Fella

Fella is a group from the United Kingdom that is active from 2011. The name is also associated in the input with several different solo artists, but the artist entry itself is anchored as a group.

Background and style

The available information links the name Fella with Algerian and Arabic music, and with Arabic pop. It also points to a French Algerian singer called Fella Abdel Hamid Ababsa, who is identified as Fella and is described as coming from an Algerian artistic family. In that account, she is born in the Paris suburb of Plaine Saint Denis and moves to Algeria as a child.

Family and musical education

In the family history attached to the name, her father, Abdelhamid Ababsa, is a poet, musician and singer. Her brother Najeeb is a singer, and her sister Naima is also a singer. She grows up around Andalusian and Algerian music and learns piano and the oud, among other instruments.

Early career

According to the biographical details, she joins musical groups in Algiers at 15. At 20, she travels to London for a series of performances and spends several years there, where she develops her knowledge of oriental music.

Other artist identity in the input

The same name also appears attached to an American rapper from Florida, described as a Big Gates Records artist linked with Plies, but that is presented separately from the Algerian singer material.