Manel Filali is
a singer and songwriter, who holds the German and Algerian citizenship.
Manel (Nour El Houda Filali) was born in December 11,1982, in Hussein-Dey
Algiers (Algeria.).
She is the daughter of a respected government employee (Filali, Namane ) whose
origins are Moroccan and his wife Nadia Bachir Bey, whose origins are Greek.
In naming the new born, Nadia choosed the name Manel but for religious reasons
Namane ,,Manels father, changed her name to Nour El Houda which means the light
of wisdom.
Her father was very severe and religious; he lost his parents during the French
Algerian war, when he was 10 years old.
Her mother on the contrary, was full of the joys of life. Manel has three
brothers and one sister.
Manel holds an Algerian and a German university-entrance diploma, she studied
law in Algeria, oriental science at the LMU Germany and film directing at the
MFA Spain.
2005 she worked as an assistant director on the Hollywood movie “Butterfly, a
Grimm Love Story“ with Thomas Kretschmann (“Wanted”,”King Kong”) and Kerri
Russell (Mission Impossible3)
In 2006 Manel founded, together with the German top producer Uwe
Fahrenkrog-Petersen, the German pop music duo MILK AND HONEY, consisting of her
and singer Anne Ross.
Her goal was to connect eastern and western cultures.
Their first single, Habibi (je taime), which is co-written by Manel,
reached 16th place on the German single-charts (Nr.1 on the “ring tone”-charts)
and remained for 12 weeks in the Top 100.
Habibi (je taime)was released by Warner Music in Europe as well as in the
U.S.A.
MILK AND Honey’s first album (Elbi) was successfully released by EMI /Virgin in
the Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe, followed by a wide range of
high ranking international TV appearances, which turned them into a truly
international pop act.
Their music videos have more than 6 millions views on "Youtube" from all over
the world.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqWYDlVCM8Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvC8GpOL4Lk&feature=related
Manel is known for experimenting with different instruments, sounds, genres,
languages, and vocal styles; this diversity has been influenced by her wide
ranging musical taste and experiences and her interest in different cultures.
Currently Manel is develloping her solo carrer and is working on her first album
a.o. with Jack Knight ( P.Diddy, Christina Aguilera) and Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen
(Producer/Writer “Milk and Honey”)
