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| Jasmine Kara was born and raised in ], Sweden, to a Swedish mother and |
Jasmine Kara was born and raised in ], Sweden, to a Swedish mother and an Iranian father. At an early age, she realised music was her big interest and she participated in numerous local talent shows.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|author=Harry Amster |url=http://www.svd.se/kultur/envisheten-overvann-allt_5038583.svd |title=Envisheten övervann allt | SvD |language=sv |work=Svenska Dagbladet |date=25 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227031708/http://www.svd.se/kultur/envisheten-overvann-allt_5038583.svd |archivedate=27 December 2013 }}</ref> During her late teens she was in an abusive relationship and it was at that time that she used the music to feel better again.<ref name="autogenerated1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mobil.helagotland.se/Default.aspx?id=7878246&p=Kultur |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227054636/http://mobil.helagotland.se/Default.aspx?id=7878246&p=Kultur |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 December 2013 |title=Låter ingen stå still – HelaGotland i din mobil |publisher=Mobil.helagotland.se |date=21 March 2013}}</ref> Jasmine Kara has released the biographic book '']'' (en: ''Tell her she will die''), in which she talks about her abusive relationship and her childhood.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> | ||
| At the age of eighteen, Jasmine Kara moved to ], United States to fulfill her dream of signing a record deal. She succeeded in getting gigs in ], ] and on ].<ref name="devote1"/> She sang in front of ] and ] when they visited a club where she was performing.<ref name="dn"/> In the end, a newly established record label, the Tri-Sound owned by ], signed Kara. Marshall Chess later became the executive producer for Kara's first music album ''Blues Ain't Nothing But A Good Woman Gone Bad'', which was released on 28 July 2010 and was recorded at Cosmos Studios in ].<ref name="cosmosmusicgroup1">{{cite web|url=http://www.cosmosmusicgroup.com/index.php?newsdetail=53 |title=Cosmos Music Group |publisher=Cosmos Music Group |date=31 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120807075453/http://www.cosmosmusicgroup.com/index.php?newsdetail=53 |archivedate=7 August 2012 }}</ref> In 2012 the same album was also released in Japan and got attention.<ref name="cosmosmusicgroup1"/> | At the age of eighteen, Jasmine Kara moved to ], United States to fulfill her dream of signing a record deal. She succeeded in getting gigs in ], ] and on ].<ref name="devote1"/> She sang in front of ] and ] when they visited a club where she was performing.<ref name="dn"/> In the end, a newly established record label, the Tri-Sound owned by ], signed Kara. Marshall Chess later became the executive producer for Kara's first music album ''Blues Ain't Nothing But A Good Woman Gone Bad'', which was released on 28 July 2010 and was recorded at Cosmos Studios in ].<ref name="cosmosmusicgroup1">{{cite web|url=http://www.cosmosmusicgroup.com/index.php?newsdetail=53 |title=Cosmos Music Group |publisher=Cosmos Music Group |date=31 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120807075453/http://www.cosmosmusicgroup.com/index.php?newsdetail=53 |archivedate=7 August 2012 }}</ref> In 2012 the same album was also released in Japan and got attention.<ref name="cosmosmusicgroup1"/> | ||
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| Jasmine Kara | |
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 Jasmine Kara (2017) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jasmine Karolina Kara Khatib-Nia |
| Born | (1988-06-23) 23 June 1988 (age 36) Örebro, Sweden |
| Genres | Pop, Soul |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2009-Present |
Jasmine Kara (born Jasmine Karolina Kara Khatib-Nia, 23 June 1988) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. Her breakthrough came in the summer of 2010, when she sang in Allsång på Skansen and at a concert held in connection with the Wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling. In 2011 she also participated in the musical contest Körslaget on TV4, but the choir she led was eliminated in the first round.
Biography
Jasmine Kara was born and raised in Örebro, Sweden, to a Swedish mother and an Iranian father. At an early age, she realised music was her big interest and she participated in numerous local talent shows. During her late teens she was in an abusive relationship and it was at that time that she used the music to feel better again. Jasmine Kara has released the biographic book Hälsa henne att hon ska dö (en: Tell her she will die), in which she talks about her abusive relationship and her childhood.
At the age of eighteen, Jasmine Kara moved to New York City, United States to fulfill her dream of signing a record deal. She succeeded in getting gigs in Brooklyn, Queens and on Manhattan. She sang in front of Beyoncé and Jay-Z when they visited a club where she was performing. In the end, a newly established record label, the Tri-Sound owned by Marshall Chess, signed Kara. Marshall Chess later became the executive producer for Kara's first music album Blues Ain't Nothing But A Good Woman Gone Bad, which was released on 28 July 2010 and was recorded at Cosmos Studios in Stockholm. In 2012 the same album was also released in Japan and got attention.
In 2010, Jasmine Kara became known to the Swedish audience when she participated in Allsång på Skansen on Sveriges Television (SVT), and she also participated as a celebrity contestant on Körslaget on TV4 in 2011 In 2013 Kara performed at Lotta på Liseberg.
Kara competed as a celebrity dancer in Let's Dance 2014 partnering with professional dancer Stefano Oradei. She was eliminated on 4 April 2014 after her fifth appearance and performance on the show.
Kara participated in Melodifestivalen 2017 with the song "Gravity", but was eliminated in the third semi-final.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||||||||
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| SWE | |||||||||||||||||||
| Blues Ain't Nothing But a Good Woman Gone Bad |
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| Unbreakable |
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| "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||
EPs
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||||||||
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| SWE | |||||||||||||||||||
| Black & White X-mas |
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| Phonograph |
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| Love at First Sound |
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| "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE | ||||
| "In the Basement" | 2010 | — | Blues Ain't Nothing But a Good Woman Gone Bad | |
| "Try My Love Again" | — | |||
| "Ain't No More Room" | 2011 | — | ||
| "Paralyzed" | 2013 | — | Non-album single | |
| "Can't Lie to Me" | — | Unbreakable | ||
| "Beautiful World" | 2014 | — | ||
| "Imperfect" | — | |||
| "Change" | — | |||
| "Number One" | 2016 | — | Non-album single | |
| "Burn" | — | Phonograph | ||
| "Do it again" | — | |||
| "Fade to Black" | — | Love at First Sound | ||
| "Celly" | — | |||
| "Gravity" | 2017 | 57 |
TBA | |
| "Smile (English Iranian and Spanish Version)" | 2018 | — | ||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | ||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Over the Ocean" (Beat Funktion featuring Damon Elliott and Jasmine Kara) |
2016 | Green Man |
Bibliography
- 2010: Hälsa henne att hon ska dö (autobiography)
References
- ^ Publicerat 28 April 2013 (28 April 2013). "Jasmine Kara – Intervju på". Devote.se.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Hans Kronbrink. "Jag har fått revansch genom musiken". Dagens Nyheter.
- ^ Harry Amster (25 July 2010). "Envisheten övervann allt | SvD". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 27 December 2013.
- "Låter ingen stå still – HelaGotland i din mobil". Mobil.helagotland.se. 21 March 2013. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013.
- ^ "Cosmos Music Group". Cosmos Music Group. 31 May 2012. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012.
- Lisa Stevik 031-62 40 00 lisa.stevik@gp.se. "Jasmine Kara peppar inför allsången – Kultur & Nöje". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "New Music Friday: Jasmine Kara drops two EPs - Your Living City". www.yourlivingcity.com. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- Lotta på Liseberg klipp - Jasmin Kara Smile TV4 Retreieved 3 September 2018
External links
Categories:- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- 1988 births
- Swedish female singers
- People from Örebro
- Living people
- Swedish people of Iranian descent
- Swedish songwriters
- English-language singers from Sweden
- 20th-century Swedish singers
- 21st-century Swedish singers
- Swedish soul singers
- Melodifestivalen contestants
- 20th-century women singers
- 21st-century women singers