- Amel Bent
Infobox musical artist 2
Name = Amel Bentbachir
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Background = solo_singer
Born = birth date and age|1985|6|21
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Origin =Joué-lès-Tours ,France
Genre = Pop, R&B,Adult contemporary
Occupation =Vocalist ,
Years_active = 2004—present
Label =Sony BMG Amel Bent (born Amel Bentbachir on
June 21 ,1985 inParis ) is a French singer who grew up in the French commune ofLa Courneuve with herAlgerian father and an Algerian-Moroccan mother. Her career jump started after making it to the semi-finals of the reality TV show Nouvelle Star 2, France's version ofPop Idol . Although her performance did not make it to the finals, she was still noticed by some of the show's producers, and would end up making her début album later that year, titled: "Un Jour d'été", released in late 2004. The album would sell more than 550,000 copies in France alone, but the success of the album would ultimately be derived from the single, "Ma Philosophie ", which would sell at more than 500,000 copies, staying at the No.1 slot, in France, for more than 6 weeks during and after sales.Albums
*2004 "
Un Jour d'été " #3 FR (550,000 copies)
*2007 "À 20 ans " #4 FR (120,000 copies)Singles
*2004 "
Ma Philosophie " #1 FR
*2005 "Le Droit à L'erreur " #7 FR
*2005 "Ne Retiens pas tes Larmes " #5 FR
*2006 "Eye of the Tiger " #2 FR
*2007 "Nouveau Français " #3 FR
*2007 "À 20 Ans " #42 FR (Digital Charts)
*2008 "Tu n'es plus là " #8 FR (Digital Charts)
*2008 "Désolée "ources
*http://www.last.fm/music/Amel+Bent
*http://influence.over-blog.com/article-10167534.htmlExternal links
* [http://www.amelbent.com/ Official website]
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=171139970 Official MySpace]
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