her career, “Salam”, which the former rapper will be presenting at the Cannes Film Festival. In a rare message posted to Instagram, Diam's, who had previously retired from social media, explained her motivation, and why she agreed to entrust her story to directors Houda Benyamina (Divine) and Anne Cissé, after refusing dozens of requests for years: “I had the feeling that I was being asked to give the keys to my life so that others could make a film of it. A show. My depression, my suffering, my quest, my recognition: a film? An entertainment? I was touched that people were interested in my career, but it was impossible for me to let strangers speak for me… So I took up the pen again. The one thing I have always loved delivered me.” Personal life In 2007, she suffered from depression due to personal problems, which she returned to in the song Si c'était le dernier. Diagnosed as bipolar, she alternated between stays in a psychiatric hospital and her career as an artist. When she left the hospital, she decided to stop taking the medication, and she attempted suicide by swallowing sleeping pills. In December 2008, she converted to Islam, she said that religion liberated her and helped her through these difficult ordeals. In September 2009, she married her companion Aziz. On October 8, 2009, Paris Match magazine published in pictures of her leaving a mosque in Gennevilliers with her husband, wearing an Islamic veil. In the midst of a debate on the banning of the full veil in public places, these stolen photos caused a scandal. In 2010, Diam's won her complaint againstLe Nouvel Observateur magazine for violating her image rights and privacy after publishing a picture of Diam's wearing a headscarf without permission. The picture was placed in an article about French Muslims. In the spring of 2012, Mélanie gave birth to a daughter named Maryam. In 2015, she married again, and gives birth to a boy named Abraham. Discography Albums Singles 1 Digital Downloads Recognitions References External links Living people 1980 births French rappers French women rappers French Muslims French people of Cypriot descent French people of Greek descent Cypriot people of French descent People from Nicosia Converts to Islam MTV Europe Music Award winners