Fairouz Oudjida

Known to her fans as “The Desert Diva,”Montreal soprano Fairouz Oudjida invites audiences to discover her world through a fascinating story — that of a young girl who grew up in the Algerian desert and was passionate about singing from an early age. With the support of her family, Fairouz was classically trained in Algiers and Milan, Italy, and for several years served as soloist with Algeria’s National Symphony Orchestra. “Fairouz has an impressive vocal range, since she is a mezzo who has also become a lyric soprano. Her voice is special. You can smell the desert”, points out Dominic Boulianne, Fairouz’s piano accompanist since 2019. Having performed in Italian theatres, where she developed the haunting clarity of her voice, Oudjida disarmingly embodies the meeting of East and West as she gracefully blends the vocal range of opera with the passionate sounds of Arabic music. Fairouz will take you on a magical, mystical journey created through her exquisite vocal timbre and mastery of repertoire, including traditional songs of Algerian, Maghrebin, Arabic and Andalusian origin. In June 2021, Fairouz released La diva du désert, an exceptional debut album of which she is quite proud.