French singer and actress Neïma Naouri began learning the piano at the age of 6. At 15, she enrolled at the Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Saint-Maur in musical theatre, where she obtained her Diploma in Music Studies in 2018. That same year, she made her stage debut playing the role of Hedy LaRue in the famous musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying at the Théâtre de Ménilmontant in Paris. After professional training at IMEP Paris College of Music, an international jazz school, she joined the vocal group The Voice Messengers, with whom she released her first album in 2021. In 2019, Neïma made her opera debut in the role of Tzeitel in Fiddler on the Roof at the Opéra national du Rhin, directed by Barrie Kosky. In 2020, she appeared on Léonard Desarthe's album Imaginary Soundtrack from the 60's, whose song I'm Mad After You was nominated for a Production Music Award in the ‘best vocal track’ category. That same year, she recorded for the album Symphonie pour la vie, with all proceeds going to hospitals, and appeared on the television programme Symphonissime alongside Yvan Cassar. After obtaining a master's degree from the Royal Academy of Music in London, she made her London stage debut at the National Theatre in the original musical Hex.