Overview
Angélina Nava (born 4 November 2006), better known as Angelina, is a French singer. She achieved fame after winning the fourth French season of The Voice Kids. A year later, she represented her country at the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Jamais sans toi" ("Never Without You"), finishing second. In spring 2019, she released her debut album, Ma voie ("My Way"), with a song titled "Maman me dit" ("Mother Tells Me") as its lead single.
Early life
Angelina grew up in La Ciotat in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of Southern France. Her father is Italian, and her mother is French. Her parents are dance teachers in La Ciotat.
Career
None of Angelina's family members had any musical training, yet she was noted for her passion for singing and good vocal skills from a very young age. She especially liked to sing her favorite songs in the car, practically turning it into a music studio. At the age of five, Angelina performed in public at a charity event in Bouches-du-Rhône singing "Colors of the Wind" from the Disney animated film Pocahontas— an experience she now considers a defining moment, a "revelation".
The Voice Kids
Angelina always liked to watch the French version of The Voice Kids, and when she heard that there was going to be a casting for the show nearby, she decided to try her luck and was selected to perform in front of , The Voice casting director. Seven more preselection stages followed before she reached the blind audition. She was nine at the time. (That was the fourth season of the show and that would be televised from 19 August to 30 September 2017.)
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