Adila Sedraïa (French pronunciation:[adilasedʁaja]; born 26 June 1984), known professionally asIndila (pronounced[indila]), is a French singer-songwriter and record producer.[2] She collaborated with many musicians on vocals and lyrics prior to releasing her first single, "Dernière danse" (English: "Last dance"), in December 2013, which reachedSNEP second in France and became in December 2023, 10 years after its release, the first French-language song to exceed one billion views onYouTube. She released her debut album,Mini World, in February 2014, which met commercial success.
Adila Sedraïa was born on 26 June 1984, in Paris, France.[3][4][5] Her mother was a caregiver, while her grandmother sang at weddings. She has two sisters.[5] Indila describes herself as a "child of the world" of Algerian, Cambodian, Indian and Egyptian descent.[6][7] Prior to her singing career, she worked as a tour guide at theMarché international de Rungis.[6] She explained that her stage name comes from her immeasurable love for India.[6][8]
In addition to her native French, Indila has provided vocals in English, including "Dreamin'" withYoussoupha[9] and "Bye Bye Sonyé" withDJ Abdel,[10] and sung Hindirefrains in "Criminel" byTLF and "Thug mariage" byRohff.[11]
Indila's meeting with record producerSkalpovich allowed her to enter into the world of rap and eventually collaborations with several French rappers.[5][12] Indila began her music career in around 2009, providing vocals for "Invitaation" byVitaa, "Trinité" byL'Algérino, "Thug mariage" byRohff, "Hiro" bySoprano, and composing "J'ai besoin d'y croire," sung byAdmiral T and among others.[13] "Hiro" was Indila's first successful collaboration, reaching number 26 in the charts in France and 27 in Belgium.[14] She continued to collaborate with several other French rappers and DJs over the next three years, including "Poussière d'empire" withNessbeal,[15] "Criminel" withTLF,[16] "Press pause" with OGB, "Bye Bye Sonyé" withDJ Abdel,[10] "Dreamin" withYoussoupha, which peaked in July 2012 at number 14 in France's SNEP charts,[17] and "Ma Reine" withAxel Tony.[13] Indila also composed the songs "Plus Haut" byMatt Pokora along with "Avec Toi" by Axel Tony featuringTunisiano, in which she is credited by her real name, Adila Sedraïa.[13][18] "Avec Toi", which was produced by Skalpovich, reached number 7 in the charts in France in November 2012.[13][18]
In November 2013, Indila released her first single, "Dernière danse" (English: "Last Dance"), from her then-upcoming debut studio album. It reached the top 10 of the French charts on 4 January 2014 and reached number 2 on 18 January, where it remained through the week of 22 March 2014.[19] The song remained in the top 200 in France through April 2015, for a total of 77 weeks in the top 200.[19] It was also a success outside France, by the end of February 2014, "Dernière danse" was the numbers one and two song oniTunes in Greece and Romania as well as Turkey, respectively.[20] The music video for "Dernière danse", released 4 December 2013,[21] reached 100 million views on YouTube 30 July 2014,[13] and has over 1.1 billion views as of 15 February 2026, which marked the first French-language song to exceed one billion views.[22][21]
In February 2014, Indila released her debut studio album,Mini World, which was produced by Skalpovich.[5] In addition toMini World and "Dernière danse", two other singles from the album reached the top 20 in the charts in France: "Tourner dans le vide" (English: "Spinning in the Emptiness"), which reached number 13,[23] and "S.O.S", which reached number 8.[24]Mini World was the best-selling album in France at the week of its debut and remained among the ten best-selling albums through the week of 11 October 2014.[25] A limited-edition CD/DVD version ofMini World was released in November 2014, with two new songs, orchestral versions of "Tourner dans le vide" and "Love Story", an acoustic version of "S.O.S", and video of live performances of several tracks from the album.[25] A second limited-edition release ofMini World in February 2015 contained ten tracks from the original release, the two new songs from the first limited edition, and another new song.[25]Mini World found success both in France, where it was the third-best-selling album of 2014, and outside the country, where it was the best-seller of 2014 in Poland and second-best-seller of 2014 in Belgium.[26][27][28]
On 23 August 2019, after four years without releasing music, Indila returned with her new song "Parle à ta tête" (English: "Speak to Your Head").[32] On 14 November, the music video for the song was released.[33] In October 2020,Amir's single "Carrousel", a duet with Indila, was released.[34] A music video for the song followed in April 2021. In January 2023,Zaho unveiled the track "Roi 2 cœurs" in duet with Indila, on her albumRésilience.[35]
In May 2025,Entrevue reported that Indila is working on her new upcoming studio album. According toLe Parisien, she finished her recording of the album in December 2024, and she is set to embark a tour on a large scale with a new artistic team and label. Indila is also rumored to represent France in Eurovision.[36][37][38]
^Bureau, Éric (27 January 2014)."Indila : le tube surprise de l'hiver" [Indila: the surprise tube of winter] (in French). Le Parisien.Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved24 June 2014.
