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Indila
Adila Sedraïa (French pronunciation: [adila sedʁaja]; born 26 June 1984), known professionally as Indila (pronounced [indila]), is a French singer-songwriter and record producer. She collaborated with many musicians on vocals and lyrics prior to releasing her first single, "Dernière danse" (English: "Last dance"), in December 2013, which reached SNEP second in France and became in December 2023, 10 years after its release, the first French-language song to exceed one billion views on YouTube. She released her debut album, Mini World, in February 2014, which met commercial success.
Adila Sedraïa was born on 26 June 1984, in Paris, France. Her mother was a caregiver, while her grandmother sang at weddings. Indila has two sisters, and she described herself as a "child of the world" of Algerian, Cambodian, Indian, and Egyptian descent. Prior to her singing career, she worked as a tour guide at the Marché international de Rungis. She explained that her stage name came from her immeasurable love for India.
In addition to her native French, Indila has provided vocals in English, including "Dreamin'" with French and Congolese rapper Youssoupha and "Bye Bye Sonyé" with Moroccan-French musician DJ Abdel, and sung Hindi refrains in "Criminel" by French band TLF and "Thug mariage" by French rapper Rohff.
Indila's meeting with record producer Skalpovich allowed her to enter into the world of rap and eventually collaborations with several French rappers. Indila began her music career in around 2009, providing vocals for "Invitaation" by Vitaa, "Trinité" by L'Algérino, "Thug mariage" by Rohff, "Hiro" by Soprano, and composing "J'ai besoin d'y croire," sung by Admiral T and among others. "Hiro" was Indila's first successful collaboration, reaching number 26 in the charts in France and 27 in Belgium. She continued to collaborate with several other French rappers and DJs over the next three years, including "Poussière d'empire" with Nessbeal, "Criminel" with TLF, "Press pause" with OGB, "Bye Bye Sonyé" with DJ Abdel, "Dreamin" with Youssoupha, which peaked in July 2012 at number 14 in France's SNEP charts, and "Ma Reine" with Axel Tony. Indila also composed the songs "Plus Haut" by Matt Pokora along with "Avec Toi" by Axel Tony featuring Tunisiano, in which she is credited by her real name, Adila Sedraïa. "Avec Toi", which was produced by Skalpovich, reached number 7 in the charts in France in November 2012.
In November 2013, Indila released her first single, "Dernière danse" (English: "Last Dance"), from her then-upcoming debut studio album. It reached the top 10 of the French charts on 4 January 2014 and reached number 2 on 18 January, where it remained through the week of 22 March. The song remained in the top 200 in France through April 2015, for a total of 77 weeks in the top 200. It was also a success outside France, by the end of February 2014; "Dernière danse" was the numbers one and two song on iTunes in Greece and Romania as well as Turkey, respectively. The music video for the somg, released 4 December 2013, reached 100 million views on YouTube on 30 July 2014 and has over 1.4 billion views as of 1 April 2026, which marked the first French-language song to exceed one billion views.
In February 2014, Indila released her debut studio album, Mini World, mainly produced by Skalpovich. Two other singles from the album reached the top 20 in the charts in France; "Tourner dans le vide" (English: "Spinning in the Emptiness") reached number 13, and "S.O.S" reached number 8. Mini World was the best-selling album in France at the week of its debut, remaining among the ten best-selling albums through the week of 11 October 2014. A limited-edition CD/DVD version of Mini World was released in November 2014, with two new songs, orchestral versions of "Tourner dans le vide" and "Love Story", an acoustic version of "S.O.S", and video of live performances of several tracks from the album. A second limited-edition release of Mini World in February 2015 contained ten tracks from the original release, the two new songs from the first limited edition, and another new song. Mini World found success both in France, where it was the third-best-selling album of 2014, and outside the country, where it was the best-seller of 2014 in Poland and second-best-seller of 2014 in Belgium.
In October, Indila won the MTV Europe Music Award for Best French Artist. In February 2015, she won Best New Album of the Year award for Mini World, at the 30th Victoires de la Musique. Same year, she was among the ten artists to receive the European Border Breakers Award.
Following a five-year hiatus, Indila teased her then-upcoming single "Parle à ta tête" (English: "Speak to Your Head"), sharing its cover art on 20 August 2019. Produced by Skalpovich, the song was released after three days. On 14 November, its music video was released on her YouTube channel. French-Israel singer Amir's single, "Carrousel", a duet with Indila, was released in October 2020; a music video for the song followed in April 2021. In January 2023, Algerian-Canadian singer Zaho unveiled the track "Roi 2 cœurs" on her album Résilience, in duet with Indila. On 26 January 2024, Indila in collaboration with German DJ Bennett released "Dernière Danse (Techno Mix)".
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Indila
Adila Sedraïa (French pronunciation: [adila sedʁaja]; born 26 June 1984), known professionally as Indila (pronounced [indila]), is a French singer-songwriter and record producer. She collaborated with many musicians on vocals and lyrics prior to releasing her first single, "Dernière danse" (English: "Last dance"), in December 2013, which reached SNEP second in France and became in December 2023, 10 years after its release, the first French-language song to exceed one billion views on YouTube. She released her debut album, Mini World, in February 2014, which met commercial success.
Adila Sedraïa was born on 26 June 1984, in Paris, France. Her mother was a caregiver, while her grandmother sang at weddings. Indila has two sisters, and she described herself as a "child of the world" of Algerian, Cambodian, Indian, and Egyptian descent. Prior to her singing career, she worked as a tour guide at the Marché international de Rungis. She explained that her stage name came from her immeasurable love for India.
In addition to her native French, Indila has provided vocals in English, including "Dreamin'" with French and Congolese rapper Youssoupha and "Bye Bye Sonyé" with Moroccan-French musician DJ Abdel, and sung Hindi refrains in "Criminel" by French band TLF and "Thug mariage" by French rapper Rohff.
Indila's meeting with record producer Skalpovich allowed her to enter into the world of rap and eventually collaborations with several French rappers. Indila began her music career in around 2009, providing vocals for "Invitaation" by Vitaa, "Trinité" by L'Algérino, "Thug mariage" by Rohff, "Hiro" by Soprano, and composing "J'ai besoin d'y croire," sung by Admiral T and among others. "Hiro" was Indila's first successful collaboration, reaching number 26 in the charts in France and 27 in Belgium. She continued to collaborate with several other French rappers and DJs over the next three years, including "Poussière d'empire" with Nessbeal, "Criminel" with TLF, "Press pause" with OGB, "Bye Bye Sonyé" with DJ Abdel, "Dreamin" with Youssoupha, which peaked in July 2012 at number 14 in France's SNEP charts, and "Ma Reine" with Axel Tony. Indila also composed the songs "Plus Haut" by Matt Pokora along with "Avec Toi" by Axel Tony featuring Tunisiano, in which she is credited by her real name, Adila Sedraïa. "Avec Toi", which was produced by Skalpovich, reached number 7 in the charts in France in November 2012.
In November 2013, Indila released her first single, "Dernière danse" (English: "Last Dance"), from her then-upcoming debut studio album. It reached the top 10 of the French charts on 4 January 2014 and reached number 2 on 18 January, where it remained through the week of 22 March. The song remained in the top 200 in France through April 2015, for a total of 77 weeks in the top 200. It was also a success outside France, by the end of February 2014; "Dernière danse" was the numbers one and two song on iTunes in Greece and Romania as well as Turkey, respectively. The music video for the somg, released 4 December 2013, reached 100 million views on YouTube on 30 July 2014 and has over 1.4 billion views as of 1 April 2026, which marked the first French-language song to exceed one billion views.
In February 2014, Indila released her debut studio album, Mini World, mainly produced by Skalpovich. Two other singles from the album reached the top 20 in the charts in France; "Tourner dans le vide" (English: "Spinning in the Emptiness") reached number 13, and "S.O.S" reached number 8. Mini World was the best-selling album in France at the week of its debut, remaining among the ten best-selling albums through the week of 11 October 2014. A limited-edition CD/DVD version of Mini World was released in November 2014, with two new songs, orchestral versions of "Tourner dans le vide" and "Love Story", an acoustic version of "S.O.S", and video of live performances of several tracks from the album. A second limited-edition release of Mini World in February 2015 contained ten tracks from the original release, the two new songs from the first limited edition, and another new song. Mini World found success both in France, where it was the third-best-selling album of 2014, and outside the country, where it was the best-seller of 2014 in Poland and second-best-seller of 2014 in Belgium.
In October, Indila won the MTV Europe Music Award for Best French Artist. In February 2015, she won Best New Album of the Year award for Mini World, at the 30th Victoires de la Musique. Same year, she was among the ten artists to receive the European Border Breakers Award.
Following a five-year hiatus, Indila teased her then-upcoming single "Parle à ta tête" (English: "Speak to Your Head"), sharing its cover art on 20 August 2019. Produced by Skalpovich, the song was released after three days. On 14 November, its music video was released on her YouTube channel. French-Israel singer Amir's single, "Carrousel", a duet with Indila, was released in October 2020; a music video for the song followed in April 2021. In January 2023, Algerian-Canadian singer Zaho unveiled the track "Roi 2 cœurs" on her album Résilience, in duet with Indila. On 26 January 2024, Indila in collaboration with German DJ Bennett released "Dernière Danse (Techno Mix)".