Nora Fatehi (born 6 February 1992) is a Canadian actress, model, dancer, singer, and producer who is predominantly known for her work in the Indian film industry. She has appeared in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films.<br /> She made her debut in the Hindi film Roar: Tigers of the Sundarbans. She gained popularity in Telugu films by doing item songs in films like Temper, Baahubali: The Beginning and Kick 2 and has also starred in two Malayalam films, Double Barrel and Kayamkulam Kochunni.<br /> In 2015, she was a contestant on the reality television show Bigg Boss 9 and was evicted on Day 84. In 2016, she was a participant in the reality television dance show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa. She appeared in the Bollywood film Satyameva Jayate in which she was seen in the recreated version of the song "Dilbar" which crossed 20 million views on YouTube in the first 24 hours of its release, making it the first Hindi song to have garnered such numbers in India. She also collaborated with the Moroccan hip-hop group Fnaïre to release an Arabic version of the Dilbar song.In 2019, she collaborated with Tanzanian musician and songwriter Rayvanny to release her first international English debut song Pepeta. In October 2022, she was chosen to feature in Light The Sky, a song for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, collaborating with artists, RedOne, Manal, Balqees and Rahma Riad.

Early and personal life

Fatehi comes from a Moroccan family, and was born and raised in Canada, although in interviews she has stated that she considers herself "an Indian at heart".

Early life

Fatehi is of Moroccan descent. She was born and raised in Canada. She studied political science and international studies. She graduated from York University. She has stated in interviews that she considers herself "an Indian at heart."

Career

She has also done a special appearance with Emraan Hashmi and Gurmeet Choudhary in the film ''Mr. X'' directed by Vikram Bhatt and produced by Mahesh Bhatt. Later, Fatehi appeared in item numbers for films such as ''Baahubali: The Beginning''s song "Manohari" and in ''Kick 2''s song "Kukkurukuru".

In late June 2015, she signed a Telugu film ''Sher''. In late August 2015, she signed a Telugu film ''Loafer'' which is directed by Puri Jagannadh starring opposite Varun Tej. In late November 2015 she signed a film ''Oopiri''. In December 2015, Fatehi entered the Bigg Boss house which was in its ninth season as a wild card entrant. She then appeared in the 2020 dance film ''Street Dancer 3D'' which became her first film with a supporting role. On 6 March 2021, Fatehi became the first African-Arab female artiste whose song "Dilbar" crossed one billion views on YouTube.
In 2022, Nora gave a performance in 2022 FIFA World Cup final closing ceremony.