Amina had the career every singer dreams of: she has experienced triumphs on prestigious stages and had great loves. While negotiating 180 ° turns. Very young, the Tunisian discovers the Parisian night of which the great organizer was then Fabrice Emaer who officiated at 7 rue Sainte-Anne and at the Palace. It was in this nightclub theater that she made her first scene at the age of 16. This shows what determination Amina was already showing. Those around her disapproved of her choice, but, she says,
“France helped me
”. At 18, she will therefore make a point of obtaining her French passport. Protected by Fabrice Emaer and Mondino, she continued her career until she finished tied for first at Eurovision in 1991 with her title "
It is the last one who spoke who is right
”. Then one day, as in a novel, a Viking met her gaze and she followed him to Norway where she will spend 10 years, "
going from a Mauritanian tent to the desert of ice
", she says today of an amused look. There, she continued to perform with a jazz group that she founded.
But love is only crazy for a while and the appeal of Parisian life becomes irresistible. This singer, whose voice is as reminiscent of Fairouz as Billie Holiday, made her big comeback in 2016 with
Radwoi
, the soundtrack for a Cartier Arabia advertising clip. Composed by Léonard Lasry, fan of oriental music, the song which was only a simple order finally becomes a worldwide success. And it is with him - since we do not change a winning team - that she launches out in the realization of a new album, "
The Light of my choices
", (published by 29music), fruit of four years of work. We find
Radwoi
, an inescapable love story sung in Arabic just like the title
Taffi Nari
.
The rest of the album is written in chiseled French, like this artist who loves nuance and only trusts her instincts.
She will be the guest artist for
Léonard Lasry's concert at the Café de la danse on December 9.