Camélia Jordana Aliouane (born 15 September 1992) is a French pop singer. She rose to fame after participating in the television show Nouvelle Star, the French version of Pop Idol, in 2009, where she placed 3rd. Since 2013 she has appeared in leading roles in a number of French films.
Life and career Jordana 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. She grew up in La Londe-les-Maures with her older sister and younger brother.
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". 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.
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.
She featured on Emel's album MRA (2024), singing on "Mazel".
Philanthropy On 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.
In June 2024, Jordana signed a petition addressed to French President Emmanuel Macron demanding France to officially recognize the State of Palestine.
Discography
YearAlbumPeak PositionFRBEL (Wa)CH2010Camélia Jordana712362014Dans la peau1529702018LOST133——2021facile x fragile325—Sorøre(with Amel Bent and Vitaa)131346
Singles
YearSinglePeak PositionAlbumFRFR (Downloads)BEL(Wa)CH2010"Non Non Non (Écouter Barbara)"—3348Camélia Jordana"Calamity Jane"————2011"Moi c'est"—35——2014"Dans la peau"95———Dans la peau2021"Ma sœur"(with Amel Bent and Vitaa)159———Sorøre "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.
Filmography Year Title Role Director Notes2013 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 Ferran2015 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-Serrano2017 Some Like It Veiled Leila Sou Abadi Le Brio Neïla Salah Yvan Attal César Award for Most Promising ActressNominated – Lumière Award for Best Female Revelation2018 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 version2019 Curiosa Zohra Ben Brahim Lou Jeunet Sisters in Arms Kenza Caroline Fourest La nuit venue Naomi Frédéric Farrucci2020 Love Affair(s) Daphné Emmanuel Mouret Lumière Award for Best Film 20212024Silent StormsDania Reymond-Boughenou
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