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Namika
Namika at the SWR3 New Pop Festival, 2018
Namika at the SWR3 New Pop Festival, 2018
Background information
Birth nameHanan Hamdi
Also known asHän Violett
Born (1991-08-23) 23 August 1991 (age 33)[1]
OriginFrankfurt, Germany
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • rapper
Years active2013–present
LabelsSony Music Entertainment
Websitewww.namikamusik.de

Hanan Hamdi (Arabic: حنان حمدي; born 23 August 1991), better known by her stage names Namika and Hän Violett, is a German singer and rapper.

Biography

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Hamdi grew up in Frankfurt. Her grandparents are Berbers from Morocco, 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.

Hamdi has published seven music videos,[3] including the song Na-Mi-Ka, which is from her EP Hellwach. Hamdi 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. In 2018 she released 'Je ne parle pas français', the remix of which features French rapper Black M.[4] The song reached number one in the German charts. On 1 July, she released her second studio album "Que Walou".

Hamdi performed three songs as a competitor in the 2015 New Music Award competition.

Discography

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Albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions
GER AUT SWI
Nador 13 58 36
Que Walou
  • Released: 1 June 2018
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 12 46 29

Extended plays

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Title Details
Hellwach
  • Released: 2015
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
GER AUT SWI
"Lieblingsmensch" 2015 1 2 14
  • GER: 3× Gold
  • AUT: Gold
  • SWI: Gold
 Nador
"Hellwach" 62 — —
"Kompliziert" 2016 60 — —
"Je ne parle pas français (Beatgees Remix)"
(featuring Black M) 		2018 1 16
[5]		 7
  • GER: Platinum
  • AUT: Gold
  • SWI: Platinum
 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
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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
GER
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"Lass sie tanzen"
(Ali As featuring Namika) 		2016 37
  • GER: Gold
 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

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  • 1Live Krone 2015: Nominated for Best Female Artist

References

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  1. ^ "Namika". BBC Music. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Namika im Interview: "Als Kind war ich traurig, keine richtige Deutsche zu sein" - Wildwechsel" (in German). 2015-09-20. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  3. ^ "Videos". namikamusik.de. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Namika - Je ne parle pas français [Beatgees Remix] feat. Black M (Official Video)". YouTube. 13 Apr 2018. Retrieved 25 Aug 2024.
  5. ^ "Ö3 Austria Top40: Single-Charts - Ö3 Charts". 8 November 2019.
  6. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Ann Sophie" (enter "Ann Sophie" into the "Suchen" box). German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
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