Najoua Belyzel
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| Born | 15 December 1981 |
| Origin | Nancy, Lorraine, France |
| Genre(s) | Pop rock, electronic |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2005—present |
| Label(s) | Scorpio Music/Sony BMG |
| Website | Official site (in French) |
Najoua Belyzel (born Najoua Mazouri 15 December 1981 in Nancy, France) is a French pop rock/electronic singer of Moroccan descent.
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[edit] Biography
Najoua was born in Nancy, and grew up in a large family with three sisters and two brothers. Her father is Moroccan and her mother is Egyptian. Since childhood, she had shown an interest in music, and by age 14, had begun writing her own songs.
Najoua originally studied law beginning in 2001 at the University of Nancy, but left for Paris to pursue a career in music. She met some success after a casting call when she joined the group Benoît, who had a successful single called Touche-toi Benoît, which touched on the subject of homosexuality. The later singles from the group, however, only met moderate success, and eventually the group parted ways.
Later she met the songwriter Christophe Casanave, whose work had already been performed by popular French acts Steeve Estatof and Marc Lavoine. The two worked together on a song called Stella, which would later appear on her debut album.
The song "Née de l'amour et de la haine" was Belyzel's first demo in 2002.
In 2005, Najoua released her first single titled Gabriel, an electric-pop dance track. The song became a huge hit in France, and peaked at number three on the Top 40 charts in France. On 29 May 2006, she released her debut album titled Entre deux mondes, which debuted at #7 on the French charts and at #1 on the iTunes France music store. In late 2006 and early 2007, she embarked on a tour across France and Francophone Europe to promote her album.
Najoua Belyzel released a new single, Quand revient l'été, on 10 September 2007. She will release a new album later in 2008.
She has been compared to Mylène Farmer.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- 2006 - Entre deux mondes (Also known as Entre deux mondes en équilibre), #7 France, #46 Switzerland.[1]
- 2008: "Au Féminin"[2]
[edit] Singles
| Année | Single | France | Québec, Canada | Belgium | Russia | Germany | Switzerland |
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| 2002 | Tourne-toi Benoît, with Benoît | 16[3] | |||||
| 2002 | Comme Casanova, with Benoît | 79[4] | |||||
| 2005 | Gabriel | 3[5] | 1 | 1 | 8 | 62 | 20 |
| 2006 | Je ferme les yeux | 13[6] | 5 | 21 | 43 | 90 | |
| 2006 | Comme toi | 16[7] | 37 | 92 | |||
| 2007 | Quand revient l'été | 10 |
[edit] References
- ^ lescharts.com - Najoua Belyzel - Entre deux mondes
- ^ "Au féminin", le retour de Najoua Belyzel
- ^ lescharts.com - Benoit - Tourne toi Benoit
- ^ lescharts.com - Benoit - Comme casanova
- ^ lescharts.com - Najoua Belyzel - Gabriel
- ^ lescharts.com - Najoua Belyzel - Je ferme les yeux
- ^ lescharts.com - Najoua Belyzel - Comme toi
[edit] External links
- JustNajoua, Najoua Belyzel Fansite (in French)
- Official site (in French)
- Le site officiel - Scorpio Music (in French)
- najoua-belyzel.fr (in French)
- najoua-belyzel.ru (in Russian)
- Najoua Belyzel at LyricWiki
