Dounia Tazi is a Moroccan-American singer, songwriter, and model. She rose to prominence as an Instagram model, mostly known for her body-positivity and activism. The R&B songstress began releasing music commercially in 2017 with her debut EP, “Intro To” on October 27th of that year. This was followed by her second EP, The Avant-Garden, released on November 30th, 2018. Her third EP, NOT GOOD FOR THE EGO, was released on May 24, 2019. Her debut album titled, The Scandal, was released later that year on July 17th, following the single DELIGHTFUL.

Dounia began her modeling career when she received an offer to be part of a Forever 21 campaign. She gained wider notice after modeling for other brands, such as Sephora and Refinery29, and built an Instagram following of over 200,000 for her focus on body-positivity. She subsequently used her modeling gigs to fund a career in music, taking advantage of her online connections to find a manager and begin producing music. During her time as a model, she had always planned to transition into music. Her first commercial single, “East Coast Hiding”, was released independently in January 2017, which became a big Soundcloud hit. Thus helping jump-start her musical career.