Amel Bent

Amel Bent Bachir (Arabic: آمال بنت بشير; born 21 June 1985), better known by her stage name Amel Bent (French pronunciation: [a.mɛl bɛnt]), is a French pop singer who gained fame after reaching the semi-finals of season 2 of French TV singing competition Nouvelle Star. She is best-selling artist to come from that competition.

Amel Bent
Amel Bent, in 2014
Amel Bent, in 2014
Background information
Birth nameAmel Bent Bachir
Born (1985-06-21) 21 June 1985
Paris, France
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer - Dancer - philosophe
Years active2004–present
LabelsSony BMG, Universal Music

She is currently a "coach" on the similar French talent show The Voice: la plus belle voix.

Biography
Amel Bent in 2008.

Amel Bent grew up in the Paris suburb of La Courneuve[1] with her Algerian father and Moroccan mother. She has a brother and a sister.[1][2] Her career jump started after making it to the semi-finals of the reality TV show Nouvelle Star 2, France's version of Pop 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,[3] but the success of the album would ultimately be derived from the single "Ma philosophie", which would sell more than 500,000 copies, staying at the No. 1 slot in France for more than six weeks during and after sales.

In 2012, Bent was one of the contestants during the Third Season of Danse avec les stars. She and her partner Christophe Licata finished in second place, but won the celebrity dancing show's Christmas special.[4]

For her single "Je reste" 2011, Bent co-starred with the actor from Metal Hurlant Chronicles Karl E. Landler.[5][6]

Discography

Albums
Year Album Peak position French certification
FR
[7]		 BEL
(Wa)
[8]		 SWI
[9]
2004 Un Jour d'été 3 12 39 Platinum
2007 À 20 ans 4 15 24 Platinum
2009 Où je vais 9 25 65 Platinum
2011 Délit mineur 24 61 — Gold[10]
2014 Instinct 11 14 24
2019 Demain 55
2021 Sorøre
(with Camélia Jordana and Vitaa)		 13 13 46
2021 Vivante 1
[11]		 7 41 Gold

Singles
Amel Bent during a concert at Olympia (Paris) in 2011.
Year Single Peak position French certification Album
FR
[12]		 BEL
(Wa)
[13]
2004 "Ma philosophie" 1 1 Diamond
Un Jour d'été
2005 "Le droit à l'erreur" 7 16 Silver
"Ne retiens pas tes larmes" 5 5 Gold
2006 "Eye of the Tiger" 2 13 Silver
2007 "Nouveau Français" 3 7 Silver
À 20 ans
"À 20 ans" (feat. Diam's) — 13
(Ultratip*)
2008 "Tu n'es plus là" — 40
"Désolée" — —
2009 "Où je vais" — 23
Où je vais
2010 "Le mal de toi" — —
"Je me sens bien" — 19
(Ultratip*)
"Cette Idée-là" 92 31
(Ultratip*)
2011 "Je reste" 29 1
(Ultratip*)
Délit mineur
2012 "Délit" 38 27
"Ma chance" 106 2
(Ultratip*)
Instinct
"Comme toi" 91 —
Instinct
"Quand la musique est bonne"
(with Soprano)		 40 5
(Ultratip*)
Génération Goldman Vol. 2
2013 "Sans toi" 131 5
(Ultratip*)
Instinct
2014 "Regarde-nous" 118 8
(Ultratip*)
"En silence" 164 —
2019 "Demain" — 45
(Ultratip*)
2020 "Jusqu'au bout"
(with Imen Es)		 47 6
"1-2-3"
(with Hatik)		 8 3
2021 "Le chant des colombes" 139 16
"Ma sœur"
(with Camélia Jordan and Vitaa)		 159 — Sorøre
2022 "Lossa"
(with Benny Adam)		 — 39
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

Year Single Peak position
FR
[7]		 BEL
(Wa)
[13]
2007 "Tombé pour elle"
(La Fouine feat. Amel Bent)		 15 —
2012 "Entre nous"
(with Garou / Ségara / Luce / Goldman)		 171 —
2013 "Karl"
(La Fouine feat. Amel Bent)		 158 —
"Ti amo t'es à moi"
(Rohff with Amel Bent)		 94 —
"C'est moi"
(with Bruel / Aubert / Grégoire / M. Pokora / Goldman)		 160 —
2014 "Le loup d'la street"
(Lacrim feat. Amel Bent)		 171 —
2017 "100%"
(Alonzo feat. Amel Bent)		 102 —

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

Awards

Filmography
Year Title Role Director Notes
2013 Scènes de ménage Amel Francis Duquet TV series (2 Episodes)

Notes
  1. "Biographie de Amel Bent". purepeople.com. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  2. "Biographie de Amel Bent". algeriades.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  3. "Amel Bent chante son père absent". chartsinfrance.net. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  4. "Amel Bent remporte Danse avec les stars spécial Noël". Tele Star. 24 December 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  5. "Clip : Amel Bent installe la jungle dans son appartement pour "Je reste"". ozap.com. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  6. "Amel Bent en amoureuse éconduit dans le clip "Je reste"". www.ptitblog.net. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  7. "Amel Bent in the French Album Charts". lescharts.com. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  8. "Amel Bent in the Belgian (Wallonia) Album Charts". ultratop.be. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  9. "Amel Bent in the Swiss Album Charts". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  10. "SNEP 2012 Certifications - Gold Albums". SNEP. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  11. "En exclusivité, voici les 10 premiers du Top Albums de la semaine ! 💿 Classement complet lundi 😉". SNEP. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  12. "Amel Bent in the French Singles Chart". lescharts.com. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  13. "Amel Bent in the Belgian Singles Chart". ultratop.be. Retrieved 29 August 2010.

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