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 Nâdiya signing autographes (2006)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nadia Zighem |
| Born | June 19, 1973 |
| Origin | Tours, France |
| Genre(s) | R&B, Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Singing |
| Years active | 1999 – present |
| Label(s) | Sony BMG |
| Website | Official site(French) |
Nâdiya (born Nadia Zighem on June 19, 1973) is a French R&B/pop singer. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Tours is a city in France the Préfecture (capital city of the Indre-et-Loire département, on the lower reaches of the river This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Contemporary R&B (also known as R&B, urban) is a Music genre of western Popular music (predominantly American and Canadian Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Sony BMG Music Entertainment is a diverse music and entertainment group This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Contemporary R&B (also known as R&B, urban) is a Music genre of western Popular music (predominantly American and Canadian Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure
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Biography
Early life
Nâdiya was born in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, to a large Algerian family, with three brothers and two sisters. Tours is a city in France the Préfecture (capital city of the Indre-et-Loire département, on the lower reaches of the river Indre-et-Loire is a department in west-central France named after the Indre and the Loire rivers Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's In 1989 she became the French champion of the 800 metres (her brother Kader was also champion of the world in French boxing). 800 m is a common Track running event It is the shortest common Middle distance track event. Savate (pronounced savat also known as boxe française, French boxing, French Kickboxing or French Footfighting
When she was 20, she left her family and her athletics to move to Paris and take her chances there. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city She was first noticed on the show Graine de Star and recorded a single in 1997. She decided to stop and have a child: Yanis.
2001-2003: Early commercial success
She then performed a duo with Stomy Bugsy in 2001 under the title "Aucun Dieu ne pourra me pardonner" (No God Will Ever Forgive Me). The single "J'ai confiance en toi" (I Trust You), released in February 2001, became the first single that charted in the French Singles Chart, peaked at #38 in France and stayed in the chart for 13 weeks. The second single slated from the album did perform better than the first one. "Chaque fois" (Everytime) was released in August 2001 and peaked at #27 in the French Top 100 Singles, remaining in the chart for 18 weeks, five more than the first single. After the success of both singles, Nâdiya recorded a full studio album that became "Changer les choses" (Change the Things). A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Though the singles became reasonable hits, the album wasn't very popular in France, not charting at all in the French Top 200 Albums. She was nominated for the Victoires de la musique in 2002. Victoires de la musique ( Music's Victories) is an annual French award ceremony that recognises the best singers of the year
2004-2005: Career development
In February 2004, Nâdiya recorded another song, this became "Parle-moi" (Talk to Me), a song about family problems and contact with her parents. The song became her first big hit in France, debuting in the chart at #79 and making an amazingly big jump to number two in its second week within the singles chart. The song still remains Nâdiya's biggest hit in France, staying in the chart for 24 weeks. "Parle-moi" also became her first single that charted in Switzerland, peaking at #11 in its fifth week in the Swiss Singles Top 100. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation In Poland this single became the Hit Of The Summer 2004. Her second full French studio album was also recorded, 16/9 was released in June 2004. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public The album stayed in the chart for 93 non-consecutive weeks in the French album chart, with her highest peak being number six. Her (then) 5-year-old son also accompanied her on one song featured on the album ("Quand vient la nuit").
"Et c'est parti...", the second single, became her first international hit, charting in several other European countries, including Belgium and the Netherlands. " Et c'est parti " is a song recorded by the France -born pop / R&B singer Nâdiya, featuring the English rapper Smartzee. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The music video to the song shows Nâdiya performing the song and boxing in a boxing ring. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics A boxing ring is the space in which a Boxing match occurs A modern ring which is set on a raised platform is square with a post at each corner to which four parallel The single and video both feature Smartzee, a French rapper, and peaked at number five in France and number twenty-one in Switzerland. Smartzee is a French Rapper. Biography In 2004 Smartzee recorded a track with Nâdiya, a French singer "Si loin de vous" was officially the last single off the 16/9 album, with "Signes" just being a download only single. " Si loin de vous (Hey oh par la radio " is a pop song recorded by the France -born pop / R&B singer Nâdiya and written "Si loin de vous" (When Far from You), released in December 2004, was the last single off the album that charted in France (#6) and Switzerland (#27). The song is a military song, as this is shown in its videoclip. Though there is a music video for "Signes" (Signs), its function is only for promoting the album. In 2005, the 16/9 album also received the Victoires de la musique award for rap/hip-hop/R&B album of the year. Victoires de la musique ( Music's Victories) is an annual French award ceremony that recognises the best singers of the year
According to her official website, in France she has sold over 500,000 copies of 16/9, 750,000 singles and 300,000 copies of her platinum-certified "L'histoire en 16/9" ("The history to 16/9") DVD, which features the 3 music video's (to Parle-moi, Et c'est parti. L'histoire en 16/9 is Nâdiya 's first music DVD. The DVD comes with a bonus CD. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics . . and Si loin de vous), the making of the videos, interviews, photos and a bonus CD with remixed songs.
2006: Nâdiya
In February 2006, Nâdiya returned with her "Tous ces mots" ("All these words") single, her second song that features Smartzee. " Tous ces mots " is an R&B song recorded by the France -born singer Nâdiya accompanied by the English rapper Smartzee. The song peaked at number two in the French Singles Chart and at twenty-five in the Swiss Singles Top 100. Following the success of "Tous ces mots", her self-titled third studio album Nâdiya was released on June 5 in both France as. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Nâdiya is the third Studio album from the French pop / R&B Singer Nâdiya. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Nâdiya stated the album would have more rock influence than her previous two albums. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. SNEP recently revealed the best-selling singles during the first quarter of 2006 (from January 1 - March 31, 2006). Despite being released four weeks before the first quarter of 2006 ended, "Tous ces mots" managed to peak at number thirteen in the list. [1] The second single with the applicable title "Roc", was released two weeks after the album's release date, on June 19. " Roc " is a Pop rock / R&B song recorded by the France -born Singer Nâdiya, which appears on her selftitled third Album Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. The music video to the song shows Nâdiya performing the song in a big stadium. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics The song follows "Tous ces mots" by debuting and peaking at number two (for four consecutive weeks) in France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. It has also became Nâdiya's longest single running in the top ten, being eleven weeks in the chart and still in the top 5. In Switzerland, the single is less successful, debuting at number thirty and peaking one ahead at twenty-nine in its following week. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation As the third single off the album, "Amies-ennemies" was released on October 31, reaching the number four (#4) position in the French singles chart. " Amies-ennemies " is a song recorded by the French pop / R&B singer Nâdiya. The song samples a Chopin song and stayed in the French top ten for 11 weeks, only two weeks less than previous single "Roc. "
In October 2006, Nâdiya denied having an affair with soccer player Zinedine Zidane. [2] She said "we saw each other only once and then nothing else happened. "
Nâdiya was supposed to start her first tour in November 2006, but due a yet unknown reason, the performances between November 3 and December 9 were cancelled. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city The web site who also posted this, ChartsInFrance. net, reveils that the tour is delayed to begin in 2007. [3] Later, the official website announced the tour was delayed to 2008.
2007-present: La Source
Nâdiya started recording a new album after the release of "Amies-ennemies". It turned out to be a Greatest Hits, called La Source. La Source (translated The Source) is the fourth Album from the French pop / R&B singer Nâdiya The album's lead single is "Vivre ou Survivre". " Vivre ou Survivre " ("Live or Survive" is a song recorded by the French pop / R&B singer Nâdiya for her Greatest hits It is unknown if there will be more singles released from the album, as there is a news announcement on the official website that Nâdiya will release a new studio album on December 1, 2008. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [4] Upon release of "Vivre ou Survivre", the official website mentioned the tour, to start on March 8, finishing with the grand finale and last concert on May 31, 2008, held in the 'Palais des Sports' (Sports Palace) in Paris. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
On april 22th, Nadiya entered french single charts peaking at #1, with her duet with Enrique Iglesias : " Tired of Being Sorry (Laisse le destin l'emporter)". It is her first #1 single, for Iglesias too.
Discography
Albums
- Released: November 5, 2001
- Label: Sony BMG France
- Sales: 15,000 (France)
- Singles: "J'ai confiance en toi", "Chaque fois"
16/9
- Released: May 28, 2004
- Label: Sony BMG France
- Chart position: #6 France, #76 Switzerland
- Sales: 500,000 (France)
- Certification: France: 2x Platinum
- Singles: "Parle-moi", "Et c'est parti...", "Si loin de vous", "Signes"
- Released: June 5, 2006
- Label: Columbia
- Chart position: #1 France, #14 Switzerland, #17 EU, #34 Belgium
- Sales: 250,000 (France)
- Certification: France: Platinum
- Singles: "Tous ces mots", "Roc", "Amies-ennemies"
- Released: November 12, 2007
- Label: Sony BMG France
- Chart position: #35 France
- Singles: "Vivre ou Survivre"
Singles
All regularly released singles and their chart peak position in France (FR), Switzerland (SUI), Belgium (BEL), Eurochart Hot 100 Singles (EU) and Russian Airplay Chart (RU). Changer les choses ( Change the Things) is the official debut album by the France -born pop / R&B singer Nâdiya. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Sony BMG Music Entertainment is a diverse music and entertainment group Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Sony BMG Music Entertainment is a diverse music and entertainment group " Et c'est parti " is a song recorded by the France -born pop / R&B singer Nâdiya, featuring the English rapper Smartzee. " Si loin de vous (Hey oh par la radio " is a pop song recorded by the France -born pop / R&B singer Nâdiya and written Nâdiya is the third Studio album from the French pop / R&B Singer Nâdiya. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company " Tous ces mots " is an R&B song recorded by the France -born singer Nâdiya accompanied by the English rapper Smartzee. " Roc " is a Pop rock / R&B song recorded by the France -born Singer Nâdiya, which appears on her selftitled third Album " Amies-ennemies " is a song recorded by the French pop / R&B singer Nâdiya. La Source (translated The Source) is the fourth Album from the French pop / R&B singer Nâdiya Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Sony BMG Music Entertainment is a diverse music and entertainment group " Vivre ou Survivre " ("Live or Survive" is a song recorded by the French pop / R&B singer Nâdiya for her Greatest hits This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those European Hot 100 Singles has been compiled by Billboard and Music & Media magazine since March 1984 This is a list of number-one hits in Russia by year from Tophit Russian Airplay Chart. An empty space indicates that we don't know its peak position in that chart.
| Year | Single | Chart positions[5][6] | French certification (sales) |
Album | |||||
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| FR | SUI | BEL (Wl) | BEL (Wa) | EU | RU | ||||
| 1999 | "Dénoue mes mains" | – | – | – | – | — | – | – | — |
| 2000 | "J'ai confiance en toi" | 38 | – | – | – | — | — | – | Changer les Choses |
| 2001 | "Chaque fois" | 27 | – | – | – | — | — | – | Changer les Choses |
| 2004 | "Parle-moi" | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | 9 | — | Gold (215,000) | 16/9 |
| "Et c'est parti..." | 5 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 15 | — | Gold (214,000) | 16/9 | |
| "Si loin de vous" | 6 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 26 | — | Gold (191,000) | 16/9 | |
| 2005 | "Signes" | Did not chart (digital single) | 16/9 | ||||||
| 2006 | "Tous ces mots" 1 | 2 | 25 | 29 | 4 | 24 | — | Gold (216,098) | Nâdiya |
| "Roc" 1 | 2 | 29 | – | 2 | 19 | 274 | Gold (252,606) | Nâdiya | |
| "Amies-ennemies" 1 | 4 | 40 | – | 3 | 30 | 2 | Silver (144,679) | Nâdiya | |
| 2007 | "Vivre ou Survivre" | 26 | — | — | – | 182 | 325 | — | La Source |
| "Tired Of Being Sorry (Laisse Le Destin L'Emporter)" | 1 | 6 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
- 1: Sales till the end of 2006. " Et c'est parti " is a song recorded by the France -born pop / R&B singer Nâdiya, featuring the English rapper Smartzee. " Si loin de vous (Hey oh par la radio " is a pop song recorded by the France -born pop / R&B singer Nâdiya and written " Tous ces mots " is an R&B song recorded by the France -born singer Nâdiya accompanied by the English rapper Smartzee. " Roc " is a Pop rock / R&B song recorded by the France -born Singer Nâdiya, which appears on her selftitled third Album " Amies-ennemies " is a song recorded by the French pop / R&B singer Nâdiya. " Vivre ou Survivre " ("Live or Survive" is a song recorded by the French pop / R&B singer Nâdiya for her Greatest hits " Tired of Being Sorry " is the second international single released from Enrique Iglesias 's 2007 album Insomniac. The sales numbers are for both the physical CD sales as well as downloads. [7]
DVDs
L'histoire en 16/9 (It contains music videos, interview, photo gallery and a bonus CD. L'histoire en 16/9 is Nâdiya 's first music DVD. The DVD comes with a bonus CD. )
- Released: April 4, 2005
- Label: Sony BMG France
- Sales: 300,000 (France)
- Certification: France: Platinum
Nâdiya (CD/DVD release with Nâdiya album. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sony BMG Music Entertainment is a diverse music and entertainment group Nâdiya is the third Studio album from the French pop / R&B Singer Nâdiya. It contains a documentary and music videos. )
- Released: June 5, 2005
- Label: Sony BMG France
Awards
- 2005 Victoires de la musique – rap/hip-hop/R&B album of the year (16/9)
Trivia
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- Her favorite actor is Morgan Freeman. Morgan Porterfield Freeman Jr (born June 1 1937 is an Academy Award -winning American actor Film director and Narrator.
- Nâdiya does not smoke.
- Her favorite music is R&B and 'Black music' (Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin etc. African American music (also called black music) is an umbrella term given to a range of Music and Musical genres emerging from or influenced by the Marvin Pentz Gay Jr, known as Marvin Gaye ( April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American Singer-songwriter Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the )
- Her hobbies are singing and sports.
- She adores dogs, and she has had a rottweiler in the past. The dog ( Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated Subspecies of the gray wolf, a Mammal of the Canidae family of the order
- She likes: meditation, candles, incense and boxing. Meditation is a mental discipline by which one attempts to get beyond the conditioned "thinking" mind into a deeper state of relaxation or awareness A candle is a Light source and sometimes a Heat source consisting of a solid block of Fuel and an embedded wick. Incense is composed of Aromatic biotic materials It releases fragrant Smoke when burned Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight,
- She dislikes "machos in any kinds", lazy people and boys who tell her what to do. Machismo is a prominently exhibited or excessive Masculinity. [8]
- She never has had a number one single in France, though she has had three number two singles.
Notes
- ^ "Tous ces mots" is #13 best-selling first quarter 2006
- ^ peoplestars.com
- ^ November tour cancelled
- ^ Official website. Retrieved February 12, 2008. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
- ^ Single chart positions in Belgium, France, Switzerland and Russia
- ^ Chart positions in Russia
- ^ France Sales of 2006
- ^ Trivia source
External links
Official
- Official web site (French)
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