1. Indila collaborated with many musicians on vocals and lyrics prior to releasing her first single, "Derniere danse", in December 2013, which reached SNEP second in France and became in December 2023,10 years after its release, the first French-language song to exceed one billion views on YouTube.
Indila released her debut album Mini World in February 2014.
Indila's mother was a caregiver, while her grandmother sang at weddings.
Indila describes herself as a "child of the world" as she claims to be of Algerian, Cambodian, Indian and Egyptian descent.
Indila explained that her stage name comes from her immeasurable love for India.
Indila's meeting with record producer Skalpovich allowed her to enter into the world of rap and eventually collaborations with several French rappers.
In November 2013, Indila released her first single, "Derniere danse", from the album Mini World, which quickly found success.
In February 2014, Indila released her first album, Mini World, which was produced by Skalpovich.
In October 2014, Indila won the MTV Europe Music Award for Best French Artist.
In 2015, Indila was among the ten artists to receive the European Border Breakers Award.
On 23 August 2019, after five years without releasing a song or album, Indila returned with her new song "Parle a ta tete".
Indila has cited Enrico Macias as her first musical influence, with others influences being Michael Jackson, Ismael Lo, Buika, Warda, Jacques Brel, Lata Mangeshkar and Edith Piaf.
Besides songs appearing in Mini World and Parle a ta tete, Indila is credited as a songwriter in the following songs:.