Izïa Higelin (Paris, 24 September 1990), better known as Izia, is a French singer and actress. She released her first EP in 2006 and her debut album, Izia, was released in June 2009, reaching #31 on the French charts. She has recorded several appearances in French film productions such as Saint-Amour, Samba and Mune: The Keeper of the Moon. Izïa was born in Paris on 24 September 1990. She is the daughter of Jacques Higelin, a famous French singer-songwriter, and Aziza Zakine, a dancer and chorus girl of Tunisian descent. At an early age she began to show an interest in British pop music. At the age of thirteen she became a fan of rock bands such as Nirvana and Led Zeppelin. By then she had already written her first song, Hey Bitch, which was included years later on her first album. A year later he met bassist Antoine Toustou and gave his first live performance in 2004. Six months later she managed to consolidate a more stable line-up. She dropped out of school at the age of fifteen to develop her musical career to the full. In 2006, Izïa released her first EP and the following year she was already sharing the stage with Iggy & the Stooges at the Printemps de Bourges music festival. She then embarked on a tour of France, performing on nearly thirty stages. On 8 June 2009, his eponymous debut album was released in his home country. In some reviews, the sound of the album was compared to that of Janis Joplin. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.