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Musician
Amel Bent
born on 21/6/1985 in Joué-les-Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
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Amel Bent (born Amel Bent Bachir on June 21, 1985 in Paris) is a French singer who gained fame after reaching the semi-finals of season 2 of French TV series Nouvelle Star.
Biography
Amel Bent grew up in the French commune of La Courneuve[1] with her Algerian father and a 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 at more than 500,000 copies, staying at the No.1 slot, in France, for more than 6 weeks during and after sales.
Amel Bent has the ability to sing in the whistle register.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Peak Position | French Sales | French Certification | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR[4] | FRA DL |
BEL[5] | SWI[6] | ||||
| 2004 | Un Jour d'été | 3 | 1 | 12 | 39 | 600 000 | Platinum |
| 2007 | À 20 ans | 4 | 13 | 15 | 24 | 200 000 | Gold |
| 2009 | Où je vais | 9 | 5 | 25 | 65 | 150 000 | Platinum |
| 2011 | Délit mineur | 28 | 8 | 66 | Gold[7] | ||
1 French Digital Charts
2 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak Position | Album | French Certification | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR [8] |
FR DL1 |
BEL (Wa) Ultratop [9] |
BEL (Wa) Ultratip2 [9] |
SWI [10] |
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| 2005 | "Ma philosophie" | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 16 | Diamond | ||||||||
| "Le droit à l'erreur" | 7 | 3 | 16 | — | 36 | Silver | |||||||||
| "Ne retiens pas tes larmes" | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | 50 | Gold | |||||||||
| 2006 | "Eye of the Tiger" | 2 | 17 | 13 | — | 32 | Silver | ||||||||
| 2007 | "Nouveau Français" | 3 | 18 | 7 | — | 75 | Silver | ||||||||
| "À 20 ans" (feat. Diam's) | — | 42 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2008 | "Tu n'es plus là" | — | 8 | 40 | — | — | |||||||||
| "Vivre ma vie" | — | 46 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2009 | "Où je vais" | — | 4 | 23 | — | — | |||||||||
| 2010 | "Le mal de toi" | — | 48 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Je me sens bien" | — | — | — | 19 | — | ||||||||||
| "Cette idee la" | 92 | — | — | 21 | — | ||||||||||
| 2011 | "Je reste" | 29 | 30 | — | 1 | — | |||||||||
| "Délit" | 38 | — | 27 | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2012 | "Ma chance" | 122 | — | — | 2 | — | |||||||||
| "Comme toi" | 91 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2013 | "Quand la musique est bonne" (with Soprano) |
40 | — | — | 5 | — | |||||||||
| "Sans toi" | 163 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||||||||||||||
1 French Digital Charts
2 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart
- - Star in Belgian column signifies appearance in Ultratip Charts, not main Ultratop charts.
- Featured in
| Year | Single | Peak Position | Album | French Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR [8] |
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| 2007 | "Tombé pour elle" (La Fouine feat. Amel Bent) |
15 | ||
| 2010 | "On pense à vous" (113 feat. Amel Bent) |
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| 2013 | "Karl" (La Fouine feat. Amel Bent) |
158 | ||
| "Ti amo t'es à moi" (Rohff feat. Amel Bent) |
98 | P.D.R.G. (Pouvoir, Danger, Respect & Game) |
Awards
- 2005 : Nominated at the MTV Europe Music Awards like Best French Act
- 2006 : Nominated at the NRJ Music Award like Francophone Revelation of the Year
- 2006 : Win the European Border Breakers Award of The Best French Act
- 2006 : Win the Victoires de la Musique of The Revelation of the Year
- 2008 : Nominated at the NRJ Music Award like Francophone Female Artist of the Year
- 2010 : Nominated at the NRJ Music Award like Francophone Female Artist of the Year
- 2013 : Nominated at the NRJ Music Award like Francophone Female Artist of the Year
Notes
- 1.0 1.1 Biographie de Amel Bent, purepeople.com. URL accessed on 2010-08-29.
- Biographie de Amel Bent, algeriades.com. URL accessed on 2011-06-14.
- Amel Bent chante son père absent, chartsinfrance.net. URL accessed on 2010-08-29.
- Amel Bent in the French Album Charts, lescharts.com. URL accessed on 2010-08-29.
- Amel Bent in the Belgian (Wallonia) Album Charts, ultratop.be. URL accessed on 2010-08-29.
- Amel Bent in the Swiss Album Charts, hitparade.ch. URL accessed on 2010-08-29.
- SNEP 2012 Certifications - Gold Albums. SNEP. Retrieved on -5/02/2013.
- 8.0 8.1 Amel Bent in the French Singles Chart, lescharts.com. URL accessed on 2010-08-29.
- 9.0 9.1 Amel Bent in the Belgian Singles Chart, ultratop.be. URL accessed on 2010-08-29.
- Amel Bent in the Swiss Singles Chart, hitparade.com. URL accessed on 2010-08-29.
Sources
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Amel Bent
- (French) Official website
- Amel Bent Ma Philosophie + Lyrics
- Official MySpace
- (French) Interview with Amel Bent on SoulRnB.com (13/12/10)
| Nouvelle Star | |
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| Seasons | * 1
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| Hosts | * Benjamin Castaldi (14)
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| Judges | * Dove Attia (15)
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| Winners | * Jonatan Cerrada
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| Other notable contestants | * Thierry Amiel (1)
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