Soumia Bahri or just Soumia (born August 27, 1977 in

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) is a French

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singer.

Biography

Soumia Bahri was born near Paris (France) to Moroccan parents, She has a Master's degree in linguistics. Her first involvement in music was by doing background vocals in a

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band. In 1998 she teams up with singer ''Talina'' to record the

song ''Temps pou Temps''. This earned her some popularity in the Paris music scene. A second recording, ''Life'', was released in 2001.On the album ''Zouk R&B Volume III'' Soumia releases her first album, ''Still in Love'', in 2002 with the ''Section Zouk'' label. The album is quite popular in the Afro-Caribbean music scene, and gave her the chance to many more collaborations with

artists. Her second album is called ''In Love Again'', and was released in 2005. She combines the Zouk musical style with influences from

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, and African styles, wrote her own lyrics, and coproduced the album. Her third album is called ''Confidences'', and released in 2009.

Discography

Albums

* 2002 Still in Love (Section Zouk) * 2005 In Love Again (Section Zouk, Sushiraw) * 2009 Confidences (Sushiraw)

Collaborations

* 1998 Temps pou Temps, with ''Talina'' * 2001 Life, with

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* Je sais qui elle est, with Kaysha * I'll be there for you, (album Dis l'heure du Zouk) with Passi * Les belles choses, with Danny Dan

References and links

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Biography on Afromontreal
retrieved Sept 29, 09. *
French AOL music entry
retrieved Sept. 29, 09
Soumia on Myspace
retrieved Sept. 29, 09 1977 births Living people People from Saint-Mandé Zouk musicians 21st-century French singers {{France-singer-stub