Afida Turner

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| name = Afida Turner

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| alt = Afida Turner in an interview in 2022 on TPMP.

| birth_name = Hafidda Messaï

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|12|22}}

| birth_place = Auchel, Hauts-de-France, France

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| other_names = {{hlist|Lesly|Lesly Mess}}

| occupation = Media personality, singer

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| spouse = {{marriage|Ronnie Turner|2007|2022|end=died}}

| relatives = {{plainlist|

Tina Turner (mother-in-law)
Ike Turner (father-in-law)

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| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes

| instrument = Vocals

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| website = {{URL|afidaturner.com}}

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Afida Turner (born Hafidda Messaï; December 22, 1976) is a French media personality and singer. She has released two studio albums and several singles, singing both in French and in English. She has also appeared in small roles in multiple films and starred in the stage play Requiem for une conne (2022). She was married to musician Ronnie Turner from 2007 until his death in 2022.

Biography

Afida Turner was born in Auchel, France.[http://www.lavenirdelartois.fr/a-la-une/afida-turner-star-du-web-et-de-la-tele-nee-a-auchel- ia672b0n167120 Afida Turner, star du web et de la télé née à Auchel], L'Avenir de l'Artois, April 14, 2016 Her father was from Algeria and her mother from Réunion. When she was two years old, her father beat her mother to death. She lived with foster families until she was 16.{{Cite web|url=https://www.francedimanche.fr/actualites/afida-turner-tina-pense-que-j-ai-ete-sa-fille-dans-une-vie-anterieure|title = Afida Turner : "Tina pense que j'ai été sa fille dans une vie antérieure !" – France Dimanche| date=December 14, 2014 }} She then worked as a saleswoman in ready-to-wear and was once employed by the Parisian bar-lounge Buddha Bar.{{Cite web|url=https://www.parismatch.com/People/Musique/Afida-Turner-revient-sur-sa-carriere-pour-la-fete-de-la-musique-785230|title = Que sont-ils devenus ? - Afida Turner : "Je suis plus classe et apaisée"| date=June 18, 2015 }}

In the 1990s, she started a singing career, releasing her debut single "Crazy About You" in 1998.{{cite web|url=http://www.afidaturner.com/bio/|title=Bio – AFIDA TURNER|website=Afidaturner.com|access-date=August 24, 2016|archive-date=August 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828202642/http://www.afidaturner.com/bio/|url-status=dead}} She came to the public and media attention in 2002 by appearing in the second season of the French reality TV show Loft Story under the name Lesly.

In 2002, Turner signed with Sony Music and released her debut studio album Roc Attitude under the name Lesly Mess in 2003.{{Cite web|url=https://tvmag.lefigaro.fr/programme-tv/article/television/12796/lesly-sort-un-album.html|title = Lesly sort un album|date = May 18, 2003}}

Turner made appearances in three films, Shut Up and Shoot (2006), The Sweep (2008) and Single Black Female (2009).

In 2011, she released her second studio album Paris-Hollywood, which included the single "Come with Me".{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Afida-Turner-Paris-Hollywood/release/6193341|title = Afida Turner – Paris-Hollywood (2011, 256 KBPS, File)|website = Discogs| date=June 5, 2011 }} She subsequently appeared as a guest star and host on various French TV shows.

In 2013, she played a role in the film Visions Interdites.{{cite web|url=http://www.meltybuzz.fr/afida-turner-dans-le-film-visions-interdites-photos-exclusives-a180377.html |title=Afida Turner dans le film Visions Interdites (Photos Exclusives)|website=Meltybuzz.fr |date=May 17, 2013 |accessdate=March 24, 2017}}

In 2018, she played a role in the drama Lumière Noire by Enguerrand Jouvin.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6138518/|title = Lumière noire|website = IMDb}}

In 2022, she played the lead in Requiem pour une conne by Baptiste Souriau at Théâtre Trévise, Paris{{cite web | url=https://www.public.fr/News/3-vraies-bonnes-raisons-d-aller-voir-Afida-Turner-au-theatre-dans-Requiem-pour-une-conne-1697486 | title=3 (Vraies) bonnes raisons d'aller voir Afida Turner au théâtre dans "Requiem pour une conne" ! | date=January 25, 2022 }} starting in January and running successfully for six months.{{Cite web|url=https://fr.news.yahoo.com/afida-turner-confie-%C3%AAtre-atteinte-deux-tumeurs-135850872.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmluZy5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFsb9gt4w9GXQeKeSoC7Y-wJf5Sw-_7B2DD3k0cjGni7hxxmRCii4Ge64F9pKpFwBRc8N7YTRqCuRJxiXzQlh3PYDHQtIetBLDzf2_RFpVi-KhbAmU8oxUf7xmfwLwFrXt_lNumKSUMxqIud_SEBeRQVbhY1M5st8ByK37aoaMXP|title = Afida Turner confie être atteinte de deux tumeurs}}

In July 2022, she released a cover version of Guesch Patti's song "Étienne".[https://just-music.fr/afida-turner-devoile-version-anglaise-tube-etienne/ Afida Turner sort le single Etienne sur www.justmusic.fr]

Personal life

She had a relationship with Coolio lasting two years and also with American boxer Mike Tyson. In 2007, she married musician Ronnie Turner, the son of Ike Turner and Tina Turner.{{Cite news|url=http://www.purepeople.com/media/lesly-mess-alias-afida-turner-au-cote_m383522|title=PHOTOS – Lesly Mess alias Afida Turner au côté de son mari Ronnie Turner et de sa belle-mère Tina Turner|access-date=March 24, 2017|language=fr}} She started to use the name Afida Turner.[http://www.purepeople.com/article/lesly-du-loft-2-vit-le-reve-americain-desormais-appelez-la-afida-turner_a27961/1 Lesly du "Loft 2" vit le rêve américain, désormais appelez-la... Afida Turner !] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927071208/http://www.purepeople.com/article/lesly-du-loft-2-vit-le-reve-americain-desormais-appelez-la-afida-turner_a27961/1 |date=September 27, 2016 }}, Pure People, March 27, 2009{{cite web|url=http://www.premiere.fr/Star/Afida-Turner |title=Afida Turner | People |language=fr |website=Premiere.fr |date= |accessdate=March 24, 2017}}{{cite web|author=Lauren Provost |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.fr/2014/09/15/un-diner-presque-parfait-arret-phenomene-fin-m6-best-of_n_5821316.html |title="Un dîner presque parfait" s'arrête : retour sur une émission culinaire phénomène |language=fr |website=Huffingtonpost.fr |date=September 15, 2014 |accessdate=March 24, 2017}} Ronnie Turner died aged 62 from colon cancer in Los Angeles on December 8, 2022.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-13 |title=Autopsy reveals cause of death for Tina Turner's 'beloved' son Ronnie Turner |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-12-13/ronnie-turner-autopsy-cause-of-death |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}{{cite news |url=https://www.tmz.com/2022/12/09/tina-turner-ike-turner-son-ronnie-turner-dead-dies-62/ |title=Tina Turner and Ike Turner's Son Ronnie Turner Dead at 62 |work=TMZ |date=December 9, 2022 |accessdate=December 9, 2022}}

Politics

On May 31, 2020, Turner announced her candidacy for President of France in the 2022 election. She ran on a platform opposing police violence and in favor of the Yellow Vests Movement.{{Cite tweet|number=1267147560952696832|user=AfidaTurner|date=May 31, 2020|title=DEAR FANS ,DEAR FRANÇAIS JE VOUS ANNONCE MA CANDIDATURE À LA PRÉSIDENTIELLE AFIN DE REMÉDIER AUX PROBLÈMES DES GILETS JAUNES ET DE SURCROÎT A CETTE POLICE VIOLENTE 🇫🇷}} If elected, she would have been the first female and first African President of the Republic. However, on January 11, 2021, she announced that she had withdrawn her candidacy.

Filmography

= Films =

2006: Shut Up and Shoot! as Fifi Belmondo
2008: The Sweep as Bank Manager
2009: Single Black Female as Blue
2013: Visions Interdites as The Singer
2018: Lumière noire as the gynaecologist

= Television =

2000: H: Woman in the Sabri pub
2002: Loft Story
2009 Criminal Minds: Herself (season 4, episode 25)
2014: Un dîner presque parfait M6
2015: Nrj 12 le mag
2017: Nrj 12 le mag
2020: Touche pas à mon poste
2022: Touche pas à mon poste*2020: Touche pas à mon poste te

2022: Touche pas à mon poste{{cite web | url=https://www.toutelatele.com/tpmp-people-c8-matthieu-delormeau-sous-pression-avec-afida-turner-cyril-hanouna-lui-offre-un-cadeau-inespere-139699 | title=TPMP People (C8) : Matthieu Delormeau sous pression avec Afida Turner, Cyril Hanouna lui offre un cadeau inespéré | date=April 9, 2022 }}
2022: Un dîner presque parfait : special guest {{cite web | url=https://www.toutelatele.com/un-diner-presque-parfait-afida-turner-rejetee-un-invite-quitte-le-repas-audiences-renversantes-pour-w9-139861 | title=Un dîner presque parfait : Afida Turner rejetée, un invité quitte le repas, audiences renversantes pour W9 ? | date=April 8, 2022 }}
2023: Touche pas à mon poste People