Amel Bent
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| Background information | |
| Born | June 21, 1985 |
| Origin | Joué-lès-Tours, France |
| Genres | Pop, R&B, Adult contemporary |
| Occupations | Vocalist, |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Sony BMG |
Amel Bent (born Amel Bent Bachir Arabic:أمل بنت بشير, on June 21, 1985 in Paris) is a French singer.
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Biography
Amel Bent grew up in the French commune of La Courneuve1 with her Algerian father and a Moroccan mother. She has a brother and a sister.12 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.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Peak Position | French Sales | French Certification | |||
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| FR4 | FRA DL1 |
BEL25 | SWI6 | ||||
| 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 | — | ||
1 French Digital Charts
2 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak Position | Album | French Certification | |||||||||||
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| FR7 | FR DL1 |
BEL28 | SWI9 | ||||||||||||
| 2005 | "Ma philosophie" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
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| "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 |
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Silver | ||||||||
| "À 20 ans" (feat. Diam's) | — | 42 | — | — | |||||||||||
| 2008 | "Tu n'es plus là " | — | 8 | 40 | — | ||||||||||
| "Vivre ma vie" | — | 46 | — | — |
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| 2009 | "Où je vais" | — | 4 | 23 | — |
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| 2010 | "Le mal de toi" | — | 48 | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Je me sens bien" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Cette idee la" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 2011 | "Je reste" | 29 | 30 | — | — |
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| "Délit" | 69 | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||||||||||||||
1 French Digital Charts
2 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart
Notes
- ^ a b "Biographie de Amel Bent". purepeople.com. http://www.purepeople.com/people/amel-bent_p58. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ "Biographie de Amel Bent". algeriades.com. http://www.algeriades.com/news/previews/article1850.htm. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
- ^ "Amel Bent chante son père absent". chartsinfrance.net. http://www.chartsinfrance.net/actualite/news-65769.html. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ "Amel Bent in the French Album Charts". lescharts.com. http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=Amel+Bent&cat=a. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ "Amel Bent in the Belgian (Wallonia) Album Charts". ultratop.be. http://www.ultratop.be/en/search.asp?cat=a&lang=fr&search=Amel+Bent. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ "Amel Bent in the Swiss Album Charts". hitparade.ch. http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=Amel+Bent&cat=a. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ "Amel Bent in the French Singles Chart". lescharts.com. http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=amel+bent&cat=s. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ "Amel Bent in the Belgian Singles Chart". ultratop.be. http://www.ultratop.be/en/search.asp?cat=s&lang=fr&search=Amel+Bent. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ "Amel Bent in the Swiss Singles Chart". hitparade.com. http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?cat=s&search=Amel+Bent. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
Sources
External links
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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)
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| Preceded by Jeanne Cherhal |
Victoires de la Musique Group or artist popular révélation of the year 2006 |
Succeeded by Miss Dominique |
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