Imany

Imany
Imany performing in Paris on Bastille Day 2011
Background information
Birth name	Nadia Mladjao
Born	April 5, 1979 Martigues, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Genres	Folk, soul, blues, Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Years active	2008-present
Labels	Think Zik !
Website	Imanymusic.com

Nadia Mladjao (born 5 April 1979), better known by her stage name Imany, is a French Pop-soul singer. Her debut album, The Shape of a Broken Heart,^[1] which was released in 2011, reached Platinum status in France, Greece and triple Platinum in Poland.

Early life

She was born in Martigues near Marseille, in a family from the Comoros Islands^[2] in 1979. Her stage name, Imany (Imani) means faith in Swahili (from Arabic ايمان - imaan). As a youth, she was an athlete, doing high jump.

Career

She became a model for the Ford Models Europe. She went to the United States for seven years,^[3][4] before coming back to France, when she started her singing career.^[5][6][7]

In 2008, she began singing. She performed at the Beau Lounge, at the Réservoir, at the Bellevilloise, and at the China Club.

Imany’s first album, Shape of a Broken Heart, which was named after a drawing she made with closed eyes,^[8] contains twelve songs written in English.

Imany produced the soundtrack for the 2014 film Sous les jupes des filles by Audrey Dana^[9]

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions							Certifications
		FRA [10]	BEL (Vl) [11]	BEL (Wa) [12]	GER [13]	ITA [14]	POL [15]	SWI [16]
The Shape of a Broken Heart	Released: 9 May 2011 Label: Think Zik! Formats: CD, digital download	19	55	47	47	10	4	36	FRA: Platinum[17] POL: 3× Platinum[18]
Sous les jupes des filles	Released: 26 May 2014 Label: Think Zik ! Formats: CD, digital download	84	—	120	—	—	16	—

Extended plays

• 2010: Acoustic Sessions

Singles

As main artist

List of singles, with chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Single	Year	Peak chart positions			Certifications	Album
		FRA [19]	POL [20]	ITA [21]
"You Will Never Know"	2011	26	5	2	FIMI: 2× Platinum[22]	The Shape of a Broken Heart
"Please and Change"	2012	—	—	—
"The Good The Bad & The Crazy"	2014	79	—	—		Sous les jupes des filles
"Don't Be So Shy" (Filatov & Karas Remix)	2015	4	1	31

As featured artist

Single	Year	Peak positions		Album
		FRA [10]	BEL (Wa) [12]
"Le mystère féminin" (Kery James feat. Imany)	2013	120	10 (Ultratip)

References

1. Sandra Zistl (14 June 2012). "Super Musik, Super-Model" (in German). Focus. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
2. "Get to Know: Afro-Soul Singer, Imany Mladjao". Afromag. 3 May 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
3. Imany (27 January 2013). Imany im Interview bei ZDF. (Interview). ZDF.kultur. ZDF. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
4. Mina Soundiram (10 December 2012). "Imany, princesse soul" (in French). L'Express (France). Retrieved 18 May 2012.
5. "Une journée avec Imany" (in French). Elle. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
6. Interview with France Today
7. "Imany – Vom Topmodel zur Soul-Diva" (in German). Die Welt. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
8. Ten minutes with... Imany
9. Imany signe la bande-son de Sous les Jupes des Filles
10. Peak chart positions in France:
    • For all except Sous les jupes des filles: "Classements - Imany" (in French). LesCharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
    • For Sous les jupes des filles: "Classements - Soundtrack / Imany" (in French). LesCharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
11. "Charts Vlaanderen - Imany" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
12. Peak chart positions in Belgium (Wallonia):
    • For all except Sous les jupes des filles: "Charts Belgique Francophone - Imany" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
    • For Sous les jupes des filles: "Discographie Soundtrack / Imany" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
13. "Charts.de - Suche nach Imany" (in German). Retrieved 11 July 2013.
14. "Album - Classifica settimanale WK 32 (dal 05-08-2013 al 11-08-2013)" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
15. Peak chart positions in Poland:
    • For The Shape of a Broken Heart: "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". ZPAV. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
    • For Sous les jupes des filles: "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". ZPAV. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
16. "Hitparade - Imany". Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
17. "Certifications Albums Platine - année 2012" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
18. "Platynowe CD" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
19. "French Charts - Imany". Lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
20. "Imany - You will never know (Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video)". ZPAV. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
    "Imany - Don't Be so Shy (Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video)". ZPAV. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
21. "Italian Charts - Imany". Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
22. "Italian single certifications – Imany – You Will Never Know" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 27 September 2013. Select Online in the field Sezione. Enter Imany in the field Filtra. The certification will load automatically

External links

• Official website