Born in Tunisia in 1988, Nawel Ben Kraiem spent her teenage years there before
moving to Paris, where she founded the group Cirrus, with whom she performed on
small stages in the French capital, singing in four languages. With her group,
she released a debut album in 2009 entitled Mama Please , then hit the road with
Orange Blossom in 2010. Nawel Ben Kraiem returned to Tunisia after the "Jasmine
Revolution" in the winter of 2010-2011, which led to the departure of Tunisian
President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, who had held office since 1987. She joined
the Enti Essout collective of ...