Biyouna

Baya Bouzar (Arabic: باية بوزار‎|13 September 1952), known by the stage name Biyouna (بيونة) is an Algerian singer, dancer, actress born in Belcourt, now known as Belouizdad, Algiers, Algeria.[1]

Biyouna
Background information
Birth nameBaya Bouzar
Born (1952-09-13) 13 September 1952
OriginBelcourt, Algiers, Algeria
GenresPop, Pop rock, Raï
Occupation(s)Singer, actress, comedian
Instrumentsvocals
guitar
goblet drum
Years active1973–present
LabelsWarner
Associated actsCheb Khaled, Christophe (singer), Didier Wampas, Faiza Dziria, Isabelle Adjani, Julien Doré

Early life

Having a very early passion for singing, she was a member of several groups: first in Fadhéla Dziria's group where she played tambourine, another that she directed with her partner Flifla, and finally her own where she was the main vocalist and became sought after for wedding receptions.

At the age of 17, she began performing in some of the biggest cabarets in the city and at 19 started dancing at the Copacabana.

Acting career

That same year, the director Mustapha Badie gave her a singing part in his first soap opera, La Grande Maison (1973), where she played Fatma. This show was adapted from a novel by Mohamed Dib. She became well-known thanks to this role.

She appeared in two Algerian films: Leila and the others, by Sid Ali Mazif in 1978, and The Neighbor, by Ghaouti Bendedouche in 2000. She also performed some one-woman shows. In 1999, Nadir Moknèche offered her the role of Meriem in Madame Osmane's Harem which she produced in France. This film was followed by Viva Laldjéri in 2003.

Between 2002 and 2005, Biyouna had success with a trilogy based on the theme of Ramadan called 'Nass Mlah City.

She appeared in the last film of Nadir Moknèche, Délice Paloma, where she played the main character, a mafiosa named Madame Aldjeria. In 2006 she performed the role of Coryphée in Sophocles' Elektra beside Jane Birkin in an opera directed by Philippe Calvaio. In 2007 she had a small role in the Algerian film Rendez-vous avec le destin.

In 2009, she played La Celestina at the Vingtième Théâtre in Paris. For Ramadan, 2010, Biyouna was one of the stars in a sitcom broadcast on Nessma TV, Nsibti Laaziza.

Musical career

Meanwhile, she was continuing her singing career and in 2001 issued the album Raid Zone, produced with the composer John Bagnolett. After the success of this album and her participation in Jérome Savary's Opéra de Casbah she brought out another album called Blonde dans la casbah. She had been planning this album for some time. Biyouna took her time, carefully choosing a Franco-Algerian repertoire which explored both cultures.

She lives with her husband and four children in a suburb of Algiers.

Discography

Singles
  • "Pamela" (2001)
  • "Les yeux noirs" (2002)
  • "In her eyes" (2002)
  • "Tu es ma vie" (2002)
  • "Maoudlik" (2003)
  • "Taali" (2006)
  • "Une Blonde Platine dans la Casbah " (2007)
  • "Demain tu te maries" (2007)
  • "Merci pour tout (c'que j'n'ai pas)" (2007)
  • "El Bareh" (2008)
  • "Tsaabli ouetmili" (2008)

Filmography
Biyouna in the 2011 Cannes Film Festival

Films
YearTitleRoleNotes
1978Leila et les autres
1979Le Chat
1999Le Harem de madame OsmaneMeriem
2001La voisine
2003Viva LaldjériePapicha
2004Beur blanc rougeMother of Wassila
2005Rue des figuiersFatima
2007Delice PalomaMadame Aldjeria/Zineb Agha
2008Garçon manquéNana
2009AïchaBiyouna
2010Bacon on the SideHouria
2010HolidayEva Lopez
2011Aïcha 2Biyouna
2011The SourceThe Old Gun
2011Beur sur la villeKhalid's mother
2011Aïcha 3Biyouna
2012Aïcha 4Biyouna
2013Cheba Louisa
2013Mohamed Dubois
2013Les Reines du ring
2014Amour sur place ou à emporter : le film !
2018Le Flic de BellevilleZohra

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1973La Grande MaisonFatma
2003Grand plongeoir, LeHerself
2003Nass Mlah City32 episodes
2004Nass Mlah City 232 episodes
2006Nass Mlah City 355 episodes
2007La CommuneHanifa Houbeychefirst season
2007On n'est pas couché1 episode
2009Nessma TV (Zorroh)Zohra
2010One person showBiyouna30 episodes
2012La Baie d'Alger

Theater
YearTitleRoleNotes
2009La CelestinaCélestine
2012Biyouna !Biyounain Théâtre Marigny

References
  1. "بيونة الجزائرية الحرّة". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 5 February 2018.
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