Nazar (rapper)


Ardalan Afshar, better known by his stage name Nazar, is an Iranian and Austrian rapper and singer.

Biography

Nazar grew up in Vienna, Austria to Iranian parents. His father had died as a soldier in the Iran-Iraq War, whereupon his mother fled to Austria with him and his brother. Nazar spent his youth in Vienna's district of Favoriten, where at this time he often clashed with neo-Nazis. In 2006 Nazar began his career as a rapper. At a gig near Stuttgart, he was discovered by the record label Assphalt Muzik. In 2007, Nazar published several songs on the Internet, which spread quickly even outside the country.
In June 2008 the charges of robbery against him were dropped. Nazar's lawyer said his client had in the commotion "just" pulled a gun and threatened to beat the opponent.
On 12 March 2010 Nazar published the album Artkore with RAF Camora.
Since 6 May 2011 Nazar has been seen in the documentary Schwarzkopf by. On 13 May he released his album Fakker, which was co-produced again by RAF Camora.

Discography

Singles

;Featured in
; Juice-Exclusives
  • 2010: "Fakkergeddon"
  • 2011: "Glaubs mir"
; Freetracks
  • 2009: "Flammen über Wien Pt. 2"
  • 2010: "Meine Stadt"
  • 2010: "Sagol"

Videography

  • "Sandsturm"
  • "Lost in Translation"
  • "Narkose"
  • "Danke für alles"
  • "Intro"
  • "Abrakadabra"
  • "An Manchen Tagen"
  • "Intro"
  • "Rapbeef"
  • "Borderliner"
  • "Freundlicher Diktator"
  • "Zwischen Zeit & Raum"

Filmografie

  • 2011: Schwarzkopf - A film about identity, longing and a new generation of Viennese by director Arman T. Riahi.