Izïa Higelin

Izïa Higelin

Born: September 24, 1990
in Paris, France
Izïa Higelin (born 24 September 1990), more commonly known by her stage name Izia, is a French rock singer, guitarist and actress. Her most recent album, Citadelle, was released in 2019.

Izïa was born in Paris on 24 September 1990 to Jacques Higelin, a famous French singer of Belgian and Alsatian descent, and Aziza Zakine, a dancer and chorist of Tunisian descent. She comes from a family of artists; beside her father and mother, her two half brothers are Arthur H and Kên Higelin. She was influenced by music from an early age when her father introduced her to jazz and British pop music. At the age of seven, she formed a duo with her father; she provided the vocals while he played piano.

When she was 13 Izïa started to take an interest in rock bands such as Nirvana and Led Zeppelin. At this time, she wrote her first song, titled "Hey Bitch", which later featured on her debut album.

A year later she met Caravan Palace bassist Antoine Toustou through her parents and the pair played their first live show in 2004. Six months later, her backing group was expanded to three people when Izïa and Toustou were joined by Sébastien Hoog and Vincent Polycarpe. She left school at the age of 15 in order to concentrate on a career in music.

In 2006, Izïa released her first extended play and the following year she opened for Iggy & the Stooges at the Printemps de Bourges music festival. She consequently embarked on a tour of France, which consisted of over thirty dates. On 8 June 2009, her eponymous debut studio album, Izia was released in France. In some reviews, the album garnered comparisons to Janis Joplin. The album performed reasonably well in the French albums chart, achieving a peak position of #31 and staying in the top 100 for 17 consecutive weeks.

Izïa has since released three more albums that reached the charts in France: So Much Trouble (2011), La Vague (2015), and Citadelle (2019). In 2021, Izïa contributed a cover of the Metallica song "My Friend of Misery" to the charity tribute album The Metallica Blacklist.

Izïa made her film debut in 2012, appearing in the film Bad Girl under her full name, Izia Higelin. She was nominated for several awards for her performance in the film, including the César Award for Most Promising Actress. Since then she has continued to act sporadically, appearing in the 2015 film Summertime and playing Camille Claudel in the 2017 film Rodin.

Source: Article "Izïa" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Juliette Au Printemps
Title: Juliette Au Printemps
Character: Juliette
Released: June 12, 2024
Type: Movie
Juliette, a 35-year-old children's book illustrator, returns to the place where she grew up to spend a fortnight in the company of family and friends.
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On the Wandering Paths
Title: On the Wandering Paths
Character: Céline, la sœur de Pierre
Released: March 22, 2023
Type: Movie
Pierre, a famous explorer and writer, travels regularly through the world. Someday, climbing a hotel frontage while drunk, he falls from high and into a deep coma. When he awakes, he has difficulties walking but, against everyone's advices, he decides to walk through France, following forgotten pathways...
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Title: Cherchez la femme !
Character: (voice)
Released: December 5, 2022
Type: TV
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Izïa - Rock en Seine 2022
Title: Izïa - Rock en Seine 2022
Character: Self
Released: August 27, 2022
Type: Movie
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The Takedown
Title: The Takedown
Character: Alice
Released: May 6, 2022
Type: Movie
Ousmane Diakité and François Monge are two cops with very different styles, backgrounds and careers. The unlikely pair are reunited once again for a new investigation that takes them across France. What seemed to be a simple drug deal turns out to be a much bigger criminal case wrapped in danger and unexpected comedy.
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Title: Hot Ones France
Character: Self - Guest
Released: April 12, 2022
Type: TV
Watch Kyan Khojandi interview celebrities as they burn their tastebuds!
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Softie
Title: Softie
Character: Nora
Released: March 9, 2022
Type: Movie
Ten-year-old Johnny stands out from his family and his tough neighborhood in Eastern France. He's sensitive, intelligent and interested in all kinds of things way beyond his years. With curiosity, he observes the ups and downs of his young single mother's turbulent love life. Things change when a new teacher, fresh from the big city, takes over Johnny's class. Mr. Adamski believes in Johnny and wants to open a new world to him. The sophisticated young teacher also intrigues the boy.
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Saddle Up For Revenge
Title: Saddle Up For Revenge
Character: Debby Harper
Released: October 4, 2021
Type: Movie
Parody of the acclaimed Australian series of the 80s, Return to Eden. Wealthy heiress Stephanie Harper marries athlete Craig Danners, without suspecting that he only wants her money and is having an affair with her best friend, Crystal. Craig and Crystal have a plan to get rid of Stephanie and steal her fortune by making her suffer a terrible accident, which leaves her face disfigured. She is saved by the handsome Doctor Danley, who performed a plastic surgery on Stephanie that turned her into a completely different and beautiful woman. Stephanie starts plotting her revenge against Craig and Crystal, who believe that she died in the accident.
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Le festival des festivals
Title: Le festival des festivals
Character: Self
Released: August 27, 2020
Type: Movie
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Up the Mountain
Title: Up the Mountain
Character: Bérénice
Released: October 30, 2019
Type: Movie
Hugo, Stan and Bérénice grew up together then grew apart. They were inseparable. Fifteen years later, they meet again as adults. But life has been tough on them. Will they reignite the crazy sparks of their childhood ?
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One Nation, One King
Title: One Nation, One King
Character: Margot
Released: September 26, 2018
Type: Movie
„Un peuple et son roi" crosses the destinies of the men and women of the population, and those of historical figures. Their meeting place is the newly founded National Assembly. At the heart of the story lie the fate of the king and the birth of the French Republic.
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Rodin
Title: Rodin
Character: Camille Claudel
Released: August 31, 2017
Type: Movie
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), man of the people, autodidact and revolutionary sculptor - the most brilliant of his era. At 42, Rodin meets Camille Claudel, a young woman desperate to become his assistant. He quickly acknowledges her as his most able pupil, and treats her as an equal in matters of creation.
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Title: Serge le Mytho
Character: Ingrid
Released: October 7, 2016
Type: TV
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Saint Amour
Title: Saint Amour
Character: L'ex de Bruno
Released: March 2, 2016
Type: Movie
Every year, Bruno makes a tour of all the wine stands, without setting foot outside the Show’s premises and without ever finishing his wine trail. This year, his father suggests they finish it together, but a real wine trail, across the French countryside. Accompanied by Mike, a young, quirky taxi driver, they set off in the direction of France’s major wine regions. Together, they are going to discover not only the wine trails, but also the road that leads back to Love.
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Summertime
Title: Summertime
Character: Delphine
Released: August 19, 2015
Type: Movie
In 1971, a young woman moves from the French countryside to Paris and begins a passionate love affair with a feminist leader.
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Mune: Guardian of the Moon
Title: Mune: Guardian of the Moon
Character: Glim (voice)
Released: February 5, 2015
Type: Movie
When a faun named Mune becomes the Guardian of the Moon, little did he had unprepared experience with the Moon and an accident that could put both the Moon and the Sun in danger, including a corrupt titan named Necross who wants the Sun for himself and placing the balance of night and day in great peril. Now with the help of a wax-child named Glim and the warrior, Sohone who also became the Sun Guardian, they go out on an exciting journey to get the Sun back and restore the Moon to their rightful place in the sky.
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What's Your Job Daddy?
Title: What's Your Job Daddy?
Character: Self
Released: October 29, 2014
Type: Movie
Hervé is preparing for an upcoming film shoot at the same time as his baby son prepares to take his first steps. For Gwen, his girlfriend, it is the moment to lay down some rules : either Hervé continues his life as porn film star alone, or he accepts his responsabilities and becomes a normal dad.
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Samba
Title: Samba
Character: Manu
Released: October 15, 2014
Type: Movie
Samba migrated to France 10 years ago from Senegal, and has since been plugging away at various lowly jobs. Alice is a senior executive who has recently undergone a burnout. Both struggle to get out of their dead-end lives. Samba's willing to do whatever it takes to get working papers, while Alice tries to get her life back on track until fate draws them together.
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The Revelations 2013
Title: The Revelations 2013
Released: January 17, 2013
Type: Movie
The academy highlights these young talents in order to help its members with the difficult choice of nominations for the César for Most Promising actor and actress. Directed by photographer Dominique Issermann, who knows how to sublimate her models so well. “For me, taking a successful photo means creating an image of moving beauty for the person who looks at it,”.
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Bad Girl
Title: Bad Girl
Character: Louise
Released: November 28, 2012
Type: Movie
Louise simultaneously discovers that she is pregnant and that her mother is seriously ill. Happiness and guilt, euphoria and sadness, filial love and love, period. She'll need a good nine months to cope with all this.
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Title: La chanson de l'année
Character: Self
Released: June 5, 2004
Type: TV
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Title: Victoires de la musique
Character: Self (Artist Stage Révélation & Pop/Rock Album of the Year)
Released: November 23, 1985
Type: TV
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Title: Victoires de la musique
Character: Self (Rock Album of the Year)
Released: November 23, 1985
Type: TV
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Title: Victoires de la musique
Character: Self
Released: November 23, 1985
Type: TV
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Le Gang des amazones
Title: Le Gang des amazones
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie