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Först vann Daniel Lindström "Idol 2004".
Nu segrar Mona Roukachi från Umeå i Marockos svar på talangtävlingen.
Till vardags spelar de i samma band.
Lisa Miskovsky och Daniel Lindström. Kan Mona Roukachi bli Umeås nästa musikexport?
I lördags vann 20-åringen Marockos svar på talangsåpan "Idol". Hon vann finalen i bästa västerländska sång i programmet "Studio" i föräldrarnas hemland.
Ska spela in skiva
– Jag hoppas att det här ska leda till en lång karriär både i Sverige och i Marocko. Det är lätt att karriären blir kort när man är med i ett sådant här program, men jag tror att det är viktigt att skapa en egen profil, säger Mona Roukachi till TT.
Hon åkte till Marocko efter studenten för att ha kul. Så anmälde hon sig till "Studio" - och nu väntar både skivinspelning och video.
Hemma i Umeå körade Mona Roukachi i bandet "The Beyond". Där hade hon sällskap av ännu en "Idol"-vinnare - Daniel Lindström. Nu verkar det som om bandet får se sig om efter nya vokalister.
Och kanske är det bäst att hålla ögonen på Umeå i framtida talangjakter.
- Aftonbladet
Catégorie: Chanson occidentale
Elle s'appelle Mona Roukachi
Elle est née le 12 février 1986 à Umea (Suède)
Elle vit à à Umea (Suède)
Elle est étudiante
Particularités
12 février 1986. La famille Roukachi accueille avec une incommensurable joie la naissance de Mona. C'est la fête. Cela met du baume au cœur surtout que l'on est loin du "bled". Très loin. Mona est née à Umea, une ville en Suède.
Mona grandit à Umea. Elle vient d'y décrocher son bac. Elle y a ses amies avec qui elle aime sortir. Elle y a sa vie tout simplement. Cela n'empêche pas Mona d'être éduquée à la marocaine au sein d'une famille unie originaire de Tanger. Une famille qui l'encourage à persévérer sur la voie de la chanson. Frère, sœurs et parents l'ont soutenue à corps et à cris lors de son passage dans l'émission de télé réalité "Pop Idol". Une émission qui lui a permis de se faire un nom.
Aujourd'hui, on fait appel à elle pour des festivals et des concerts notamment à but caritatif comme pour soutenir les malades du SIDA. Mona a mis en stand-by son projet d'enregistrement d'un CD pour venir participer à Studio 2M. Soul ou R'n'B, deux styles qui lui vont à merveille. Mona s'inspire des rythmes de Michael Jackson, Withney Houston et Beyonce.
Mona est une étoile montante de la chanson, mais aussi une star du foot dans sa ville natale. Elle est gardien de but au sein d'une équipe scolaire. Sans oublier que c'est une adepte du Taekwondo.
- 2M tv
Discography
"Music" First single released in Morocco 2005
Produced by Elam Jay
2M radio www.2m.ma
"I do I do" Released in Morocco and Sweden in 2006 Produced by Henrik Berhane
2M radio, www.2M.ma
"Why" feat. Mojo released in Sweden 2008
Produced by Henrik Berhane
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Bio
Mona Roukachi is the talented vocalist from Sweden, with origin from Morocco.
She was born in Sweden/Umea and grew up there with her family.
Seen early age Mona got into music and she realized early her talent for singing and she continued to evolve and writing lyrics too.
In the age of 19 Mona participated in the talent show "Studio 2M" in Morocco summer of 2005.
She saw her chance and opportunity to share her voice and personality in front of a bigger public. Her first performance went into a big success and she continued to advance to the final of the competition.
She proved once again in the final that she rocks the stage and with her strong voice she preformed Hot Stuff by Donna Summer. She won the Moroccan publics vote and took the first price in Western Category.
Participating in the show opened allot of doors for Mona to bring her own music out. She released her first single in December 2005 "Music" in Morocco and recorded her first video clip in Egypt a short period later. The song was produced by the Moroccan artist Elam Jay.
At the same time Mona got allot of attention even in Sweden while she was working on her first album "I am who I am" in 2005/2006 with her producer Henrik Berhane.
The album never got released as she planned because of different circumstances, but she still kept on pushing her music forward and promoting her self by taking every chance she got for interviews, performances and charity projects.
On 2006 final of Studio 2M Mona gusted the show and presented her second single "I do I do" with a new video clip.
In February 2007 Mona moved to Oslo/Norway to work on her real debut album with Henrik Berhane. She changed her style from RnB up tempo dance music to more soul, acoustic, Arabic and African influences, mixed with hip hop. She started to get more interested in music from her own roots and the rhythms of African music.
She was once again standing on the Moroccan stage in may 2007 on TANJAZZ Festival where she preformed all her songs from her unreleased album “I Am Who I Am” and she proved to the Moroccan public that she wasn’t gone…she was just staying low.
She still get more and more curious new fans all over the world who’s waiting for Mona to bring her new music out and, believe us…its worth the waiting…
The preparing for her new album is soon completed and she is very thankful to all her fans that still support her and waiting for her news.
Mona is the girl to watch out for in the future. She is becoming stronger each day and her collaborations is expending with more and international artists.
Stay tuned for Mona... she’s going to take you on a lovely soulful, and touching journey.
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