biography
• 2 Discography
  • 2.1 Albums
  • 2.2 Singles
• 3 References
• 4 External links

Biography

At a young age, she spent twelve years at the cl*ical conservatory in Créteil (near Paris), then a few years later obtained a law degree.

From 1998 to 1999, *ia participated in "Une Affaire de famille" with Stomy Bugsy, P*i and Doc Gynéco of the Sector A and the soundtracks of the movies Taxi and Kiss of the Dragon with the song "Ghir Dini".

In 2000, she released her first album en*led Chercheuse d'or (recorded in Paris, Toulouse and Los Angeles). *ia 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" (music video directed by J.G. Biggs).

In 2002, *ia played in the musical Cindy with Lââm in the lead role.

In 2003, she released a single with Beenie Man, "Street Life".

In 2005, *ia released her second album, Encore et Encore, recorded in Spain, whose second single "Politiquement Correct" was co-written with Diam's.

Discography

Albums

Singles

1 Duet with Doc Gyneco
2 Duet with Julien Clerc
3 Duet with Rohff
4 Duet with Beenie Man

References

External links

• Biography of *ia from Radio France Internationale