Yael Naim was born in Paris in 1978 to Tunisian. She began her singing career with a part in the musical "Les Dix Commandements" and her first solo album, In a Man's Womb, was released in 2001.
She also sang the song "You Disappear" by Bruno Coulais for the film Harrison's Flowers directed by Elie Chouraqui. For her early work she was credited simply as Yael.