Imany
Imany | |
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 Imany performing in Paris on Bastille Day 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nadia Mladjao |
| Born | 5 April 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 (/ˈɪməni/), is a French pop-soul recording artist of Comorian descent. 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[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, The 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 French Women by Audrey Dana.[9]
In 2016 the Filatov & Karas remix of her song "Don't Be So Shy" became a Europe-wide hit, topping the charts in Austria, Germany, Poland and Russia.
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [10] |
AUT [11] |
BEL (Fl) [12] |
BEL (Wa) [13] |
GER [14] |
ITA [15] |
POL [16] |
SWI [17] | ||||||
| The Shape of a Broken Heart |
|
19 | — | 55 | 47 | 47 | 10 | 4 | 36 | ||||
| The Wrong Kind of War |
|
7 | 23 | 49 | 19 | 19 | 40 [20] |
10 | 9 | ||||
| Voodoo Cello |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Extended plays[]
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Acoustic Sessions |
|
| There Were Tears |
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| No Reason No Rhyme |
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| Time Only Moves |
|
Soundtracks[]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [10] |
BEL (Wa) [13] |
POL [23] | |||
| Sous les jupes des filles (soundtrack - Imany and various artists) |
|
84 | 120 | 16 |
|
Singles[]
As lead artist[]
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [10] |
AUS [25] |
AUT [11] |
BEL (Wa) [26] |
GER [14] |
ITA [15] |
JPN [27] |
POL [28] |
RUS [29] |
SWI [30] | ||||
| "You Will Never Know" | 2011 | 26 | — | — | —[A] | — | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | — | The Shape of a Broken Heart | |
| "Please and Change" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | |||
| "The Good the Bad & the Crazy" | 2014 | 79 | — | — | —[B] | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | Sous les jupes des filles soundtrack | |
| "Don't Be So Shy" (Filatov & Karas remix) |
2015 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 22 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | The Wrong Kind of War | |
| "There Were Tears" | 2016 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | ||
| "Silver Lining (Clap Your Hands)" | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Nothing to Save" | 179 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "No Reason No Rhyme" | 2017 | 174 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Hey Little Sister" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Time Only Moves | |
| "Wonderful Life (Stream Jockey Rework)" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | Voodoo Cello | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
As featured artist[]
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [10] |
BEL (Wa) [26] | |||
| "Le mystère féminin" (Kery James featuring Imany) |
2013 | 120 | —[C] | Dernier MC |
Notes[]
- ^ "You Will Never Know" did not enter the Wallonia Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 20 on the Ultratip chart.[26]
- ^ "The Good the Bad & the Crazy" did not enter the Wallonia Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 42 on the Ultratip chart.[26]
- ^ "Le mystère féminin" did not enter the Wallonia Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 10 on the Ultratip chart.[26]
References[]
- ^ Sandra Zistl (14 June 2012). "Super Musik, Super-Model". Focus (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Get to Know: Afro-Soul Singer, Imany Mladjao". Afromag. 3 May 2011. Archived from the original on 6 December 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ Imany (27 January 2013). "Imany im Interview bei ZDF". ZDF.kultur (Interview). ZDF. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ Mina Soundiram (10 December 2012). "Imany, princesse soul" (in French). L'Express (France). Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ^ "Une journée avec Imany". Elle (in French). 10 June 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ Interview with France Today Archived 2012-01-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Imany – Vom Topmodel zur Soul-Diva". Die Welt (in German). 28 April 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ Ten minutes with... Imany Archived 2014-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Imany signe la bande-son de Sous les Jupes des Filles Archived 2014-05-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Imany on French Charts" (in French). lescharts.com. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Imany on Austrian Charts" (in German). austriancharts.at. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Imany Albums on Belgian Charts (Flanders)" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Imany Albums on Belgian Charts (Wallonia)" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Discographie von Imany. Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Imany on Italian Charts". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ Peak chart positions for albums in Poland:
- "The Shape of a Broken Heart": "Sales Chart 28 January – 3 February 2013". OLiS. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- "Sous les jupes des filles": "Sales Chart 23–29 June 2014". OLiS. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- "The Wrong Kind of War": "Sales Chart 28 August – 1 September 2016". OLiS. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "Imany Albums on Swiss Charts". swisscharts.com/hitparade.ch. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ "Certifications Albums Platine - année 2012" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ "Polish platinum certifications of 2013" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 40 (dal 2016-09-30 al 2016-10-06)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ https://snepmusique.com/les-certifications/?interprete=Imany. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ^ "Polish gold certifications of 2017" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ Peak chart positions for albums in Poland:
- "Sous les jupes des filles": "Sales Chart 23–29 June 2014". OLiS. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- "The Wrong Kind of War": "Sales Chart 28 August – 1 September 2016". OLiS. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "Polish gold certifications of 2016" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ "Imany on Australian Charts". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Imany on Belgian Charts" (in French). ultratop.be. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Imany – Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Poland:
- "You Will Never Know": "Airplay Chart 16–22 February 2013" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- "Don't Be So Shy": "Airplay Chart 19–25 December 2015" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- "There Were Tears": "Airplay Chart 9–15 April 2016" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- "Wonderful Life (Stream Jockey Rework)": "Airplay Chart 1–7 May 2021" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Imany – Airplay chart history" (in Russian). Tophit. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Imany Singles on Swiss Charts". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "FIMI - Certifications for Imany" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2016". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Imany)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "Austrian single certifications – Imany" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Imany)". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "Polish diamond certifications of 2016" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
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- 21st-century French women singers