- Sofia Essaïdi
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Sofia Essaïdi
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Background = solo_singer
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Born = birth date and age|1984|8|6Casablanca ,Morocco
Origin =Morocco
Genre = French popFrench jazz
R&B
Occupation =Singer Dancer Actress
Years_active = 2003–present
Label = Mercury
Universal Music
Associated_acts =Star Academy
Kamel Ouali
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URL = [http://www.sofia-web.com/ Sofia-Web.com]Sofia Essaïdi (born
August 6 ,1984 ) is a Moroccan singer. She was born inCasablanca ,Morocco .Career
From
August 30 toDecember 13 ,2003 , she participated in the show "Star Academy France "'s third season, becoming a semi-finalist. She was very popular due to being quite charismatic and also having a particularly refined voice, with many critics and the professors in the academy considering Sofia to be not just the best that year, but one of the best students in the history of Star Academy France overall. However she eventually finished second toElodie Frégé .FromMarch 12 toAugust 7 ,2004 , she participated in theStar Academy tour, going toTunisia and Morocco, andPapeete ,Tahiti , where she celebrated her 20th birthday.Other pursuits
Essaïdi moved to
Paris to pursue her studies ineconomics andmanagement atUniversité Paris-Dauphine (formerly Université Paris IX).Discography
Album
ingles
Filmography
* Appeared in the movie "
* 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 broadcasted in 2008 on
External links
* [http://www.sofia-web.com Official website] , in French
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