Indila

Adila Sedraïa (; born 26 June 1984), known professionally as Indila , is a French singer, songwriter and record producer. She collaborated with many musicians on vocals and lyrics prior to releasing her debut single, "Dernière danse", in December 2013, which peaked at number two on the SNEP chart in France. Her studio album, Mini World, followed in February 2014 and was met with commercial success.

Early life Adila Sedraïa was born on 26 June 1984, in Paris, France. Her mother was a caregiver, while her grandmother sang at weddings. Indila has two sisters, Prior to her singing career, she worked as a tour guide at the Marché international de Rungis.

In addition to her native French, Indila has provided vocals in English, including "Dreamin with French and Congolese rapper Youssoupha and "Bye Bye Sonyé" with Moroccan-French musician DJ Abdel, and sung Hindi-language refrains in "Criminel" by French band TLF and "Thug mariage" by French rapper Rohff.

Career 2005–2012: Featuring vocals Before her breakthrough, Indila began her career around 2005 under her real name Adila Sedraïa and was featured in "Dans Les Yeux" by rapper Sell One where her vocals were uncredited, released around 2006-2007 . Her meeting with record producer Skalpovich eventually allowed her to enter into the world of rap and eventually collaborate with several French rappers.

Indila first provided vocals under her stage name around 2009 for "Invitaation" by Vitaa, "Trinité" by L'Algérino, "Thug mariage" by Rohff, "Hiro" by Soprano, and composing "J'ai besoin d'y croire," sung by Admiral T and among others. She continued to collaborate with several other French rappers and DJs over the next three years, including "Poussière d'empire" with Nessbeal, "Press pause" with OGB, "Bye Bye Sonyé" with DJ Abdel, and "Ma Reine" with Axel Tony. "Avec Toi", which was produced by Skalpovich, reached number 7 in the charts in France in November 2012. It was also a success outside France, by the end of February 2014; "Dernière danse" was the numbers one and two song on iTunes in Greece and Romania as well as Turkey, respectively. The music video for the song, released 4 December 2013, reached 100 million views on YouTube on 30 July 2014 and "S.O.S" reached number 8. Mini World was the best-selling album in France at the week of its debut, remaining among the ten best-selling albums through the week of 11 October 2014. A limited-edition CD/DVD version of Mini World was released in November 2014, with two new songs, orchestral versions of "Tourner dans le vide" and "Love Story", an acoustic version of "S.O.S", and video of live performances of several tracks from the album.

In October, Indila won the MTV Europe Music Award for Best French Artist. In February 2015, she won Best New Album of the Year award for Mini World, at the 30th Victoires de la Musique.

2019–present: "Parle à ta tête" and several collaborations Following a five-year hiatus, Indila teased her then-upcoming single "Parle à ta tête" (English: "Speak to Your Head"), sharing its cover art on 20 August 2019. Produced by Skalpovich, the song was released after three days. On 14 November, its music video was released on her YouTube channel. Following "Parle à ta tête", her second album was to be released in the first quarter of 2020. According to Purecharts, Indila had an album in preparation but disputes with her Record Label in releasing the second album, causing delays. According to information from Purecharts, the second album may have not have been released due to the poor and unexpected performance of "Parle à ta tête". Despite this setback, French-Israel singer Amir's single, "Carrousel", a duet with Indila, was released in October 2020; In January 2023, Algerian-Canadian singer Zaho unveiled the track "Roi 2 cœur" on her album Résilience, in duet with Indila.

The progress on her long-awaited second album finally started accelerating on 27 March 2025, when Indila was reportedly seen filming a music video on the Bir-Hakeim bridge in Paris, wearing a pink dress and accompanied by a white horse, followed by a camera car. Following that, in May, Entrevue reported that Indila is working on her second studio album. According to Le Parisien, she finished recording the album in December 2024, and is set to embark on a large-scale tour with a new artistic team and label. On 22 December the same year, the American rapper Lil Uzi Vert sampled "Love Story" for his single "What You Saying". However, it was reported by Purecharts that the project has been done, and that she is taking her time with the release. Following the public dissolution of her label Island Def Jam France, it was revealed that she was moved to Polydor France, however as of mid 2026 nothing related to her return has been announced.

Artistry Indila cited Enrico Macias (pictured) as her first influence. Indila's musical style has been described as world music, incorporating pop elements. The singer's vocal range spans from E♭3 – F#5 and has alto type. She has cited Enrico Macias as her first musical influence, with others influences being Michael Jackson, Ismaël Lo, Buika, Warda, Jacques Brel, Lata Mangeshkar, and Édith Piaf.

Discography Studio albums + List of studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications FRA BEL(WA) GER POL SWI Mini World Released: 24 February 2014 Label: Capitol Music France 1 16 1 32 1 11 SNEP: Diamond BEA: Platinum ZPAV: Diamond

Singles + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and originating album Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album FRA SWI ISR TUR "Dernière danse"20132465246315111 SNEP: Platinum BEA: Platinum RIAA: Gold Mini World "Tourner dans le vide" 20141321811287889109623 "S.O.S" 8—3——610——— "Run Run" 59————————— "Love Story"57—49——————— "Parle à ta tête" 2019—————————— SNEP: Gold "Dernière danse (Techno Mix)" 2024—————————— "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs + List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and originating album Title Year Peak chart positions Album FRA — — — NE2S "Hiro"(Soprano featuring Indila) 2015 96 — —Gotham City "Carrousel" (Amir Haddad featuring Indila) 2020 191 — — Ressources "Roi 2 cœur"(Zaho featuring Indila) 2023 104 — — Résilience "*" denotes a single did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

Other vocals + List of other vocals Title Artist Year Album "Dans Les Yeux"Sell One2006-2007 "Invitaation" Vitaa 2009 Celle que je vois "Trinité" L'Algérino 2010 Effet miroir "À L'ancienne" 113 Universel "Press pause" Kayna Samet 2012 A coeur ouvert "Plus jamais" Sultan Des Jours Meilleurs

Songwriting credits + List of songwriting credits Title Year Artist "Poussière d'empire" 2010 Nessbeal "J'ai besoin d'y croire" Admiral T "Thug mariage" Rohff "Bye Bye Sonyé" 2011 DJ Abdel "Avec toi" 2012 Axel Tony "Dreamin Youssoupha "Ma reine" 2013 Axel Tony "Baila" 2016 Ishtar "Pour toi et moi" "Carrousel" 2020 Amir