Biographie
Lena Mahfouf, known as Lena Situations, is a French web videographer, blogger, fashion icon, podcaster and influencer. In 2012, while in high school, Lena decided to open a blog called Lena Situations to share her advice on fashion, her beauty tips and good Parisian addresses. In 2017, she opened her YouTube channel, where she acquires significant notoriety thanks to "Les Vlogs d'Août" ("August Vlogs). Having published more than 200 videos, she is one of the most followed French YouTubers with more than 3M subscribers on YouTube, 4,6M on Instagram and 3,3M TikTok. In 2019, she won the title of French pop-culture influencer of the year at the People's Choice Awards. On September 24, 2020, Lena Situations publishes a personal development book called 'Toujours Plus' ("Always more"). With more than 60,000 copies sold in less than a month after its release, it became No. 1 in sales in France during the month of October 2020. The following month, it exceeded 200,000 copies. In 2021, the book exceeded 250,000 copies sold.
This book is a practical guide for young people, especially young women; to say no to depression, gloom and negative spirit by promoting joy, self-acceptance and success, the positive spirit.
Lena launched her podcast "Canapé Six Places" ("Couch For 6 People") on Spotify in 2023. In this podcast, she hosts French and international guests such as Zendaya, Timothée Chalamet, Austin Butler, J Balvin, Anna Wintour, Billie Eilish, Pharrell Williams, Pierre Niney, Squeezie, Aya Nakamura, Shay, and others. Her podcast quickly became the number one podcast on Spotify France.
