Sofia Essaïdi
Sofia Essaïdi (Arabic: صوفيا السعيدي, born 6 August 1984) is a French-Moroccan singer and actress. She was born in Casablanca, to a Moroccan father, Lhabib Essaïdi, and a French mother, Martine Adeline Gardelle.
Sofia Essaïdi صوفيا السعيدي | |
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 Essaïdi in January 2012 at the NRJ Music Awards ceremony | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 6 August 1984 Casablanca, Morocco |
| Origin | Moroccan-French |
| Genres | French pop R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Singer Dancer Actress |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Mercury Universal Music |
| Website | Sofia-Web.com |
Career
From 30 August to 13 December 2003, she participated in the show Star Academy France's third season, becoming a semi-finalist. She eventually finished second to Elodie Frégé.[1]
From 12 March to 7 August 2004, she participated in the Star Academy tour, going to Morocco, and Papeete, Tahiti, where she celebrated her 20th birthday. She released her first album called Mon cabaret. Later, she starred in the musical Cléopâtre, la dernière reine d'Égypte choreographed by Kamel Ouali 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 Dancing with the Stars. 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.
| Week | Dancing style | Music | Judge points | Total | Ranking | Result | ||
| Alessandra Martines | Jean-Marc Généreux | Chris Marques | ||||||
| 1 | Quickstep | "Anything Goes"—Cole Porter | 8 | 9 | 8 | 25/30 | 1/8 | Safe |
| 2 | Jive | "Great Balls Of Fire"—Jerry Lee Lewis | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24/30 | 3/7 | Safe |
| 3 | Foxtrot
Samba Marathon (+6 points) |
"Singin' in the Rain" – Gene Kelly (from Singin' in the Rain)
"You Should Be Dancing" – Bee Gees (from Saturday Night Fever) |
9 | 10 | 8 | 33/38 | 1/6 | Safe |
| 4 | Tango | "I Kissed a Girl" – Katy Perry | 9
10 |
10
10 |
9
9 |
57/60 | 1/5 | Safe |
| 5 | Viennese Waltz
Cha-cha-cha Marathon (+40 points) |
"Hedwig's Theme" – from Harry Potter | 5 + 8
9 + 8 |
9 + 8
9 + 8 |
9 + 8
7 + 7 |
135/160 | 2/4 | Safe |
| 6 | Quickstep
Freestyle |
"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" – Marilyn Monroe
"Calling You" – Jevetta Steele Last Dance - Donna Summer |
9 + 9
10 + 10 N/A |
10 + 9
10 + 9 N/A |
9 + 9
10 + 10 N/A |
114/120 | 1=/3 | Runner-Up (32%) |
| Week | Dancing style | Music | Judge points | Bonus points | Total points | Ranking | |||
| Marie-Claude Pietragalla | Jean-Marc Généreux | Shy'm | Chris Marques | ||||||
| Special Christmas | Rumba | "My Heart Will Go On"—Céline Dion | 10 + 10 | 10 + 10 | 10 + 10 | 10 + 10 | 10 points | 90/120 | 2nd/9 |
Discography
Album
| Year | Information | Charts position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR | SWI | BEL | ||
| 2005 | Mon cabaret
|
41 |
100 |
46 |
2008 |
Cléopâtre, la dernière reine d'Égypte
|
11 |
25 |
32 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Charts position | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR | SWI | BEL | |||
| 2004 | "Roxanne" | 20 | 34 | 13 | Mon Cabaret |
| 2005 | "Mon cabaret" | – | – | – | |
| "Après l'amour" (Digital single only) |
– | – | – | ||
| 2008 | "Femme d'aujourd'hui" (Musical comedy Cléopâtre) | 8 | 94 | 27 | Cléopâtre, la dernière reine d'Égypte |
| "Une autre vie" (& Florian Etienne) (Musical comedy Cléopâtre) | – | – | – | ||
| 2009 | "L'accord" (& Christopher Stills) (Musical comedy Cléopâtre) | 7 | – | – | |
| 2009 | "Bien après l'au-delà" (Musical comedy Cléopâtre) | – | – | – | |
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 – NRJ Music Awards : Francophone Group/Duo of the Year ( She was one of the artists who starred in the musical Cléopâtre)
- 2010 – NRJ Music Awards : 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)[2]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Iznogoud | Belbeth | Patrick Braoudé | |
| 2009–2012 | Aïcha | Aïcha | Yamina Benguigui | TV series (4 episodes) |
| 2012 | La clinique de l'amour! | Jennifer Gomez | Artus de Penguern & Gábor Rassov | |
| 2014 | Mea Culpa | Myriam | Fred Cavayé | |
| 2015 | Up & Down | Leïla | Ernesto Oña | TV movie |
| 2017 | Murders in Auvergne | Aurélie Lefaivre | Thierry Binisti | TV movie |
| 2018 | Insoupçonnable | Leila Baktiar | Christophe Lamotte & Frédéric Garson | TV series (9 episodes) |
| 2019 | Kepler(s) | Alice Hadad | Frédéric Schoendoerffer | TV series (6 episodes) |
| 2020 | La Promesse | Sarah Castaing | Anne Landois | TV series (6 episodes) |
| 2022 | Nostalgia | Arlette | Mario Martone | |
| 2022 | Women at War | Caroline Dewitt | Alexandre Laurent | TV mini-series |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–2010 | Cléopâtre, la dernière reine d'Égypte | Cleopatra | Palais des Sports | National / Belgium / Switzerland Tour |
| 2018–2019 | Chicago | Velma Kelly | Théâtre Mogador | First French-language production |
References
- Et-Tayeb Houdaifa (19 December 2003). "Sofia ? Star sûrement, mais... cela n'a pas suffi". La vie éco (in French). Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- "Aïcha : le téléfilm de France 2 reçoit le prix Européen Civis à Berlin". Première (in French). 11 May 2010.
External links
- Sofia Essaïdi at IMDb
- Sofia Essaïdi on Discogs
- Official website, Official website of Sofia Essaidi (in French)