Name |
Sofia Essaidi |
Height |
|
Naionality |
French |
Date of Birth |
6-August-1984 |
Place of Birth |
Moroccan |
Famous for |
singing |
Sofia Essaidi is a French-Moroccan singer. She was born in Casablanca, from Moroccan father and a French mother.
From 30 August to 13 December 2003, she participated in the show Star Academy France's third season, becoming a semi-finalist. She eventually finished second to Elodie Frege. From 12 March to 7 August 2004, she participated in the Star Academy tour, going to Morocco, and Papeete, Tahiti, where she celebrated her 20th birthday. She released her first album called Mon cabaret. Later, she starred in the musical Cleopatre, la dernière reine d'Egypte(fr) choreographed by Kamel Ouali which opened in "le Palais des Sports" in Paris on 29 January 2009. She recently starred in the French version of Dancing with the Stars. She placed as the runners up with her partner, Maxime Dereymez.