Amel Bent
Amel Bent Bachir (Arabic: آمال بنت بشير; born 21 June 1985), better known by her stage name Amel Bent (French pronunciation: [a.mɛl bɛnt]), is a French 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.
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Amel Bent, in 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Amel Bent Bachir |
| Born | 21 June 1985 Paris, France |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer - Dancer - philosophe |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Sony BMG, Universal Music |
She is currently a "coach" on the similar French talent show The Voice: la plus belle voix.
Biography
Amel Bent grew up in the Paris suburb of La Courneuve[1] with her Algerian father and Moroccan mother. She has a brother and a sister.[1][2] 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 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.[4]
For her single "Je reste" 2011, Bent co-starred with the actor from Metal Hurlant Chronicles Karl E. Landler.[5][6]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Peak position | French certification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR [7] | BEL (Wa) [8] | SWI [9] | |||
| 2004 | Un Jour d'été | 3 | 12 | 39 | Platinum |
| 2007 | À 20 ans | 4 | 15 | 24 | Platinum |
| 2009 | Où je vais | 9 | 25 | 65 | Platinum |
| 2011 | Délit mineur | 24 | 61 | — | Gold[10] |
| 2014 | Instinct | 11 | 14 | 24 | |
| 2019 | Demain | 12 [11] | 13 | 55 | |
| 2021 | Sorøre (with Camélia Jordana and Vitaa) | 13 | 13 | 46 | |
| 2021 | Vivante | 1 [12] | 7 | 41 | Gold |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak position | French certification | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR [13] | BEL (Wa) [14] | ||||||||||||||
| 2004 | "Ma philosophie" | 1 | 1 | Diamond | |||||||||||
| 2005 | "Le droit à l'erreur" | 7 | 16 | Silver | |||||||||||
| "Ne retiens pas tes larmes" | 5 | 5 | Gold | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | "Eye of the Tiger" | 2 | 13 | Silver | |||||||||||
| 2007 | "Nouveau Français" | 3 | 7 | Silver | À 20 ans | ||||||||||
| "À 20 ans" (feat. Diam's) | — | 13 (Ultratip*) | |||||||||||||
| 2008 | "Tu n'es plus là" | — | 40 | ||||||||||||
| "Désolée" | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 2009 | "Où je vais" | — | 23 | Où je vais | |||||||||||
| 2010 | "Le mal de toi" | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Je me sens bien" | — | 19 (Ultratip*) | |||||||||||||
| "Cette Idée-là" | 92 | 31 (Ultratip*) | |||||||||||||
| 2011 | "Je reste" | 29 | 1 (Ultratip*) | Délit mineur | |||||||||||
| 2012 | "Délit" | 38 | 27 | ||||||||||||
| "Ma chance" | 106 | 2 (Ultratip*) | Instinct | ||||||||||||
| "Comme toi" | 91 | — | Instinct | ||||||||||||
| "Quand la musique est bonne" (with Soprano) | 40 | 5 (Ultratip*) | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | "Sans toi" | 131 | 5 (Ultratip*) | Instinct | |||||||||||
| 2014 | "Regarde-nous" | 118 | 8 (Ultratip*) | ||||||||||||
| "En silence" | 164 | — | |||||||||||||
| 2019 | "Demain" | — | 45 (Ultratip*) | ||||||||||||
| 2020 | "Jusqu'au bout" (with Imen Es) | 47 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| "1-2-3" (with Hatik) | 8 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 2021 | "Le chant des colombes" | 139 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| "Ma sœur" (with Camélia Jordan and Vitaa) | 159 | — | Sorøre | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | "Lossa" (with Benny Adam) | — | 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.
Featured in
| Year | Single | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FR [7] | BEL (Wa) [14] | ||
| 2007 | "Tombé pour elle" (La Fouine feat. Amel Bent) | 15 | — |
| 2012 | "Entre nous" (with Garou / Ségara / Luce / Goldman) | 171 | — |
| 2013 | "Karl" (La Fouine feat. Amel Bent) | 158 | — |
| "Ti amo t'es à moi" (Rohff with Amel Bent) | 94 | — | |
| "C'est moi" (with Bruel / Aubert / Grégoire / M. Pokora / Goldman) | 160 | — | |
| 2014 | "Le loup d'la street" (Lacrim feat. Amel Bent) | 171 | — |
| 2017 | "100%" (Alonzo feat. 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) |
Notes
- ^ a b "Biographie de Amel Bent". purepeople.com. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- ^ . algeriades.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- ^ "Amel Bent chante son père absent". chartsinfrance.net. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- ^ "Amel Bent remporte Danse avec les stars spécial Noël". Tele Star. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Clip : Amel Bent installe la jungle dans son appartement pour "Je reste"". ozap.com. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ . www.ptitblog.net. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Amel Bent in the French Album Charts". lescharts.com. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- ^ "Amel Bent in the Belgian (Wallonia) Album Charts". ultratop.be. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Amel Bent in the Swiss Album Charts". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- ^ . SNEP. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 21, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 28 May 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "En exclusivité, voici les 10 premiers du Top Albums de la semaine ! 💿 Classement complet lundi 😉". SNEP. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "Amel Bent in the French Singles Chart". lescharts.com. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- ^ a b "Amel Bent in the Belgian Singles Chart". ultratop.be. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
Sources
External links
- (in French) Interview with Amel Bent on SoulRnB.com (13/12/10)