Afida Turner
| Afida Turner | |
|---|---|
 Afida Turner Live Performance | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Haffida Messaï |
| Born |
December 22, 1976 Auchel, France[1] |
| Genres | pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Website |
afidaturner |
Afida Turner (born Haffida Messaï on December 22, 1976) is a French singer and media personality.
Biography
Afida Turner was born in Auchel, France.[2] Her father was from Algeria and her mother from La Réunion.
In the 1990s, she started a singing career, releasing the title "Crazy About You" in 1998.[3] She substequently appeared as an extra in various French TV shows. She only came to media attention in 2002 by appearing – under the name Lesly – in the second season of Loft Story, the first French reality television series.[4] After exiting the show, she released several records under the alias Lesly Mess.[5]
During the 2000s, she relocated to the United States where she aimed to pursue her singing career. She had a relationship with Coolio and, in 2007, married Ronnie Turner, the son of Ike and Tina Turner. She then started to use the name Afida Turner.[5][5][6][7]
In the 2010s, she became again a regular presence in the French media, by appearing in various talk shows and reality TV series.[8][9]
Filmography
Films
- 2006 : Shut Up and Shoot! as Fifi Belmondo
- 2008 : The Sweep as Bank Manager
- 2009 : Single Black Female as Blue
- 2013 : Visions Interdites as The Singer
Television
- 2000 : H : Woman in the Sabri pub
- 2009 : Criminal Minds : Herself (Saison 4, episode 25)
Discography
Albums
- 2003 : Roc Attitude (2003) (behind the name of Lesly Mess)
- 2011 : Paris Hollywood (2011)
TV shows
- 2002 : Loft Story
- 2011 : Carré Viiip
- 2014 : Un Diner Presque Parfait
Other endeavors
- 2016 : MuchCouture by Afida Turner (Clothing line)
- 2016 : Afida Turner (Fragrance)
References
- ↑ Afida Turner's Biography, on imdb.com (accessdate=October 15, 2016).
- ↑ Afida Turner, star du web et de la télé née à Auchel, L'Avenir de l'Artois, April 14, 2016
- ↑ "Bio – AFIDA TURNER". www.afidaturner.com. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
- ↑ Lesly incontournable vedette du Loft 2, DHNet, April 12, 2002
- 1 2 3 Lesly du "Loft 2" vit le rêve américain, désormais appelez-la... Afida Turner !, Pure People, 27 mars 2009
- ↑ Afida Turner, fiche biographique sur Premiere.fr
- ↑ "Afida Turner". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
- ↑ "Un dîner presque parfait" s'arrête : retour sur une émission culinaire phénomène, The Huffington Post, September 15, 2014
- ↑ Olivier Cachin, Afida Turner et son nouveau clip "Born an Angel" : l'ange de la désolation, LePlusNouvelObs, March 24, 2014