[12] Indila's meeting with record producer Skalpovich allowed her to enter into the world of rap and eventually collaborations with several French rappers.

[1][13] Indila began her music career in around 2009, providing vocals for Invitaation by Vitaa, Trinité by L'Algérino, Thug mariage by Rohff, Hiro by Soprano, and composing J'ai besoin d'y croire, sung by Admiral T and among others.

[15] She continued to collaborate with several other French rappers and DJs over the next three years, including Poussière d'empire with Nessbeal, Criminel with TLF, Press pause with OGB, Bye Bye Sonyé with DJ Abdel, Dreamin with Youssoupha, which peaked in July 2012 at number 14[16] in France's SNEP charts, and Ma Reine with Axel Tony.

[14] Indila also composed the songs Plus Haut by Matt Pokora along with Avec Toi by Axel Tony featuring Tunisiano, in which she is credited by her real name "Adila Sedraïa".

[14][17] In November 2013, Indila released her first single, Dernière danse (English: "Last Dance"), from the album Mini World, which quickly found success.

[22] Mini World found success both in France, where it was the third-best-selling album of 2014, and outside the country, where it was the best-seller of 2014 in Poland and second-best-seller of 2014 in Belgium.

[26] In February 2015, she won Best New Album of the Year award (for Mini World) at the 30th Victoires de la Musique.