15 Facts About Diam's

Diam's's mother is French and her father is Greek-speaking Cypriot.

Diam's spent her childhood in Paris, then in the department of Essonne, in Brunoy, until the age of thirteen.

Diam's studied for a while in Igny, in the private Saint-Nicolas college.

Diam's discovered rap through the album The Chronic by Dr Dre and the first song by the group NTM, Je rap.

Diam's chose Diam's as her pseudonym in 1995, a choice she explains as "I came across the definition of the word diamond and I learned that a diamond can only be broken by another diamond and that it is only made of natural elements".

Diam's became better known, thanks to her appearance in 1997 on Mafia Trece's first album, called Cosa Nostra, and thanks to an appearance on Phonograph with the rap group ATK.

Diam's then made many appearances and participations on radio shows.

Diam's finally prepared her second album, entitled Brut de femme and the record company EMI offers her a contract in April 2002.

Diam's won a Victoire de la Musique for the best rap album of the year 2004.

Diam's stands against Nicolas Sarkozy, whom she called a demagogue and a fascist in La Boulette and Ma France a moi.

Diam's won three awards at the NRJ Music Award in 2007.

In 2010, Diam's won her complaint against Le Nouvel Observateur magazine for violating her image rights and privacy after publishing a picture of Diam's wearing a headscarf without permission.

In 2012, Diam's announced her retirement from the music industry.

Diam's stated that she believed pursuing a career in rap or hip-hop was incompatible with her faith.

Diam's further indicated that she had stopped listening to music altogether, including her own previously recorded work.