- Michael Jackson was so impressed with her dancing that while she was touring with Madonna, he offered her a spot on his "This Is It" tour. Although the tour never happened due to Jackson's death in 2009, she did appear as the lead in the music video for his posthumously released song "Hollywood Tonight" (2011).
- She began classical dance education at age five, began rhythmic gymnastics at age ten and joined the French national team at age 18. She then attended and graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Her mother is an architect and her father, Safy Boutella, is a jazz musician. In 1992, the family moved from Algeria to France.
- She took up hip-hop and street dance, and was part of a group called the Vagabond Crew, which won the Battle of the Year (2006). She also participated in a group called Chienne de Vie and Aphrodites created by Mono from the Vagabound Crew.
- Has a tattoo of an inverted cross on her arm, which was made by Jared Leto.
- Was in a relationship with Robert Sheehan (March 2014-October 2018).
- Cousin of actress Shirine Boutella.
- Her surname means "the men of the mountains".
- Currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
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