With a massive global fan base of over 14 million and a new single featuring Jason Derulo, Nora Facetain creates its own lane of international music. Although she is Moroccan Canadian, she found skyrocketing success as an actor and dancer in the Indian film industry. From performing South Indian songs with intricate choreography to belly dance-inspired numbers with an Arabic twist, Fatehi’s career spans nations. “I am a performer and I love to be on stage. I love to interact with the audience and express myself through music and dance, and Bollywood helped me build myself,” she says.
But Fatehi wants to be known as more than just “the girl in Bollywood or the music video girl,” as she says, and creating her own music was the next logical step in her career. “There’s something about being able to sing your own music, feature in your own music videos and take control creatively that felt powerful,” she says. She released her first international single, “SPECIAL,” 2019 and was part of the 2022 FIFA World Cup song, “Light up the sky.” After a few self-produced hit tracks, she recently signed a global record deal with Warner Music Group.
Although Fatehi’s career took off in India, she embraces being a citizen of the world. “I’m very multicultural and will never forget my roots. I’m African, I’m Moroccan, I’m Canadian,” she says. Fatehi wants to create music that reflects her culture and identity with a danceable vibe and her single “Snake” Med Derulo is the perfect example of that – complete with a catchy hook. She is inspired by performance-oriented artists such as Shakira, Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna and Beyoncé. “They carried themselves through the decades and are still relevant today. It gives the mentality that if you were on stage, you had to tear it up. There’s no other way to be on that stage.”
Juggling music video shoots, singing, rehearsing, traveling and more, Fatehi has to be on top of her game at all times. Ahead, Fatehi shares her top-notch essentials, from her Favorite lip balm to her Lulumon Leggings.
