Namika


Hanan Hamdi, better known by her stage names Namika and Hän Violett, is a German singer and rapper.

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 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.

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Singles

Other releases
  • 2013: Flow zum Gesang
  • 2015: Nador
  • 2015: Wenn sie kommen
  • 2015: Na-Mi-Ka
  • 2015: Mein Film
  • 2016: Zauberland
  • 2018: Ahmed
  • 2018: Que Walou
  • 2018: Ich will dich vermissen
  • 2018: Zirkus
  • 2018 Phantom
  • 2018 Das Deutschlandlied - Live

    As featured artist

Awards

  • 1Live Krone 2015: Nominated for ''Best Female Artist''