Faouzia

Date of Birth: July 5, 2000
City: Casablanca (raised in Carman, Manitoba)
Country: Morocco (Moroccan-Canadian)
Genre: Pop, R&B, Synth-Pop, Acoustic Pop
Band/Group Members: Solo artist
Roles: Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist (piano, guitar, violin)
Bio:
Faouzia, born in Casablanca's sun-soaked chaos in 2000, carries Morocco's soul in her veins while her voice echoes the wide-open prairies of rural Manitoba, where her family landed when she was just a toddler. This Moroccan-Canadian powerhouse went from scribbling poems at five to weaving heartbreak into hits, her music a raw pulse of emotional pop and R&B that hits like a desert storm—fierce, vulnerable, and impossible to shake. She burst out with her 2020 EP Stripped, tracks like "Tears of Gold" dripping with that golden ache of lost love, then leveled up in 2022's Citizens, where "Minefields" with John Legend became a battlefield ballad for anyone who's ever loved through the wreckage. Her collabs? Pure fire—David Guetta's "Battle" thumping with synth waves, or her Arabic twist on Kelly Clarkson's "I Dare You," blending worlds like a late-night confession under stars. With over 100 million streams on "Minefields" alone and a voice that soars from whispers to roars, Faouzia's sound feels like a bridge between cultures, wrapping you in the quiet thrill of feeling seen amid the noise. It's the kind of music that lingers, reminding you that even in the mess, there's melody waiting to break free.