Amel Bent

Amel Bent Bachir born 21 June 1985 is a French RB and pop singer who gained fame after reaching the semifinals of season 2 of French TV singing competition Nouvelle Star She is bestselling artist to come from that competition She is currently a coach on the similar French talent show The Voice la plus belle voix Amel Bent grew up in the Paris suburb of La Courneuve with her Algerian father and Moroccan mother She has a brother and a sister Her career jump started after making it to the semifinals of the reality TV show Nouvelle Star 2 Frances version of Pop Idol Although her performance did not make it to the finals she was still noticed by some of the shows producers and would end up making her début album later that year titled Un Jour dété released in late 2004 The album would sell more than 550000 copies in France alone but the success of the album would ultimately be derived from the single Ma Philosophie which would sell at more than 500000 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 shows Christmas special For her single je reste 2011 Bent costarred with the actor from Metal Hurlant Chronicles Karl E Landler Source Article Amel Bent from Wikipedia in english licensed under CCBYSA 30