Biyouna

Alger, Algeria

Biyouna

Biography

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

Known For

اطفال الشمس

Holiday

Les Vacances de l'apprenti

La Source des femmes

Délice Paloma

La Voisine

Made by zerone0x all rights reserved 💚