Diam

=__Early Life__ =

====Diam’s was born as Mélanie Georgiades on July 27, 1980. She was born in Niciosia, Cyprus. Diam’s was of mixed decent seeing as her mother was French and her father Cyprus. Shortly after Diam’s birth her father walked out on the family. Her mother moved herself and Diam’s back to France when Diam’s was four years old. ====

====Diam’s grew up in Orsay ( which is south of Paris) as an only child. She grew bored of the calm lifestyle she was leading and started hanging out where the rap movement was at the heart of the teenage life. At the age of 14 Diam’s had already made a name for herself in the rap scene in the Paris Suburbs, it was for diamonds. ====

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In 1997 Diam’s joined with Yannick from the Mafia Trece Posse but, not being 18 years old yet, she ran into a lot of legal problems like not being able to sign a record contract and sadly her work with the group came to an end. In 1998 through 1999 Diam’s went on to play around 50 gigs, even though she did not have a manager or any kind of professional support.

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=__How Diam was Discovered__ =

In 1999, Diam’s went solo with no professional help. While doing this she met another prominent rap figure, Black Mozart. Black Mozart was a rap composer and producer. Without Black Mozart, Diam’s would not have been able to launch her professional career. Working together, Diam’s first album "Premier Mandat" came out the same year. This album included French and American guest stars but sadly failed.

Diam’s did not let the fail of her first album set her back. She soon took a major step forward in her career by teaming up with a manager by the name of Choukri. Shortly after Diam teamed up with Choukri she covered a song by her childhood idle, Francis Cabrel, the song was called "Saïd et Mohamed." In 2000 she recorded another song with another female rapper named Lady Laistee.

In 2002, Diam finally became popular in France. She was offered a recording contract with EMI in April of 2002. Diam’s second ablum release was canceled but another was released during May of 2003. This album was called "Brut de femme.” Diam’s next album was closer to her heart than any of the previous albums. This album featured songs about marital violence, absent fathers and women’s status in the suburbs. This album was a hit, selling more than 250,000 copies. But what really sent this album to the top was that she was singing by herself.

Diam’s third album was not yet completely recorded she went on a small pre-tour in 2006.In 2008 Diam’s life went through a hard spot. Diam found it hard to bear the constant intrusions of the tabloids. It was turning her life into one of public success yet private solitude. Diam’s was taken over by a depressive illness and spent three months in a psychiatric hospital, unable to write anything.

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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #38761d; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Diam’s first album, Priemer Mandat, came out in 1999. In 2003, Brut De femme, which is about having an absent father, appeared in Kery James. In 2004, this album won Victoires de la Musique’s “Rap/ hip-hop album of the year.” Also in 2004, Diam’s album Savoir et vivre ensemble and Layon’s album Algerie solidarite came out. She teamed up with Lady Laistee made a duet called Un peu de respect, and also teamed up with Kanmouze and Jongo Jack on the song Promise.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #38761d; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In 2006, Diam’s album Dans ma Bulle came out. It is about her failed love life, time spent in the hospital, and the effects of antidepressants. Also In 2006, she won the “Best French Act” in the MTV Europe Music Awards. In 2007, she won the NRJ Music Awards for “Francophone Album of the Year” for Dans ma Bulle, the “Francophone Female Artist of the Year”, the “Francophone Song of the Year” for La Boulette, and she was nominated for the NRJ Music Awards “Music Video of the Year” for Jeune Demoiselle. Also in 2007, she won L’Annee Du Hip Hop’s “Best Song” for La Boulette, “Best Rap Artist”, and “Best Album” for Dans ma Bulle.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #38761d; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In 2009, Diam’s single- I Am Somebody- for the album S.O.S. is about her conversion to Islam. Also, she made Jeune Demoiselle, which was about boyfriend problems. In 2010, she was nominated for NRJ Music Awards “Francophone Album of the Year” for S.O.S. She was also nominated for the “Francophone Female Artist of the Year”.

=<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 32px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Where Diam Is Now = <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">When Diam married to Aziz she turned Islamic. She also cut back on how much she performed. We do know that she performed in Haiti after the earth quake to help raise money for the disaster victims. Her last concert date that we could find was on Tuesday 12, August. Diam is known for her public persona and public persona. Other than these things she has chosen to remain silent apart from occasional appearances on television concerts and music programs.

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