Amel Bent Bachir (; born 21 June 1985), better known by her stage name Amel Bent (), is a French-Algerian pop singer who gained fame after reaching the semi-finals of season 2 of French TV singing competition Nouvelle Star. She is best-selling artist to come from that competition.
From 2018 to 2019, Bent was a coach on The Voice Kids France. She was also a coach on The Voice France from 2020 to 2023, and again in 2026.
Biography
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 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, but the success of the album would ultimately be derived from the single "Ma philosophie", which would sell more than 500,000 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 show's Christmas special.
For her single "Je reste" 2011, Bent co-starred with the actor from Metal Hurlant Chronicles Karl E. Landler.
Discography
Albums YearAlbumPeak positionFrench certificationFRBEL(Wa)SWI2004Un Jour d'été31239Platinum2007À 20 ans41524Platinum2009Où je vais92565Platinum2011Délit mineur2461—Gold2014Instinct1114242019Demain1213552021Sorøre (with Camélia Jordana and Vitaa)131346Vivante1741Gold2025Minuit une29121—
Singles
YearSinglePeak positionFrench certificationAlbumFRBEL (Wa)2004"Ma philosophie"11Diamond2005"Le droit à l'erreur"716Silver"Ne retiens pas tes larmes"55Gold2006"Eye of the Tiger"213Silver2007"Nouveau Français"37Silver"À 20 ans" (feat. Diam's)—13(Ultratip*)2008"Tu n'es plus là"—40"Désolée"——2009"Où je vais"—232010"Le mal de toi"——"Je me sens bien"—19(Ultratip*)"Cette Idée-là"9231(Ultratip*)2011"Je reste"291(Ultratip*)2012"Délit"3827"Ma chance"1062(Ultratip*)"Comme toi"91—"Quand la musique est bonne" (with Soprano)405(Ultratip*)2013"Sans toi"1315(Ultratip*)2014"Regarde-nous"1188(Ultratip*)"En silence"164—2019"Demain"—45(Ultratip*)2020"Jusqu'au bout" (with Imen Es)476"1-2-3" (with Hatik)832021"Le chant des colombes"13916"Ma sœur"(with Camélia Jordan and Vitaa)159—Sorøre2022"Lossa"—39 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. *Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
As featured artist YearSinglePeak positionFR2007"Tombé pour elle" (La Fouine featuring Amel Bent)152012"Entre nous" (with Garou, Ségara, Luce and Goldman)1712013"Karl" (La Fouine featuring Amel Bent)158"Ti amo t'es à moi" (Rohff with Amel Bent)94"C'est moi" (with Bruel, Aubert, Grégoire, M. Pokora and Goldman)1602014"Le loup d'la street" (Lacrim featuring Amel Bent)1712017"100%" (Alonzo featuring Amel Bent)102 *Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
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
Filmography Year Title Role Director Notes 2013 Scènes de ménage Amel Francis Duquet TV series (2 Episodes)2021Les Sandales blanchesMalika BellaribiChristian FaureTV serie
Notes
Sources http://www.last.fm/music/Amel+Bent http://influence.over-blog.com/article-10167534.html
External links
Amel Bent Ma Philosophie + Lyrics Official MySpace Interview with Amel Bent on SoulRnB.com (13/12/10)