Kenza Farah
Kenza Farah (born July 8, 1986 in Bejaia Province , Algeria ) is a French R&B singer. She currently lives in Marseille
Career
As a small child, Kenza had a great interest in music. At first Kenza sang texts by Celine Dion until her own text ideas developed. For the time being, Kenza made a name for itself in her neighborhood at festivities and singing competitions. The next step was to choose her middle name as her stage name. Taking singing lessons was a stopover in her development that showed her that music is not all about fun. After dropping out of singing lessons, Kenza went her own way and met Karim Ouanes de Dugny, who gave her the opportunity to make her first recordings.
This was followed by productions with Kamelancien , Kery James , T2R, Kayser, Alonso, Le Rat Luciano . In December 2006, Kenza signed a contract with the Parisian record label Karismatik . This was followed by the release of their first album Authentik in June 2007 with many revised tracks from the last few years. The album had long been expected in Marseille and rose to number 5 on the album charts in the first week. Kenza received gold for her album and released the single Je me bats and Appelez moi Kenza .
Kenza Farah released her album on November 15, 2010, the first single from the album was called Militante .
The new single from Kenza Farah is called La où tu vas . The single is part of the soundtrack of the film Le Coursier by Luc Besson . The clip was shot on January 22nd in a loft in the 10th arrondissement of Paris.
accident
On the evening of October 12, 2008, shortly after leaving the recording studio, Kenza Farah was hit by a car and injured. She was even declared dead, which turned out to be a mistake a short time later. As her manager told Voici magazine , the accident car is said to have been traveling at a good 90 km / h when it hit her.
In an interview with Planète Rap Mag , she said shortly after that the accident wasn't that bad and the media portrayed it as worse than it was in reality.
style
Inspired by Aaliyah , Tracy Chapman , Stevie Wonder and Francis Cabrel , Kenza produces titles about general grievances in society, disappointment with friends, war, loneliness and love. Their origins are generally recognizable in their texts, namely the socially disadvantaged northern quarters of Marseille. Songs in which she represents herself in hip hop fashion are more current . The style of music is developing from simple beats and well-known samples in the direction of electronic beats . Sometimes Kenza underlines her singing with a Kabyle accent.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
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 FR
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 BE W
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| 2007 | Authenticity |
FR5  (70 weeks)FR |
BE W50 (20 weeks) BE W |
First published: June 11, 2007
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| 2008 | Authentic mixtape |
FR82 (5 weeks) FR |
- |
First published: April 24, 2008
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| Avec le coeur |
FR7 (28 weeks) FR |
BE W59 (14 weeks) BE W |
First published: November 17, 2008
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| 2010 | Safe |
FR18 (10 weeks) FR |
BE W86 (1 week) BE W |
First published: November 19, 2010
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| 2012 | 4 Love |
FR13 (16 weeks) FR |
BE W44 (13 weeks) BE W |
First published: September 3, 2012
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| 2014 | Karismatics |
FR31 (5 weeks) FR |
BE W67 (2 weeks) BE W |
First published: September 26, 2014
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| 2019 | Au clair de ma plume |
FR44 (4 weeks) FR |
BE W186 (1 week) BE W |
First published: February 22, 2019
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Compilations
- 2007: La France des couleurs ("Sous le ciel de Marseille" duet with Idir)
- 2008: Raïn'B Fever 3 ("Ya mama" duet with Najim)
- 2009: Maghreb United ("Au delà des apparences" duet with rim'k)
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
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FR
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| 2007 | Je me bats / Appelez-moi Kenza |
FR11 (22 weeks) FR |
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| 2008 | J'essaie encore |
FR14 (29 weeks) FR |
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| 2010 | Là où tu vas |
FR11 (40 weeks) FR |
from the soundtrack to the film Le Coursier by Luc Besson
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| 2012 | Quelque part |
FR64 (16 weeks) FR |
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| Coup de coeur |
FR16 (27 weeks) FR |
feat. Soprano
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| 2013 | Obsession |
FR16 (20 weeks) FR |
Lucenzo & Kenza Farah - Tropical Family
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| 2014 | Yätayö |
FR190 (1 week) FR |
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| Problems |
FR55 (10 weeks) FR |
feat. Jul
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| Briser les chaînes |
FR183 (2 weeks) FR |
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| 2015 | Liées |
FR81 (1 week) FR |
Ridsa feat. Kenza Farah
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| 2016 | Fais le job |
FR122 (1 week) FR |
Remix
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| Month 2.0 |
FR161 (1 week) FR |
More singles
- 2007: Lettre du front ( feat.Sefyu )
- 2008: 15ème hardcord (feat.GAP soosol)
- 2008: Au cœur de la rue / J'essaie encore
- 2009: Faut pas oublier ( feat.Bossniak )
- 2009: Celle qu'il te faut ( feat.Nina Sky )
- 2009: Je représente
- 2010: Disillusionment du ghetto
- 2010: militants
- 2018: photos
Song recordings
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swell
- ↑ a b Là Où Tu Vas
- ↑ 20 minutes report on the accident ( memento of the original from March 26, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Interview with Kenza Farah in Planète Rap Mag, no 23, December 2008
- ↑ a b Chart sources: France Belgium (Wallonia)
- ↑ Awards for music sales: FR
Web links
- Official homepage of Kenza Farah (French)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Farah, Kenza |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French R&B singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 8, 1986 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bejaia Province , Algeria |