Her enchanting voice, extraordinary manner of performance, experiments with different styles of music and collaboration with pop artists gave her many fans around the world.
The singer's appearance on the big stage was a real discovery for the musical world.
Childhood and youth
Indila (with emphasis on the last syllable), her real name is Adila Sedraya, was born on June 26, 1984 in Paris.
The singer reverently keeps the secrets of her personal life, communicating with journalists exclusively on the topics of creativity. She skillfully avoids direct questions, hiding behind allegory, allegorical allusions and lengthy reasoning.
Indila defines her national identity as a "child of the world." It is known from various sources that the family tree of the performer has Indian, Algerian, Cambodian, even Egyptian roots.
The presence of ancestors from India and the singer's undisguised interest in this country largely determined the choice of her original stage name.
It is authentically known that the young Indila spent her childhood in the company of two sisters. The girl owes her interest in music and the development of creative talent to her grandmother, who had an exceptionally beautiful voice.
She sang at weddings and other celebrations, which earned her a living. Even before discovering her musical abilities, at the age of 7, the girl began to compose poetry.
Later, she combined these two talents and began to write songs, although she had not yet dreamed of becoming a singer.
For some time, the young talent, as a guide, conducted tours of the largest Parisian flea market, Marche de Rangi.
The beginning of the stage career of Adila Sedra
Indila's musical career began in 2010. Her stage success was largely helped by the famous music producer Skalp, who later became the singer's husband. At first, the girl performed together with popular pop singers.
The single Hiro, recorded together with the singer Soprano, began its “ascent” in the French hit parade right from the 26th position. Of course, for a debut, it was more than just a success!
The singer's experiments in the field of rap culture did not go unnoticed. In 2012, together with the famous rapper Youssoupha, she performed the composition Dreamin' on stage. The bright duet won the attention of a significant number of music lovers.
Leading radio stations played the hit on the air throughout 2013. A wider audience and new perspectives opened up for the talented young singer.
Recognition of Indila as the best performer of France
Already in 2014, on the wave of success, Indila was awarded the title of the best performer of the year in France according to European MTV. At the same time, the first solo record of the singer Mini World was released.
For 21 days, the album did not leave the 1st position of the main chart in France and remained in the top three of its leaders for 4 months.
Absolute popularity was won by such compositions from this disc as Dernière danse (the second title of SNEP), as well as the song Tourner dans le vide, which entered the national top ten hits.
In 2015, the singer received the title of "Discovery of the Year" at the prestigious performing competition "Musical Victories". At the same time, Indila became very popular due to numerous concert performances.
Within three years, the video for the song Dernière danse collected more than 300 million views. This is an absolute record for pop compositions in France.
Indila is distinguished by a unique, individual style of performance and the ability to vividly present musical material. She spent a long time experimenting with different styles in order to choose a direction that matches her worldview.
It was French chanson, rhythm and blues, oriental motifs, etc.
Talking to reporters, the singer said that instead of limiting herself to one of the already existing genres, she dreams of creating her own unique and unlike anything style.
One of the clearest examples of such experiments beyond the usual music is the composition Run run. However, music experts did not recognize the new direction in it and quickly credited the song to the urban style.
Singer in collaboration
In collaboration with many popular performers, the singer composed more than one composition. She collaborated with such "monsters" of the scene as Rohff, Axel Tony, Admiral T and others.
Indila herself writes poetry for her songs, and the musical arrangement is performed by a DJ and producer, and concurrently the singer's husband, Skalp.
According to critics, echoes of the music of Mylène Farmer, and perhaps Edith Piaf, are heard in her manner of performance. Indila could adequately represent France at the most prestigious Eurovision music festival.
Communicating with media representatives, the artist mentioned that she was offered this, but she is not yet confident in her abilities and is afraid to let the country down.
The singer refused the invitation, as she does not like to attract undue attention to herself.
Life of Indila off the stage
The singer's work is not the only thing that her fans are closely watching. Her personal life is shrouded in secrecy.
It is known that she is married to her composer and producer named Skalp. There is no information about the musical couple's offspring.
Indila and her husband almost never use social networks, or hide there under false names. Currently, there are several singer fan clubs on Instagram and VKontakte.
What is Indila doing now?
And today the singer does not stop being creative and pleases fans with her songs. Among them are such hits as: SOS, Tourner la vide, Love Story.
Work is also underway on the creation of new records, which are eagerly awaited by numerous "fans".
The mystery and secrecy of the singer in everything related to private life only increase interest in her. From what Indila tells about herself, it is only known about the ongoing attempts to create her own unique musical style.
