Namika

Namika

Namika at 1LIVE Krone 2015
Background information
Birth name Hanan Hamdi
Also known as Hän Violett
Born 1991
Origin Frankfurt, Germany
Genres Hip hop, Rap
Occupation(s) Singer, Rapper
Years active 2013 - present
Labels Sony Music Entertainment
Website www.namikamusik.de

Namika (given name, Hanan Hamdi), also known by her stage name Hän Violett, is a German singer and rapper, whose lyrics and music are similar to German hip hop. 

Biography

Namika grew up in Frankfurt. Her grandparents are from the Moroccan coastal city of Nador.

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 four music videos, including the song Na-Mi-Ka, which is from her EP Wide Awake. Namika entered the title track Wide Awake in the Bundesvision Song Contest. The track was produced by the German producer team Beatgees, who has also produced for Lena, Curse, and Ann Sophie.

Namika represented the State of Hessen in the Bundesvision Song Contest 2015 with a specially edited version of her song Hellwach (English: Wide Awake). By the end of the competition on 29 August 2015 the song had reached seventh place.

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

Extended plays

Title Details
Hellwach (Wide Awake)
  • Released: 2015
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
GER AUT SWI
"Lieblingsmensch" (My Favourite Person) 2015 1 2 14 Nador
"Hellwach" (Wide Awake) 62
"Kompliziert" (Complicated) 2016 60

Other Releases

As featured artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
GER
[1]
"Lass sie tanzen" (Let Them Dance)
(Ali As featuring Namika)
2016 59 TBA

Awards

References

  1. Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Ann Sophie" (enter "Ann Sophie" into the "Suchen" box). German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).

External links

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