Sofia Essaïdi Arabic صوفيا السعيدي born 6 August 1984 is a FrenchMoroccan singer and actress She was born in Casablanca to a Moroccan father Lhabib Essaïdi and a French mother Martine Adeline Gardelle From 30 August to 13 December 2003 she participated in the show Star Academy Frances third season becoming a semifinalist She eventually finished second to Elodie Frégé From 12 March to 7 August 2004 she participated in the Star Academy tour going to Morocco and Papeete Tahiti where she celebrated her 20th birthday She released her first album called Mon cabaret Later she starred in the musical Cléopâtre la dernière reine dÉgypte choreographed by Kamel Ouali which opened in le Palais des Sports in Paris on 29 January 2009 In 2011 She appeared in the first season of the French version of Dancing with the Stars She placed as the runners up with her partner Maxime Dereymez with 38 of the public votes This table shows the route of Sofia Essaïdi and Maxime Dereymez in Danse Avec Les Stars In the final the freestyle wasnt rated Source Article Sofia Essaïdi from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30