Career
Childhood
Malika really found her passion for music at the age of 10 when she joined her school choir. At age 15, she decided to immerse herself in the musical world, joining local rap groups, at first as a singer, then as a rapper. Debut
With her first manager Nabila Jaadi, Kayna modelled, financed by doing odd jobs and performing as an opening acting
In 1999, Kayna came out with her first demo, "Le Parcours d"une Goutte d"Eau." Her manager and she were always had high hopes, and she sent the tape to several major labels.
lieutenant was then that doors began to open for her. In 2000, she performed the track "Jeune Fille d"en Bas" on the soundtrack of the movie Louisiana Squale.
The song was produced by Cut Killer and DJ Abdel, and they reworked the song for an international R ‘n’ B compilation titled Vas-y Pars. She soon meets singer Matt Houston who offers her a part on the duet "Le Prix à payer", off of his second album.
He further offers for Kayna to go on tour with him, which presented her first opportunity to meet Diam"son
In July 2002, Kayna Samet came out solo with the song Blazée Doctorate"la Life. Booba, after having heard said song, asked her to sing the hook on the track "Destinée", off of his album Temps Mort. In 2003, she collaborated with IAM on their track "Nous," from their album Revoir un Printemps.
She also got the chance to work with Rohff on the song "Pétrole" from his album Louisiana Fierté des Nôtres.
In time, Kayna signed with the label Voix Publik and started working on writing her first album, working with various artists in the process.