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Biyouna
Acting

Biyouna
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1952-09-13,Alger, Algeria
Gender
Female
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 1978, and The Neighbor, by Ghaouti Bendedouche in 2000. She also performed some one-woman shows. In 1999, Nadir Moknèche offered her the role of Meriem in Madame Osmane's Harem which she produced in France. This film was followed by Viva Laldjéri in 2003. Between 2002 and 2005, Biyouna had success with a trilogy based on the theme of Ramadan called 'Nass Mlah City. She appeared in the last film of Nadir Moknèche, Délice Paloma, where she played the main character, a mafiosa named Madame Aldjeria. In 2006 she performed the role of Coryphée in Sophocles' Elektra beside Jane Birkin in an opera directed by Philippe Calvaio. In 2007 she had a small role in the Algerian film Rendez-vous avec le destin. In 2009, she played La Celestina at the Vingtième Théâtre in Paris. For Ramadan, 2010, Biyouna was one of the stars in a sitcom broadcast on Nessma TV, Nsibti Laaziza. Meanwhile, she was continuing her singing career and in 2001 issued the album Raid Zone, produced with the composer John Bagnolett. After the success of this album and her participation in Jérome Savary's Opéra de Casbah she brought out another album called Blonde dans la casbah. She had been planning this album for some time. Biyouna took her time, carefully choosing a Franco-Algerian repertoire which explored both cultures. She lives with her husband and four children in a suburb of Algiers

Filmography

Children of the Sun

9

Children of the Sun
1991-01-01

4.792

Holiday
2010-12-08

Les Vacances de l'apprenti

10

Les Vacances de l'apprenti
1999-01-01

6.7

The Source
2011-11-02

6.6

Délice Paloma
2007-07-11

10

La Voisine
2002-01-01

Hassan Terro au Maquis

10

Hassan Terro au Maquis
1978-01-01

Aïcha : Vacances infernales

6.2

Aïcha : Vacances infernales
2012-06-20

5.9

Viva Algeria
2004-04-07

5.1

Cheba Louisa
2013-05-08

4.8

Mohamed Dubois
2013-05-01

Beur Blanc Rouge

4.3

Beur Blanc Rouge
2006-05-17

On va manquer !

0

On va manquer !
2018-05-15

The Harem of Madame Osmane

6.2

The Harem of Madame Osmane
2000-07-12

Take-Away Romance

5.348

Take-Away Romance
2014-05-28

The Casbah of Algiers

10

The Casbah of Algiers
1993-01-01

Leila and the Others

10

Leila and the Others
1977-01-02

6.3

Aïcha
2009-05-13

Aïcha : La grande débrouille

6.2

Aïcha : La grande débrouille
2011-09-07

Aïcha : Job à tout prix

5.3

Aïcha : Job à tout prix
2011-03-02

Where Fig Trees Grow

10

Where Fig Trees Grow
2005-11-01

Bacon on the Side

4.9

Bacon on the Side
2010-10-27

5

La voyante
2014-09-16

I Still Hide to Smoke

7

I Still Hide to Smoke
2017-04-26

5

Belleville Cop
2018-10-17

4

Tomboy
2008-12-16

The Age of the Stateless

6.5

The Age of the Stateless
2018-05-22

Neuilly sa mère, sa mère !

5.337

Neuilly sa mère, sa mère !
2018-08-08

3.9

Bay of Algiers
2012-06-26

The Three Brothers: The Return

5

The Three Brothers: The Return
2014-02-12

0

Amanda
2016-09-05

5.5

Le Grand Bazar
2019-06-25

L’Incendie (El Harik)

10

L’Incendie (El Harik)
1974-03-15

My Dear Mother-in-law

10

My Dear Mother-in-law
2010-08-10

0

Nass Mlah City
2003-06-10