Namika | |
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 Namika at the SWR3 New Pop Festival, 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Hanan Hamdi |
| Also known as | Hän Violett |
| Born | 23 August 1991[1] |
| Origin | Frankfurt, Germany |
| Genres | Hip hop, jazz, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, rapper |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | Sony Music Entertainment |
| Website | www |
Namika (given name, Hanan Hamdi, Arabic: حنان حمدي), also known by the stage name Hän Violett, is a German singer and rapper.
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Biography
Namika grew up in Frankfurt. Her grandparents are Berber Moroccan, from the coastal city of Nador.[2]
She released her debut album, Nador, on 21 July 2015. The album includes her first single, 'Lieblingsmensch'. By the end of July 2015 the album had reached number thirteen in the German album charts. The single Lieblingsmensch debuted at number twenty-seven in the German single charts and climbed to number one after eight weeks.
Namika has published seven music videos,[3] including the song Na-Mi-Ka, which is from her EP Hellwach. Namika entered a specially edited version of her song Hellwach (English: Wide Awake) in the Bundesvision Song Contest 2015. The track was produced by the German producer team Beatgees, who has also produced for Lena, Curse, and Ann Sophie. She represented the State of Hessen. By the end of the competition on 29 August 2015 the song had reached seventh place. Recently in 2018 she performed ' Je ne parle pas français' whose remix was featuring Black M. The song reached number one in the German charts. On 1 July, she released her second studio album "Que Walou".
Namika performed three songs as a competitor in the 2015 New Music Award competition.
Discography
Albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER | AUT | SWI | ||
| Nador |
|
13 | 58 | 36 |
| Que Walou |
|
12 | 46 | 29 |
Extended plays
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Hellwach |
|
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER | AUT | SWI | ||||
| "Lieblingsmensch" | 2015 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
|
Nador |
| "Hellwach" | 62 | — | — | |||
| "Kompliziert" | 2016 | 60 | — | — | ||
| "Je ne parle pas français (Beatgees Remix)" (featuring Black M) |
2018 | 1 | 16 [4] |
7 |
|
Que Walou |
Other releases
- 2013: Flow zum Gesang (as Hän Violett)
- 2015: Nador
- 2015: Wenn sie kommen (feat. Ali As)
- 2015: Na-Mi-Ka
- 2015: Mein Film (feat. MoTrip)
- 2016: Zauberland
- 2018: Ahmed (1960–2002)
- 2018: Que Walou
- 2018: Ich will dich vermissen
- 2018: Zirkus
- 2018 Phantom
- 2018 Das Deutschlandlied - Live
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [5] | ||||
| "Lass sie tanzen" (Ali As featuring Namika) |
2016 | 37 |
|
Euphoria |
| "Traum" (Ufo361 featuring Namika) |
2017 | — | Ich bin 3 Berliner | |
| "Holidays Are Coming" (The Kingdom Choir featuring Camélia Jordana & Namika) |
2018 | 97 | Non-album single |
Awards
- 1Live Krone 2015: Nominated for Best Female Artist
References
- ^ "Namika". BBC Music. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Namika im Interview: "Als Kind war ich traurig, keine richtige Deutsche zu sein" - Wildwechsel" (in German). 2015-09-20. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- ^ "Videos". namikamusik.de. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Ö3 Austria Top40: Single-Charts - Ö3 Charts".
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Ann Sophie" (enter "Ann Sophie" into the "Suchen" box). German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
External links
- Namika's Website
- Namika discography at Discogs
- Namika at laut.de
- Namika at JIVE (Label from Sony Music Entertainment)
- «Als Kind war ich traurig, keine richtige Deutsche zu sein»
- Article about Namika in Die Welt
- Namika on YouTube
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This page was last edited on 31 March 2024, at 11:11