Biyouna
Acting
Born September 13, 1952 · Alger, Algeria
Biography
Biyouna (بيونة), whose real name was Baya Bouzar (باية بوزار), was an Algerian actress, singer, and dancer born on September 13, 1952, in Belcourt, a working-class neighborhood of Algiers, and died on November 25, 2025, at the Beni Messous Hospital in Algiers, at the age of 73, from lung cancer. A major figure in Maghrebi culture, she is remembered as a free-spirited, popular artist deeply attached to Algeria. Born into a family where music played a significant role, particularly through her sister, the singer Leïla El Djazaïria, Biyouna developed a passion for singing, dancing, and acting at…
Known For · 39 titles
My Dear Mother-in-law
On n'est pas couché
Amanda
Nass Mlah City
Neuilly sa mère, sa mère !
Aïcha : Vacances infernales
Belleville Cop
EDAMMA
Aïcha : La grande débrouille
Le Grand Bazar
Queens of the Ring
L’Incendie (El Harik)
La Voyante
The Source
Aïcha
The Age of the Stateless
Tomboy
Beur Blanc Rouge
The Casbah of Algiers
Holiday
The Three Brothers: The Return
I Still Hide to Smoke
Where Fig Trees Grow
On va manquer !
Bay of Algiers
Take-Away Romance
Délice Paloma
Aïcha : Job à tout prix
Children of the Sun
Cheba Louisa
Bacon on the Side
Viva Algeria
The Harem of Madame Osmane
Hassan Terro au Maquis
La Voisine
Leila and the Others
يد الساحرة
Les Vacances de l'apprenti
Mohamed Dubois