Sofia Essaïdi
Biography
Sofia Essaïdi (Arabic: صوفيا السعيدي, born 6 August 1984) is a French-Moroccan singer and actress. She was born in Casablanca, to a Moroccan father, Lhabib Essaïdi, and a French mother, Martine Adeline Gardelle. From 30 August to 13 December 2003, she participated in the show Star Academy France's third season, becoming a semi-finalist. She eventually finished second to Elodie Frégé. From 12 March to 7 August 2004, she participated in the Star Academy tour, going to Morocco, and Papeete, Tahiti, where she celebrated her 20th birthday. She released her first album called Mon cabaret. Later, she starred in the musical Cléopâtre, la dernière reine d'Égypte choreographed by Kamel Ouali which opened in "le Palais des Sports" in Paris on 29 January 2009. In 2011, She appeared in the first season of the French version of Dancing with the Stars. She placed as the runners up with her partner, Maxime Dereymez with 38% of the public votes. This table shows the route of Sofia Essaïdi and Maxime Dereymez in Danse Avec Les Stars. In the final, the freestyle wasn't rated. Source: Article "Sofia Essaïdi" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For

Champs-Elysées

Murders in...

Star Academy

Danse avec les stars

Salut les Terriens !

Vendredi, tout est permis

Summer of 36

La chanson de l'année
All Movies (29)
- Le sein de Jupiter2026 · as Nour
- Les Enfoirés 2026 - La Ballade des Enfoirés2026 · as Self
- Nos Voix Pour Toutes 20252025 · as Self
- Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés2025 · as Self (archive footage)
- Les Enfoirés 2025 - Au pays des Enfoirés2025
- Les Enfoirés 2024 - On a 35 ans !2024
- The Squad: Home Run2023 · as Aurore Chalet
- Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours2023
- Tel Aviv Beirut2023 · as Nour
- Overdose2022 · as Sara Bellaïche
- What's Wrong with My Family?2022 · as Céline
- Nostalgia2022 · as Alrette
- Les Héritiers2021 · as Agnès
- Murder In Auvergne2017 · as Aurélie Lefaivre
- Les copains d'abord font du ski2014 · as Self
- It's Never Too Late2014 · as Leila
- Mea Culpa2014 · as Myriam
- Départ immédiat2012 · as Self
- Sex, Lies and Surgery2012 · as Jennifer Gomez
- Aïcha : Vacances infernales2012 · as Aïcha Bouamazza
- Aïcha : La grande débrouille2011 · as Aïcha
- Aïcha : Job à tout prix2011 · as Aïcha
- Un petit mensonge2009 · as Sarah Castaing
- Aïcha2009 · as Aïcha Bouamazza
- Cléopâtre, la dernière Reine d'Egypte2009 · as Cléopâtre
- Star Academy - La saga des clips2006 · as Self
- Iznogoud2005 · as Belbeth
- Star Academy 1, 2 & 3 en concert au Parc des Princes2004 · as Self
- Été 36—
All TV Shows (16)
- Summer of 362026 · as Eugénie Berthier
- Log Out2025 · as Giulia
- The Plague2024 · as Laurence Molinier
- The Unexpected Getaway2022 · as Self
- Women at War2022 · as Caroline Dewitt
- The Promise2021 · as Sarah
- Les plus belles comptines d'Okoo2019
- Kepler(s)2019 · as Alice Hadad
- Insoupçonnable2018 · as Leila Baktiar
- Murders in...2013 · as Aurélie Lefaivre
- Vendredi, tout est permis2011 · as Self
- Danse avec les stars2011 · as Self - Candidate
- Salut les Terriens !2006 · as Self - Guest
- La chanson de l'année2004 · as Self
- Star Academy2001 · as Self
- Champs-Elysées1982 · as Self