Camélia Jordana Aliouane (born 15 September 1992) is a French-Algerian pop singer and screenactress. She rose to fame after participating in the television show Nouvelle Star, the French version of Pop Idol, in 2009, where she placed placed 3rd. Since 2013 she has appeared in leading roles in a number of French films.
Camélia Jordana | |
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 Camélia Jordana in 2018. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Camélia Jordana Aliouane[1] |
| Born | 15 September 1992 Toulon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| Genres | French pop, chanson, Folk pop |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Sony Music France |
| Website | www.cameliajordana.fr |
Life and career
editJordana was born on 15 September 1992 in Toulon, to French parents of Algerian descent. Her father Hachemi is of Berber Kabyle origin and her mother Zélihka an Arab from Oran.[2][3][4] She grew up in La Londe-les-Maures[5] with her older sister and younger brother.[2]
At the age of sixteen, she decided to audition for the seventh season of Nouvelle Star in Marseille, and managed to convince the jury with her version of Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World".[6] She finished in third place. After her elimination, she signed a record deal with Sony Music and released her eponymous debut album on 29 March 2010. It sold 10,169 copies in its first week and managed to enter the French SNEP Album Chart at #9.[7]
Although Jordana's debut single "Non Non Non (Écouter Barbara)" was only released as download single in France, it peaked at #3 on the French digital chart. It also charted at #3 in Belgium and #48 in Switzerland.
She participated in a song for the album So in Love by Nouvelle Star judge André Manoukian in April 2010.
Jordana was interviewed and played several songs on the TV5Monde programme Acoustic on 7 November 2010.
She was on the jury of the Semaine de la Critique section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.[8]
She featured on Emel's album MRA (2024), singing on "Mazel".[9]
Philanthropy
editOn 27 November 2015, Jordana participated together with Nolwenn Leroy and Yael Naim at the national memorial day for the victims of the November 2015 Paris attacks singing the song “Quand on n'a que l'amour” by Jacques Brel.[10]
In June 2024 , Jordana signed a petition addressed to French President Emmanuel Macron demanding France to officially recognize the State of Palestine.[11]
Controversies
editAs a presentation of her new double album, Facile x fragile, she told L'Obs that "white men" are, in the collective unconscious, responsible for all the evils of the earth.[12] The International League against Racism and Anti-Semitism denounces this declaration, which it considers "unconscious".[13]
Discography
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| Year | Album | Peak Position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR [14] |
BEL (Wa) [14] |
CH [14] | ||
| 2010 | Camélia Jordana | 7 | 12 | 36 |
| 2014 | Dans la peau | 15 | 29 | 70 |
| 2018 | LOST | 133 | — | — |
| 2021 | facile x fragile | 3 | 25 | — |
| Sorøre (with Amel Bent and Vitaa) |
13 | 13 | 46 | |
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak Position | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR[15] | FR (Downloads) | BEL (Wa)[16] |
CH[17] | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | "Non Non Non (Écouter Barbara)" | — | 3 | 3 | 48 | Camélia Jordana | |||||||||
| "Calamity Jane" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 2011 | "Moi c'est" | — | 35 | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2014 | "Dans la peau" | 95 | — | — | — | Dans la peau | |||||||||
| 2021 | "Ma sœur" (with Amel Bent and Vitaa) |
159 | — | — | — | Sorøre | |||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||||||||||||||
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Stroller Strategy | Mélanie | Clément Michel | |
| Ta main | Natasha | Thomas Bardinet | Short | |
| Les mauvaises têtes | Fanny | Pierre Isoard | TV movie | |
| 2014 | Bird People | Leila | Pascale Ferran | |
| 2015 | All Three of Us | Maryam | Kheiron | |
| I'm All Yours | Kenza | Baya Kasmi | ||
| L'heureuse élue | Djemila | Karima Gherdaoui & Anne Voutey | Short | |
| The Last Panthers | Samira | Johan Renck | TV Mini-Series | |
| 2016 | La fine équipe | Salima | Magaly Richard-Serrano | |
| 2017 | Some Like It Veiled | Leila | Sou Abadi | |
| Le Brio | Neïla Salah | Yvan Attal | César Award for Most Promising Actress Nominated – Lumières Award for Best Female Revelation | |
| 2018 | Chacun pour tous | Julia | Vianney Lebasque | |
| Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse | Gwen Stacy / Spider-Woman | Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman | European French dubbed version | |
| 2019 | Curiosa | Zohra Ben Brahim | Lou Jeunet | |
| Sisters in Arms | Kenza | Caroline Fourest | ||
| La nuit venue | Naomi | Frédéric Farrucci | ||
| 2020 | Love Affair(s) | Daphné | Emmanuel Mouret | Lumières Award for Best Film 2021 |
| 2024 | Silent Storms | Dania Reymond-Boughenou |
References
edit- ^ "Camélia Jordana, insouciance méditerranéenne – Jeune Afrique". 20 April 2013.
- ^ a b Calame, Blaise (2010-04-19). "Madame Camélia". illustre.ch. Archived from the original on 2011-12-06.
- ^ "Camélia Jordana, sortie gagnante pour la perdante Nouvelle Star". Scribium (in French). Retrieved 2017-06-14. [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Hyères Les proches de Camélia-Jordana jugent le phénomène médiatique". archives.varmatin.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-06-14.
- ^ "Camélia Jordana (biography in French)". shitwest.com. 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
- ^ "Camélia Jordana". starwizz.com. April 8, 2009. Archived from the original on June 10, 2010. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
- ^ "Disques : Maé en tête, Camelia surprend, Alizée déçoit". ozap.com. April 8, 2010. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (2021-06-07). "Cannes' Critics' Week Celebrates 60th Anniversary With French-Flavored Lineup". Variety. Archived from the original on 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
- ^ "EMEL Defines Each Track on Her Empowering New Album MRA". Flood Magazine. April 19, 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ Emeline Cazi; David Revault d'Allonnes (26 November 2015). "Hommage aux morts des attentats aux invalides". Le Monde.fr (in French). LeMonde.fr. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ^ "Reconnaissance de l'Etat palestinien : qu'attendez-vous monsieur Macron ? 230 artistes lancent un appel". Libération (in French). 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Camélia Jordana : « Si j'étais un homme, je demanderais pardon »". L'Obs (in French). 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
- ^ "Les propos de Camélia Jordana sur les « hommes blancs » épinglés". www.20minutes.fr (in French). 15 January 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
- ^ a b c "Camélia Jordana on various European Charts". lescharts.com. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
- ^ "Camélia Jordana in the French Single Chart". lescharts.com. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
- ^ "Camélia Jordana in the Belgian Single Chart". ultratop.be. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
- ^ "Camélia Jordana in the Swiss Single Chart". hitparade.ch. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
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