Assia (born November 1, 1973, in Algiers) is an

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n-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".

Biography

At a young age, she spent twelve years at the classical conservatory in

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(near Paris), then a few years later obtained a law degree. From 1998 to 1999, Assia participated in "Une Affaire de famille" with Stomy Bugsy,

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and Doc Gynéco of the Sector A and the soundtracks of the movies ''

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'' with the song "Ghir Dini". In 2000, she released her first album entitled ''Chercheuse d'or'' (recorded in Paris, Toulouse and Los Angeles). Assia 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, Assia played in the musical ''Cindy'' with Lââm in the lead role. In 2003, she released a single with Beenie Man, "Street Life". In 2005, Assia released her second album, ''Encore et Encore'', recorded in Spain, whose second single "Politiquement Correct" was co-written with

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Discography

Albums

Singles

¹ Duet with

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² Duet with

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³ Duet with

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⁴ Duet with Beenie Man

References

External links

Biography of Assia
from

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