Overview
- Algerian public television confirmed that Biyouna, born Baya Bouzar, died on November 25 in Algiers at the age of 73.
- The broadcaster said the cause was lung cancer, a disclosure echoed in French media coverage of the announcement.
- President Abdelmadjid Tebboune paid homage to her cultural impact, and Culture Minister Malika Bendouda recalled a recent hospital visit.
- She rose to fame in 1973 with the cult TV serial Al‑Hariq and later expanded her career through Nadir Moknèche’s films before appearing in French hits including La Source des Femmes, Les Trois Frères: Le Retour and Le Flic de Belleville.
- Beyond acting, she released the albums Raid Zone (2001) and Blonde dans la Casbah (2007) and collaborated with Julien Doré, while local press reported she had battled cancer since 2016 with recent care at Beni Messous hospital.