Jamala
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.jpg) Jamala at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Susana Jamaladinova |
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27 August 1983 Osh, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union |
| Origin | Ukraine |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
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jamalamusic |
Susana Alimivna Jamaladinova (Crimean Tatar: Susana Camaladinova; Ukrainian: Сусана Алімівна Джамаладінова; Russian: Суса́нна Алимовна Джамалади́нова, born 27 August 1983), better known by her stage name Jamala (Crimean Tatar: Camala, Ukrainian and Russian: Джамала), is a Ukrainian singer, actress and songwriter.[1] She represented Ukraine and won the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with her song "1944".
Early life
Susanna Jamaladinova was born in Osh, Kirghiz SSR, to a Crimean Tatar father and an Armenian mother.[2][3][4][5][6][7] Her Crimean Tatar ancestors were forcefully resettled from Crimea to the central Asian republic under Joseph Stalin during World War II, although her own relatives fought on the Soviet side.[8] In 1989 her family returned to Crimea.[9] Her maternal ancestors are Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh.[10] They were well-to-do peasants until her great-grandfather's land was confiscated and he was exiled to Osh where he changed his Armenian name to make it sound more Russian.[9]
Jamala speaks Russian as her mother tongue, and she is also fluent in Ukrainian which she learned as an adolescent. Though she wrote some songs in Crimean Tatar, she is not fluent in the language.[11]
Her parents divorced for about four years so that her mother could purchase a house in Crimea for the family under her maiden name.[9] During this period, Soviet authorities did not allow ethnic Tatars, like her father, to purchase property in Crimea.[9]
Career
Early beginnings
Jamala has been fond of music since her early childhood. She made her first professional recording at the age of nine, singing 12 folk and children's Crimean Tatar songs. She entered the Simferopol Music College[12] and later graduated from Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine as an opera singer, but preferred a career in pop music.[1]
2010–11: For Every Heart
On 14 February 2010, she released her first single "You Are Made of Love" from her debut studio album For Every Heart. She released "It's Me, Jamala" as the second single on 18 October 2010. On 23 November 2010, she released "Smile" as the third single from the album. Early in 2011, she took part in the Ukrainian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Smile".[13] The song was a crowd favorite and Jamala herself managed to land a spot in the finals of the competition.[13] However, she later decided to withdraw from the competition.[14] On 12 April 2011, she released her debut studio album For Every Heart through Moon Records Ukraine.
2012–14: All or Nothing and Thank You
On 8 November 2012, she released "Ya Lyublyu Tebya" (Russian: "Я Люблю Тебя", English: "I Love You") as the lead single from her second studio album All or Nothing. She released "Hurt" as the second single, and "Kaktus" (Ukrainian: "Кактус", English: "Cactus") was released on 6 March 2013, as the third and final single from the album. She released All or Nothing on 19 March 2013, through Moon Records Ukraine.
On 25 September 2014, she released "Zaplutalas" (Ukrainian: "Заплуталась", English: "Confused") as the lead single from her debut EP Thank You. The EP was released on 1 October 2014, through Enjoy Records.
2015 Podykh
On 26 March 2015, "Ochyma" (Ukrainian: "Очима", English: "Eyes") was released as the lead single from her third studio album. "Shlyakh dodomu" (Ukrainian: "Шлях додому", English: "The Way Home") was released as the second single on 18 May 2015. On 15 June 2015, "Podykh" (Ukrainian: "Подих", English: "Breath") was released as the third single. She released her album Podykh (Ukrainian: "Подих", English: Breath) on 12 October 2015, through Enjoy Records.
Eurovision Song Contest
Jamala successfully represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "1944".[15] The song is about the deportation of the Crimean Tatars in 1944 and particularly about her great-grandmother, who lost her daughter while being deported to Central Asia.[12][16][17] Jamala wrote the song's lyrics in 2014.[1]
In the second semi-final of the contest, Jamala performed 14th and was one of ten participants who qualified for the grand final. It was announced later that she placed second, scoring 287 points, and won the televoting with 152 points[18] On 14 May 2016, Jamala won the competition with 534 points.[19]
Jamala's song was considered by Russian media and lawmakers to be critical of the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the "ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine" in Donbass.[20][21] After her win she was awarded the title People's Artist of Ukraine by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.[22] On 17 May 2016, Poroshenko announced that the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry would be nominating Jamala for UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.[23]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details |
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| For Every Heart |
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| All or Nothing |
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| Подих (Podykh) |
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| 1944[24] |
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Live albums
| Title | Details | Notes |
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| Live at Arena Concert Plaza |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
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| UKR [25] |
AUT [26] |
FRA [27] |
RUS [28] |
SPA [29] |
SWE [30] |
SWI [31] |
UK [32] | ||||||||||
| "You Are Made of Love" | 2010 | — | — | — | 239 | — | — | — | — | For Every Heart | |||||||
| "It's Me, Jamala" | — | — | — | 298 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Smile" | — | — | — | 189 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Я Люблю Тебя" ("I Love You") | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All or Nothing | |||||||
| "Hurt" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Кактус" ("Cactus") | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Заплуталась" ("Confused") | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Thank You | |||||||
| "Злива" ("Shower") | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||
| "Чому?" ("Why?") | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Очима" ("Eyes") | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Подих | |||||||
| "Шлях додому" ("The Way Home") | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Подих" ("Breath") | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "1944" | 2016 | 2 | 54 | 49 | 135 | 32 | 46 | 73 | 289 | 1944 | |||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||
Filmography
| Year | Song | Director |
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| 2009 | History Repeating | Alan Badoev |
| 2010 | You're Made of Love + (in Russian) | Katya Tsarik |
| 2010 | It's Me, Jamala + (in Ukrainian) | |
| 2011 | Smile | Max Ksjonda |
| 2011 | Find me | John X Carey |
| 2012 | Я люблю тебя (in Russian) | Sergei Sarakhanov |
| 2013 | Кактус (in Russian) | Denis Zakharov |
| 2013 | All These Simple Things | |
| 2013 | Depends On You + (in Russian) | Viktor Vilks |
| 2014 | Чому квіти мають очі? (in Ukrainian) | Oles Sanin |
| 2015 | Я заплуталась (in Ukrainian) | Tolik Sachivko |
| 2015 | Иные (in Russian) | Mykhailo Yemelianov |
| 2016 | Шлях додому (in Ukrainian) | Anna Kopylova |
| 2016 | 1944 | Anatoliy Sachivko |
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2014 | The Guide | Olga |
| 2014 | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | Caterpillar |
References
- 1 2 3 "When strangers are coming into your home (Russian), by Alexander Zaitsev, lenta.ru
- ↑ "Welcome to Ukraine". Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ↑ Editor. "Ukraine's Crimean Tatar singer Jamala promises to embarrass Putin and bring Stalin's crimes to Eurovision Song Contest". Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ↑ "Журнал: день с певицей Джамалой". Vogue UA. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ↑ Ruban, Mariya. "Джамала: "Хочу пишне кримсько-татарське весілля"". Cегодня.UA. February 10, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2015. (Ukrainian)
- ↑ "Джамала: Моя мама христианка-армянка, папа крымский татарин-мусульманин". UA-Report. February 25, 2011. Retrieved April 20, 2015. (Russian)
- ↑ "http://thenordar.com/jamala-interview-public-talk/ Интервью с Джамалой на Public Talk". Арт-журнал Thenordar. August 27, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2015. (Russian)
- ↑ Colin Freeman, (14 May 2016). "'They kill you all': why Ukrainian Eurovision winner, Jamala, angered Russia with her 1944 song". The Telegraph. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "'Stalin forced my parents to DIVORCE': Eurovision winner reveals how Soviet dictator tortured her great-grandmother, killing baby daughter and leaving legacy of family trauma" by Will Stewart. Daily Mail. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ↑ http://russia-armenia.info/node/27493
- ↑ Худенко, Кристина (18 March 2016). "Джамала: "Не могу петь в России, пока в Крыму пропадают татары"" (in Russian). delfi.lv. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- 1 2 Veselova, Viktoria; Melnykova, Oleksandra (11 February 2016). "Crimean singer in line to represent Ukraine at Eurovision". theguardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- 1 2 "Ukraine: a new final!". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ↑ Hondal, Victor (2011-03-01). "Ukraine: Jamala withdraws from national final". EscToday.com. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ↑ "Crimean singer in line to represent Ukraine at Eurovision". the Guardian. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ↑ "Jamala entered Eurovision-2016 national selection". QHA.com.ua. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ↑ Eurovision: Ukraine's entry aimed at Russia, BBC News (22 February 2016)
- ↑ "Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Second Semi-Final". Eurovision Song Contest. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ↑ "Ukraine's Jamala wins Eurovision 2016". BBC News. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ↑ Telegraph Reporters, (15 May 2016). "Eurovision 2016: Furious Russia demands boycott of Ukraine over Jamala's 'anti-Kremlin' song". The Telegraph. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ↑ Heidi Stephens. "Eurovision 2016: Ukraine's Jamala wins with politically charged 1944". the Guardian. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (16 May 2016). "Ukraine: Jamala Awarded Title "People's Artist of Ukraine"". Eurovoix.
- ↑ "Ukraine's Foreign Ministry to nominate Jamala for UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador". Vector.news. 16 May 2016.
- ↑ "1944 by Jamala on iTunes". iTunes. Apple. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ↑ Peak positions for singles on the Ukrainian Airplay Chart:
- For "1944": FDR Ukraine Airplay Chart: 14 March 2016
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Jamala". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Jamala". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ↑ Исполнитель - Jamala
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Jamala: Songs". Spanish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Jamala". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Jamala". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ↑ Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
- For "1944": Forums, BuzzJack Entertainment. "Music forums focusing on chart music with chart and entertainment discussion.". www.buzzjack.com. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jamala. |
- Official website (Ukrainian) (Russian)
- Jamala on Facebook
- Jamala's channel on YouTube
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Mariya Yaremchuk with "Tick-Tock" |
Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 |
Succeeded by TBD |
Preceded by Måns Zelmerlöwwith "Heroes" |
Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 |
Succeeded by TBD |
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