ALYA ELOUISSI

ACTRESS

Originally from Slovenia, Alya has been acting since childhood since she joined a local theatre group. Shortly after she received the award for Most Promising Actress at the 6th Festival of Theatre Dreams in Ljubljana in 2007. Subsequently she went on to attend various acting schools, workshops and seminars and took part in many theatre productions and short films. 

At the age of 19 she moved independently to London and began working as an actress, singer, songwriter and model. She appeared in numerous theatre productions, feature length and short films, TV series, commercials and music videos. 
Recent credits include Barbie, Wonder Woman, Indian romantic comedy Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, TV series Silent Witness, Black Mirror, Guilt and Goodbye Blue Michael, commercials for Ariel, Peugeot, Batiste Dry Shampoo and music videos Love Me Better (James Blunt), Reflections (Example ft. Jacob Plant) and onstage performance with Rita Ora.
In 2016 Alya represented Slovenia at the 10th International Theatre Summer School of the Theatre Union of Russian Federation in Moscow. 
In 2017 she was accepted into Russian Institute of Theatre Arts - GITIS (Faculty of Acting, class of Mindaugas Karbauskis) from where she graduated in 2021 and is based in Moscow, London and Slovenia.​​

Alya is fluent in six languages (English, French, Russian, Slovenian, Arabic, Serbian) and has basic knowledge of Spanish, Italian, and Polish.​

She was the face of the Festival of Languages in 2019, 2021 and 2022 in Ljubljana (organized by Mojca Leben).

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SINGER-SONGWRITER

Alya Elouissi is a Slovenian-Algerian actress and awarded singer-songwriter. In 2019 she released her debut EP My Love with its lead single Fool for You. The EP received excellent reviews and has been aired on major radio stations in England, the USA, Mexico, and Brazil.
Her debut single, The One, an inspiring pop ballad, has been played on numerous radio stations and received outstanding reviews from leading music blogs and magazines.

At the 24th International Music Festival FENS 2019, Alya won third place with her song “Iz Rusije z ljubeznijo” (music: Alya Elouissi, lyrics: Leon Oblak, production: Julian Chown).

In 2022 she started working with Dallas Records Slovenia and released her new Slovenian single Dvignem krila in collaboration with Neisha and later an official acoustic version of the song.

In 2023 Alya was selected as an artist for the 42nd Festival Melodije morja in sonca, where she performed her new summer single Valovim, also became the Hit of the Week on Radio Rai in Trieste, Italy.​

​In 2024 Alya released her first Afrobeat song Give Me Your Time in collaboration with London singer Romel and producer Slic Vic, becoming the first Slovenian female Afrobeat artist in history. The song reached the Top 100 Nigeria, Best of Nigeria 2024, and several other charts and official Spotify playlists. Its music video was played on MTV Base West, HipTV and SoundcityTV.

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She was the only Slovenian representative at the Biser Jadrana 2025 festival in Montenegro with her new song V srcu Jadrana.

Shortly after she released the official music video, the song became the Hit of the Week on Radio Rai in Trieste and won the “Pesem in pol” competition on Radio Koper.

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For all discography details please visit the discography page.

Taking inspiration from her own life experiences, Alya aims to deliver a message of love and life to everyone. Her music and performances feature compelling storytelling lyrics and catchy, narrative-driven pop melodies.
Alya is already making a name for herself on the UK and international music scene, having performed at big London venues such as the O2 and has worked with many international vocal coaches, multi platinum producers and songwriters. She won second place for Best Female Singer at the RBE Awards 2018 in London and performed at Theatrical Novel Awards 2019 in Moscow, Opening ceremony of European Mobility Week 2020 and represented her hometown, Ljubljana, at Chengdu International Sister Cities Youth Music Festival in 2020 and 2021. 

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She began singing in choirs when she was six and started voice coaching at age 11, which helped her develop her unique voice, broad vocal range, and strong stage presence. Her independent move to London as a teenager opened doors for Alya and her musical exposure has evolved her writing style.​

In addition to her training in classical, pop, jazz, soul and musical theatre singing styles, she has also studied vocals at Goldsmiths, University of London (Music Department), and has extensive experience performing live and in studio sessions as both a lead and backing vocalist.

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MODEL
Alya has four years of professional modeling experience, including fashion shows, editorials, commercials, high fashion, portraits, lifestyle shoots, hair modeling, stock photography, tutorials, and music videos.​

Her latest campaigns include Little Shilpa’s “Feral Nation” collection (designer for Lady Gaga) at London Fashion Week, Sleekster Club, World Duty Free, Studio Salon Education, and Woodhouse, as well as appearances in Just Magazine, among others.