Janis Sahraoui

Early life Sahraoui was born on 16 September 1988 in Saint-Étienne, Loire. Assigned male at birth, Sahraoui used her birth name Yanis until 2023. Of Moroccan and Algerian descent, As Sliimy, Sahraoui used social networking websites such as Myspace where she uploaded recordings of her songs. The artist was met with success online, and with her guitarist Feed she eventually signed into recording label Warner Music Group. Sahraoui received more international attention in late 2008 after her cover of Britney Spears's song Womanizer was featured by American blogger Perez Hilton. before releasing an EP titled in February 2016. Recent endeavors (2018-present) In 2018, Sahraoui released a new song Embrace accompanied with a music video co-directed with Ludovic Zuili and Sahraoui. This was followed in 2020, when the artist released two songs titled Grace and You Boy. Since 2023, she has become known as Janis. In May 2024, Sahraoui published her autobiography , co-written with journalist Tal Madesta. ==Personal life==

When she was 20, three days before the release of her debut album, Sahraoui (who presented as male at the time) came out as gay to the media: "I have no problem saying that I’m gay. I know it and I am not afraid to hide it." When questions about this subject recur, Sahraoui responded that she likes to play with different sexualities and ambiguity. In an interview, according to VS. magazine, the artist insisted that music "transcended sexuality." On 16 September 2021, while preparing the release of her new EP Solo, Sahraoui publicly came out as transgender and non-binary. ==Discography==

Albums • Paint Your Face (2009) (as Sliimy) EPs • ''L'heure Bleue'' (2016) (as Yanis) Singles As Sliimy • Wake Up (2008) • Paint Your Face (2009) As Yanis • Hypnotized (2015) • Crave (2015) • Embrace (2018) • Grace (2020) • You Boy (2020) • Solo (2021) ==Filmography==

• Orlando, My Political Biography, directed by Paul B. Preciado (2023) : Orlando ==Books==