Wanting the best for your children is the lot of all parents. Stars are no exception to the rule, especially when their celebrity status can disrupt the healthy development of their offspring. This is what awaited the elders of Omar and Helene Sy and which involved a huge change for the little family: their move to the United States. “When I was driving them to school, it struck me to see that I was no longer their father and that they were only the children of Omar Sy,” the actor lamented L’Obs in 2014, talking about their youth in France. “They were starting to lose their first names. I came to invade their space, the school, this place where they must flourish.” In the pages of ElleHélène, Omar’s wife, added: “For our children, for our balance, we said to ourselves that we had to distance ourselves, find a place where we feel more free.”
The decision was radical. Putting an ocean between their children and this country where they had only become “children of”… It was in 2012 that the actor, who became a mega star thanks to the film Untouchablesreleased the previous year, set sail with his team for LA. They were thus following in the footsteps of Johnny Hallyday and Laeticia Hallyday who had also chosen the city of angels to enjoy the joys of an anonymity that they no longer found in France. In 2016, Patrick Bruel’s children will also go to California to live with their mother Amanda Sthers. Everyone was still unaware that paradise would transform these days into hell, devoured by devastating flames.
To our knowledge, although Laeticia Hallyday and Patrick Bruel lost their house, Omar’s is still standing, and their children can continue to cultivate their various talents there. And from this point of view, it is clear thatthey were particularly well endowed. In his biography, Come on, let’s talkpublished last April by Albin Michel, the actor was full of praise for them: praising their “cultural scope,” who, he recognized, “already exceeds mine.” Fred Testot’s former accomplice, with whom he is now on bad terms, emphasized in his book: “They know how to live and flourish on several continents, they have no geographical or social borders in their heads, I am proud that each of them is on the path to freedom, and I like to see how much They are united.” Welded together, and all possessing extraordinary qualities, in the arts or sport…
Omar Sy’s eldest daughter excels in photography!
In this big brotherhood, the eldest is called Selly. And she has a first specificity: she was born on the same day as her father. This January 20, the latter will celebrate his 47th birthday and his daughter’s 22nd birthday at the same time. A young woman who has already shown that she has inherited the artistic fiber of her famous father. It is not in front of the lens that she works wonders but behind it since she is a photographer. It is on her Instagram account that she exhibits some of her works. Many relate to Africa, the continent where Omar’s parents come from. Some were taken in Senegal, where his grandfather was born, others in Mauritania where his grandmother was born. Very artistic shots. A major sports brand made no mistake, seeing in it a quality of vision.
Selly posted magnificent photos for Puma in January. A work that she carries out in complete discretion since the young woman has removed many images that appeared there from her Instagram account. However, she kept a YouTube channel active on which she posted interviews, that of the director Tamra Davis, the fashion designer Melody Ehsany and the painter Janet Taylor Pickett. It is from Amsterdam, where she lives today, that the photographer works, which does not prevent her from sometimes traveling to Paris. In June 2022, she found her father there and they both met. shown to be very complicit at the Louis Vuitton fashion show.
Sabah Sy, the new Sade?
The second nugget of the family is named Sabah. On October 22, she celebrated her 21st birthday. But those who follow her have known about her gift for music for almost 5 years. Although she has not yet released a record, the melodies that come out of her mouth leave no doubt: she is a singer! In 2020, still a teenager, she proved it by posting a video of herself on Instagram in which she filmed herself, in his room, performing a cappellathe title There Are Worst Things (I Could Do), extract from the film Grease. A probably cult work for her, who wrote in the caption: “Be a Rizzo fan or nothing, oh and yes Vote.” Rizzo, named after the character Betty Rizzo, played by Stockard Channing in the musical, and a call to go to the polls in this post published a few days before the then presidential election which pitted Trump against Biden.
-Sabah has grown up, her voice too! On November 24, she posted a video of herself on Instagram and YouTube entitled Live spring session. A sequence of more than 13 minutes of music on which the young artist puts her pretty velvet jazzy voice, accompanied by a group of musicians. “This project has been a dream of mine for years and it’s such a privilege to be able to make it happen with incredible people,” she writes in the video description. She continues: “It is also a love letter to Erykah Baduan artist who taught me so much about spiritual and authentic expression through music. Without her, I would not be the artist and the woman that I am. I knew I wanted my first project to pay homage to him and his work that got me through so much.”
What relationship do Omar Sy’s daughter and singer Erykah Badu have? What trials is the young person talking about? She will say no more, leaving her magnificent voice, which also recalls that of the artist who inspired her or which is similar to Sadeexpress your emotions. Sabah, star seed…
Tidiane, basketball ace and already bigger than Omar Sy
There may be another star in the family. Tidiane Sy, their younger brother, celebrated his 18th birthday last March but he already has all the makings of a great one. Large in size first of all, 1.92m, which makes him 2cm taller than his father. Then through his talent, in this sport where Americans excel so much: basketball. The boy first followed the exploits of the team from his hometown, Los Angeles Lakersbefore taking his turn on the floors. Attended Calabasas high school, northwest of the City of Angels, he quickly revealed his extraordinary skills. During the 2022-2023 season, he has become an essential member of the school team’s major five. At the point guard position, he was that season, the best scorer on his teamaveraging 17.5 points per game. “Tidiane is a complete player. He is capable of shooting three-pointers, dribbling, passing and attacking the basket,” assures Jon Palarz, his coach at Calabasas High School, cited by RMC Sport. “Over the last two seasons, he has been an important passer and scorer while always defending the opposing team’s best player. Tidiane really has the ability to stop opponents, in addition to his firepower in attack. “
From the floors to the catwalks, there was only one step… Tidiane took it last June, during Men’s Spring-Summer 2025 Fashion Week, Omar Sy’s son paraded for the fashion brand. Franco-Canadian streetwear 3.Paradis. A remarkable appearance which took place before the eyes of his father.
What do the youngest ones have in store for us? young Alhadjiborn in 2009 and the youngest, Amani-Nour, which was created in 2017 ? With such examples among siblings, we are not at the end of our surprises…
