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

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- Name
- Namika
- Birth Name
- Hanan Hamdi
- Born
- 23 August 1991
- Birthplace
- Frankfurt, Germany
- Occupation
- * Singer
- Full name
- Hanan Hamdi.
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Fields
- hip-hop, contemporary R&B, jazz, pop music and rapping.
- Languages
- German.
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Hanan Hamdi (born 23 August 1991), better known by her stage names Namika and Hän Violett, is a German singer and rapper.
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• Name — Namika • Alias — Hän Violett • Birth Name — Hanan Hamdi • Born — 23 August 1991 • Birthplace — Frankfurt, Germany • Origin — Frankfurt, Germany • Genre — * Hip hop • jazz • pop • Occupation — * Singer • rapper • Years Active — 2013–present • Label — Sony Music Entertainment • Website — http: www.namikamusik.de
Biography
Biography
Hamdi was born and grew up in Frankfurt. Her parents are Berbers 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. Hamdi has published seven music videos, including the song Na-Mi-Ka, which is from her EP Hellwach. Hamdi entered a specially edited version of her song Hellwach (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. 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.
Albums
Albums
• Title — Details — Peak chart positions • GER — AUT — SWI • Nador — * Released: 24 July 2015 * Label: Sony Music * Formats: CD, digital download — 13 — 58 — 36 • Que Walou — * Released: 1 June 2018 * Label: Sony Music * Formats: CD, digital download — 12 — 46 — 29
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Extended plays
• Title — Details • Hellwach — * Released: 2015 * Label: Sony Music * Format: Digital download
Singles
Singles
• 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 — 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
As featured artist
As featured artist
• Title — Year — Peak chart positions — Certifications — Album • GER • "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
• 1Live Krone 2015: Nominated for Best Female Artist

German singer Namika at the SWR3 New Pop Festival 2018
Harald Krichel
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