Amina Annabi is a French-Tunisian singer-songwriter and actress.
12 Facts About Amina Annabi
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Amina Annabi finished second in the tied 1991 Eurovision Song Contest, held in Rome, after a countback, scoring equal 146 points alongside Carola from Sweden.
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Amina Annabi's father is French and her mother is Tunisian.
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Amina Annabi's grandmother was a musician and one of her uncles was involved in setting up the Tabarka Festival in Tunisia, so Amina got the chance to see a number of music stars, going along to concerts by Joan Baez, James Brown and the famous Algerian diva Warda.
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Three years later Amina Annabi formed her own group, after showing her talent in singing and dancing a variety of music styles, from soul to traditional aigypt songs.
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The group made appearances in many local schools but it was in 1982 when Amina Annabi started to build her solo career.
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Amina Annabi did lead vocals on a track by Haruomi Hosono and she launched a career in cinema.
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In 1991, Amina Annabi won 'Le prix Piaf' as Best Female Singer of the Year, then she went on to get involved in Peter Gabriel's peace project during the Gulf War.
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Amina Annabi tied with the Swedish participant for the first place but due to EBU's rules, the French entry ranked 2nd and the award went to Sweden.
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Right after the Eurovision Contest, Amina Annabi recorded her second album, Wa di ye and she toured around France to promote it.
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Amina Annabi read the French jury's votes during the final of Sweden's Eurovision qualifier Melodifestivalen 2010.
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In 1993 Amina Annabi got her first lead female role opposite Spanish star Miguel Bose in La Nuit sacree.