Birth name Melanie Georgiades Labels Hostile, EMI Also known as Diam's, Diamant Associated acts Sinik | Name Melanie Georgiades Origin Nicosia, Cyprus Role Rap artist Years active 1998–2012 | |
Born 25 July 1980 (age 43) ( 1980-07-25 ) Awards NRJ Music Award for Francophone Song of the Year Genres French hip hop, Contemporary R&B, Hip hop soul Albums Brut de femme, SOS, Au Tour De Ma Bulle, Ma vie / Mon live, Dans ma bulle Profiles | ||
Diam s journey from fame drugs to peace
Diam's ([djams]; born Mélanie Georgiades on 25 July 1980) is a French-language rap artist of French and Greek Cypriot origin.
Contents
- Diam s journey from fame drugs to peace
- Diam s converted to islam diam s embrasse l islam
- Early career
- Dans ma bulle 2006
- 2009 to present
- Personal life
- Singles
- References
Diam s converted to islam diam s embrasse l islam
Early career
In 1998, when she was just 19, Diam's signed a development deal with BMG Music Publishing France. With the publisher's help, Diam's worked on her craft and signed with Universal Records in 1999. She appeared in a song on DJ Mehdi's 2002 album "(The Story Of) Espion".
2003's Brut de Femme was her breakthrough, reaching gold and spawning the top 10 single "DJ." In concert at the 2004 Dour Festival in Belgium, people threw objects at Diam's when she began singing. In 2005, she cemented her importance as a songwriter with "Ma Philosophie"—a huge number one hit for Pop Idol star Amel Bent.
In 2005, she collaborated with Indonesian singer Anggun for her song "Juste Être Une Femme" (Just to be a Woman), which is featured on the French version of her current studio album Luminescence..
Dans ma bulle 2006
Dans ma bulle (Inside my Bubble) was released in February 2006, debuting at number one on the French album chart selling 50,000 copies in its first week. Diam's first single from Dans Ma Bulle, La Boulette (The Moron) gained immense popularity and airtime. It stayed at number one on the French music charts for 6 consecutive weeks. Her second single Jeune Demoiselle debuted at #4. Ma France à moi and Confessions nocturnes with Vitaa also proved to popular. Dans Ma Bulle went on to be the biggest-selling French album in France in 2006 and reached diamond status (1,000,000 copies sold). Diam's won the award for Best French Act at the 2006 MTV Europe Music Awards.
However, according to friends, Diam's could not handle the fame resulting from her latest album and checked into a psychiatric hospital for depression. She was then diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
2009 to present
In October 2009, while working on her third studio album "SOS", following her conversion to Islam, she adopted a black covering and Jilbāb, explaining to the French Press, “Medicine was not able to heal my soul, so I turned toward religion.” When a photo of her coming out of a Mosque wearing a veil was taken and used for an article "France and her Muslims" and a fictional interview created from the lyrics of a song emerged in the media, she declined all interviews and stayed out of the public eye.
In 2013, she released her autobiography along with an interview for the French documentary series "Sept à Huit", saying that she is leaving the music business as it was too emotionally draining for her mental health and that the fame was making her miserable.
Personal life
Diam's is known for her political activism in both her lyrics and her public persona. She converted to Islam in late 2010 and wears a Jilbāb.She has 2 children by 2 different husbands.
Singles
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