Nadia Essadiqi

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Nadia Essadiqi, who performs under the stage name La Bronze, is a Moroccan Canadian musician and actress. Although usually singing in French, [1] she is currently best known for her Maghrebi Arabic version of the Stromae hit "Formidable". [2]

As an actress she has appeared in the television series Trauma , season 3 of Ici Radio-Canada Télé's Unité 9, the web series Quart de vie (TOU.TV), the short film Black Forest (Forêt Noire) and the science-fiction Projet-M. [3]

Her first album, La Bronze, was released in September 2014. In 2015, she was nominated "Emerging artist of the year" for the Canadian Music Week Awards. [4] A second album was announced for 2016, [5] and finally released on 3 November 2017. [6]

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References

  1. Hermance Murgue, "Nadia, la chanteuse qui sublime le titre "Formidable" de Stromae", L'Express , 7 November 2015. Accessed 14 December 2015.
  2. Raphaël Gendron-Martin, "Une «formidable» aventure" Le Journal de Montréal , 27 November 2015. Accessed 14 December 2015.
  3. "Rencontre avec La Bronze", Ciné Télé Revue , 17 November 2015. Accessed 14 December 2015.
  4. La Bronze, MaXoE, 18 November 2015. Accessed 14 December 2015.
  5. Christelle Lison, "La Bronze a le vent dans les voiles", QuébecSpot Média, 21 October 2015. Accessed 14 December 2015.
  6. Marie-Ève DuSablon, Les corps infinis de La Bronze, un album à écouter sur la route des vacances, Ici Radio-Canada, 13 August 2018.