Sofia Essaïdi ( ar, صوفيا السعيدي, born 6 August 1984) is a French- Moroccan singer and actress. She was born in

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, to a Moroccan father and a French mother.

Career

From 30 August to 13 December 2003, she participated in the show '' Star Academy Frances third season, becoming a semi-finalist. She eventually finished second to Elodie Frégé. From 12 March to 7 August 2004, she participated in the

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tour, going to Morocco, and

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, where she celebrated her 20th birthday. She released her first album called ''Mon cabaret''. Later, she starred in the musical ' choreographed by

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which opened in "le Palais des Sports" in Paris on 29 January 2009. ; ''Danse avec les stars'' In 2011, She appeared in the first season of the French version of ''

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''. She placed as the runners up with her partner, Maxime Dereymez with 38% of the public votes. This table shows the route of Sofia Essaïdi and Maxime Dereymez in Danse Avec Les Stars. In the final, the freestyle wasn't rated.

Discography

Album

Singles

Guest Vocals

*2004 " Et si tu n'existais pas" (with Toto Cutugno) *2007 " Il n'y a plus d'après" (with Tomuya) *2010 " If" (As one of the artists of Collect If Aides 25 Ans) *2010 " La voix de l'enfant" (with Natasha St Pier & Bruno Solo)

Awards

* 2009 –

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: Francophone Group/Duo of the Year ( She was one of the artists who starred in the musical Cléopâtre) * 2010 –

: Francophone Female Artist of the Year * 2010 – '' Les jeunes talents de l'année'': On 12 February 2010 she won Best Actress at ''Les jeunes talents de l'année'' 2009 (Young Talents of the Year 2009)

Filmography

Theatre

References

External links

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* , Official website of Sofia Essaidi (in French) 1984 births Living people Moroccan emigrants to France 21st-century Moroccan women singers People from Casablanca Star Academy (France) participants Paris Dauphine University alumni French film actresses French television actresses 21st-century French actresses Moroccan film actresses Moroccan television actresses 21st-century Moroccan actresses 21st-century French women singers {{France-singer-stub