Originally from Boston, Diva Avari's career began, in the nightclubs of the famous Lansdowne Street,as a go-go dancer (1990-94).
During one of her shows at Venus Demilo......an upcoming local designer, mesmerized by her performance, immediately invited her to be in his first fashion show in Paris.
Working with him as asst. designer and runway model (1992-95) permitted Avari to travel to Europe.
In 1996, she ended her collaboration with the designer and decided to take her chances alone in Paris 'the capital of fashion'. Once there, music her first passion caught up with her and she worked as a singer/dancer at Palace for David and Cathy Guetta and went on to become the first foreigner to be named 'Queen' of the Queen nightclub.
Finally in '97, she recorded her first single 'Lady Marmelade', a dance cover of the original Patti Labelle song. Ever since, her name has been linked to various record companies : such as BMG, Club News Records, Happy Music and Airplay/ Universal.
Between the summer of 99 and winter 2001, she did a national tour of France representing Lucky Strike cigarettes after which her real career in music began.
She spent her time working on solo projects and as well as collaborations with the jazzy-house group SUBLIM VICTIM and featurings with STARTING ROCK with whom she made the hits 'Don’t Go' No.1 on the club charts (2006) and 'Movin On' No.2 in the clubs (2007).
Over the years, Avari made numerous television appearances... US (Boston – CH4, CHRONICLE) France (M6, MCM, FUN TV, Paris Premiere, Direct 8) England (Channel 4).
Also in cinema in the film “WILD SIDE” of Sebastian Liefschitz, the latest production of Kim Chapiron, “Le Sheitan”; Also a small but important role in the most recent opus of Otar Iosseliani with Michel Piccoli “Gardens in Autumn” with other propositions in film in the works.
Diva Avari's long-term collaboration with the French House Mafia has been quite successful over the past few years.
Since 2016, they have released several top ten songs with the soulful house label, Purple Music. The 3rd" Live Your Life" was actually the first title to launch their new label Purple Disco Records. As a result of the string of hits, Traxsource named Diva Avari one of the top 100 vocalists of 2017. The Jamie Lewis remix of her version if " Rhythm is a dancer" went to number one on the soulful house chart while the original mix topped the Greek Dance charts. The latest song "Eye of the Tiger" climbed to no. 3 on the Soulful House charts.
Presently, DIVA AVARI & THE FRENCH HOUSE MAFIA are preparing new material for their live show... One of which will be debuted at the official Purple Music Party at the ADE (Amsterdam Dance Event) October 2018.
Movin On Up - Purple Music, 2024
You Don't Know - Purple Music, 2020
Eye Of The Tiger - Purple Music, 2018
Live Your Life Remixes - Purple Music, 2018
Live Your Life - Purple Disco Records, 2017
Rhythm Is A Dancer - Purple Music, 2017
Your Love - Purple Music, 2016
Tag My Pack- RetailCode, 2010
Give Me Love – Kult Records, 2009
Power - Emca Prod, 2008
Get Out - Emca Prod, 2008
Brazil - Happy Music, 2008
Movin On - Airplay/Universal, 2007
It Will Happen One Day - Happy Music, 2007
Fuckin Bitch - Happy Music, 2007
Get Ya - Airplay/Universal, 2006
Don’t Go - Airplay/Universal, 2006
Disco Sucks - Level 75, 2006
Right Wrong - Club News Records, 2006
Feel The Chocho - Club News Records, 2005
4 Peace - La Baleine, 2001
Lady Marmelade - EMI/Universal, 1997
Diva Avari is ranked 92th on Traxsource Top 100 Vocalists of 2017...
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