Amel Bent Bachir(Arabic:آمال بنت بشير;born 21 June 1985), better known by her stage nameAmel Bent(French pronunciation:[a.mɛlbɛnt]), is a French pop singer who gained fame after reaching the semi-finals of season 2 of French TV singing competitionNouvelle Star.She is best-selling artist to come from that competition.
Amel Bent | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Amel Bent Bachir |
| Born | 21 June 1985 Paris,France |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Sony BMG,Universal Music |
From 2018 to 2019, Bent was a coach onThe Voice Kids France.She was also a coach onThe Voice Francefrom 2020 to 2023.
Biography
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Amel Bent grew up in the Paris suburb ofLa 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 showNouvelle Star 2,France's version ofPop 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 theThird SeasonofDanse 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 fromMetal Hurlant ChroniclesKarl E. Landler.[5][6]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| 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 (withCamélia JordanaandVitaa) |
13 | 13 | 46 | |
| 2021 | Vivante | 1 [11] |
7 | 41 | Gold |
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak position | French certification | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR [12] |
BEL (Wa) [13] | ||||||||||||||
| 2004 | "Ma philosophie" | 1 | 1 | Diamond | |||||||||||
| 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
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| "À 20 ans"(feat.Diam's) | — | 13 (Ultratip*) |
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| 2008 | "Tu n'es plus là" | — | 40 | ||||||||||||
| "Désolée" | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 2009 | "Où je vais" | — | 23 | Où je vais
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| 2010 | "Le mal de toi" | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Je me sens bien" | — | 19 (Ultratip*) |
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| "Cette Idée-là" | 92 | 31 (Ultratip*) |
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| 2011 | "Je reste" | 29 | 1 (Ultratip*) |
Délit mineur
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| 2012 | "Délit" | 38 | 27 | ||||||||||||
| "Ma chance" | 106 | 2 (Ultratip*) |
Instinct
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| "Comme toi" | 91 | — | Instinct
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| "Quand la musique est bonne" (withSoprano) |
40 | 5 (Ultratip*) |
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| 2013 | "Sans toi" | 131 | 5 (Ultratip*) |
Instinct
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| 2014 | "Regarde-nous" | 118 | 8 (Ultratip*) |
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| "En silence" | 164 | — | |||||||||||||
| 2019 | "Demain" | — | 45 (Ultratip*) |
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| 2020 | "Jusqu'au bout" (withImen Es) |
47 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| "1-2-3" (withHatik) |
8 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 2021 | "Le chant des colombes" | 139 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| "Ma sœur" (withCamélia JordanandVitaa) |
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.
Featured in
edit| Year | Single | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FR [7] |
BEL (Wa) [13] | ||
| 2007 | "Tombé pour elle" (La Fouinefeat. Amel Bent) |
15 | — |
| 2012 | "Entre nous" (withGarou/ Ségara / Luce / Goldman) |
171 | — |
| 2013 | "Karl" (La Fouinefeat. Amel Bent) |
158 | — |
| "Ti amo t'es à moi" (Rohffwith Amel Bent) |
94 | — | |
| "C'est moi" (with Bruel / Aubert / Grégoire /M. Pokora/ Goldman) |
160 | — | |
| 2014 | "Le loup d'la street" (Lacrimfeat. Amel Bent) |
171 | — |
| 2017 | "100%" (Alonzofeat. Amel Bent) |
102 | — |
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Awards
edit- 2005: Nominated at theMTV Europe Music Awardslike Best French Act
- 2006: Nominated at theNRJ Music Awardlike Francophone Revelation of the Year
- 2006: Win theEuropean Border Breakers Awardof The Best French Act
- 2006: Win theVictoires de la Musiqueof The Revelation of the Year
- 2008: Nominated at theNRJ Music Awardlike Francophone Female Artist of the Year
- 2010: Nominated at theNRJ Music Awardlike Francophone Female Artist of the Year
- 2013: Nominated at theNRJ Music Awardlike Francophone Female Artist of the Year
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Scènes de ménage | Amel | Francis Duquet | TV series (2 Episodes) |
| 2021 | Les Sandales blanches | Malika Bellaribi | Christian Faure | TV serie |
Notes
edit- ^ab"Biographie de Amel Bent".purepeople.Retrieved29 August2010.
- ^"Biographie de Amel Bent".algeriades.Archived fromthe originalon 4 May 2011.Retrieved14 June2011.
- ^"Amel Bent chante son père absent".chartsinfrance.net.Retrieved29 August2010.
- ^"Amel Bent remporte Danse avec les stars spécial Noël".Tele Star. 24 December 2012.Retrieved30 January2018.
- ^"Clip: Amel Bent installe la jungle dans son appartement pour" Je reste "".ozap.9 November 2011.Retrieved2 December2015.
- ^"Amel Bent en amoureuse éconduit dans le clip" Je reste "".ptitblog.net.Archived fromthe originalon 8 December 2015.Retrieved2 December2015.
- ^ab"Amel Bentin the French Album Charts ".lescharts.Retrieved29 August2010.
- ^"Amel Bentin the Belgian (Wallonia) Album Charts ".ultratop.be.Retrieved24 May2019.
- ^"Amel Bentin the Swiss Album Charts ".hitparade.ch.Retrieved29 August2010.
- ^"SNEP 2012 Certifications - Gold Albums".SNEP. Archived fromthe originalon 14 October 2013.Retrieved5 February2013.
- ^"En exclusivité, voici les 10 premiers du Top Albums de la semaine! 💿 Classement complet lundi 😉".SNEP.Retrieved8 October2021.
- ^"Amel Bent in the French Singles Chart".lescharts.Retrieved29 August2010.
- ^ab"Amel Bent in the Belgian Singles Chart".ultratop.be.Retrieved29 August2010.
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