Afida Turner

Afida Turner was born in Auchel, France.[2]

Her father was from Morocco and her mother from La Réunion. When she was 2 years old, her father beat her mother to death. She lived with foster families until she was sixteen.[3] She then worked as a saleswoman in ready-to-wear, and was once employed by the Parisian bar-lounge Buddha Bar.[4]

In the 1990s she started a singing career, releasing the title "Crazy About You" in 1998.[5] She came to the public and media attention in 2002 by appearing in the second season of Loft Story, a reality show, as Lesly.

In 2002, She signed with Sony Music and released her first album called Rock Attitude under the name Lesly Mess.[6] In 2011, She released her second album called Paris-Hollywood.[7] She subsequently appeared as a guest star and host on various French TV shows.

She made appearances in five films, Shut Up And Shoot, The Sweep and Single Black Female. In 2013, she played a role in the film Visions Interdites.[8] In 2018, she played a role in the drama Lumière Noire by Enguerrand Jouvin.[9]

She had a relationship with Coolio lasting two years and also with American Boxer Mike Tyson. In 2007, she married musician Ronnie Turner, the son of Ike and Tina Turner.[10] She started to use the name Afida Turner.[11][12][13][14]

On May 31, 2020, Turner announced her candidacy for President of France in the 2022 election. She is running on a platform opposing police violence and in favor of the Yellow Vests Movement.[15] If elected, she would be the first female and first African President of the Republic. However, on January 11, 2021, she announced that she was withdrawing her candidacy.

• 2002: Book biographie : My father killed my mom by Michel Lafon editions.
• 2016: Afida Turner (fragrance)
• 2016: MuchCouture by Afida Turner (clothing and swimmsuit line)
• 2019: Afida Turner jewelry collections by Stephano Andolfi

• Afida Turner at IMDb