Imany
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Imany
| image = Imany 2011.jpg
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| alt =
| caption = Imany performing in Paris on Bastille Day 2011
| birth_name = Nadia Mladjao
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|4|5|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Martigues, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
| origin =
| genre = {{hlist|Folk|soul|blues|pop}}
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| instrument =
| years_active = 2008–present
| label = {{hlist|Think Zik!|Sony}}
| associated_acts =
| website = {{URL|http://www.imanymusic.com/}}
}}
Nadia Mladjao (born 5 April 1979), better known by her stage name Imany ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɪ|m|ə|n|i}} {{respell|IM|ə|nee}}), is a French pop-soul recording artist of Comorian descent. Her debut album, The Shape of a Broken Heart,{{cite magazine|url=http://www.focus.de/kultur/musik/plattenkiste/plattenkritik-imany-the-shape-of-a-broken-heart-super-musik-super-model_aid_766561.html|title=Super Musik, Super-Model
|date=14 June 2012|author=Sandra Zistl|magazine=Focus|language=de|access-date=18 May 2014}} which was released in 2011, reached platinum status in France, Greece and triple platinum in Poland.
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Early life
She was born in Martigues near Marseille, in a family from the Comoros{{cite web|url=http://afripopmag.com/afripop-profiles/get-to-know/get-to-know-afro-soul-singer-imany-mladjao/ |title=Get to Know: Afro-Soul Singer, Imany Mladjao |publisher=Afromag |date=3 May 2011 |access-date=19 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206144021/http://afripopmag.com/afripop-profiles/get-to-know/get-to-know-afro-soul-singer-imany-mladjao |archive-date=6 December 2011 }} 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,{{cite interview|last=Imany|url=http://www.zdf.de/ZDFmediathek/beitrag/video/1719654/Imany-im-Interview-bei-zdf%2540bauhaus#/beitrag/video/1719654/Imany-im-Interview-bei-zdf%40bauhaus|title=Imany im Interview bei ZDF|work=ZDF.kultur|publisher=ZDF|date=27 January 2013|access-date=18 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715063843/http://www.zdf.de/ZDFmediathek/beitrag/video/1719654/Imany-im-Interview-bei-zdf%40bauhaus#/beitrag/video/1719654/Imany-im-Interview-bei-zdf%40bauhaus|archive-date=15 July 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=http://www.lexpress.fr/styles/mode/imany-princesse-soul_1197309.html|title=Imany, princesse soul|date=10 December 2012|author=Mina Soundiram|publisher=L'Express (France)|language=fr|access-date=18 May 2012}} before coming back to France, when she started her singing career.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.elle.fr/People/La-vie-des-people/Une-journee-avec/Une-journee-avec-Imany-1609760|title=Une journée avec Imany|magazine=Elle|language=fr|date=10 June 2011|access-date=17 May 2014}}[http://www.france-today.com/2011/09/fridays-french-music-break-imany-you.html Interview with France Today] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123063712/http://www.france-today.com/2011/09/fridays-french-music-break-imany-you.html |date=2012-01-23 }}{{cite news|url=https://www.welt.de/regionales/koeln/article115682798/Imany-Vom-Topmodel-zur-Soul-Diva.html|title=Imany – Vom Topmodel zur Soul-Diva|date=28 April 2013|newspaper=Die Welt|language=de|access-date=18 May 2013}}
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,[http://www.ariselive.com/articles/ten-minutes-with-imany/94903/ Ten minutes with... Imany] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517175609/http://www.ariselive.com/articles/ten-minutes-with-imany/94903/ |date=2014-05-17 }} contains twelve songs written in English.
Imany produced the soundtrack for the 2014 film French Women by Audrey Dana.[http://musique.premiere.fr/News-Musique/Imany-Sous-les-Jupes-des-Filles-3990279 Imany signe la bande-son de Sous les Jupes des Filles] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519131621/http://musique.premiere.fr/News-Musique/Imany-Sous-les-Jupes-des-Filles-3990279 |date=2014-05-19 }}
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=
=Extended plays=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of EPs ! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| EP details |
| scope="row"| Acoustic Sessions
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| scope="row"| There Were Tears
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| scope="row"| No Reason No Rhyme
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| scope="row"| Time Only Moves
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=Soundtracks=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:13em;"| Certifications |
| scope="col" style="width:35px;font-size:85%;"| FRA ! scope="col" style="width:35px;font-size:85%;"| BEL ! scope="col" style="width:35px;font-size:85%;"| POL |
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| scope="row"| Sous les jupes des filles (soundtrack - Imany and various artists)
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| 84 || 120 || 16 | |
=Singles=
==As lead artist==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of singles, with chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Single ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="10"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
| scope="col" style="width:35px;font-size:85%;"| FRA ! scope="col" style="width:35px;font-size:85%;"| AUS ! scope="col" style="width:35px;font-size:85%;"| AUT ! scope="col" style="width:35px;font-size:85%;"| BEL ! scope="col" style="width:35px;font-size:85%;"| GER ! scope="col" style="width:35px;font-size:85%;"| ITA ! scope="col" style="width:35px;font-size:85%;"| JPN ! scope="col" style="width:35px;font-size:85%;"| POL
! scope="col" style="width:35px;font-size:85%;"| RUS ! scope="col" style="width:35px;font-size:85%;"| SWI |
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| scope="row"| "You Will Never Know"
| rowspan="2"| 2011 | 26 || — || — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"You Will Never Know" did not enter the Wallonia Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 20 on the Ultratip chart.}} || — || 2 || — || 5 || 1 || — |
| rowspan="2"| The Shape of a Broken Heart |
| scope="row"| "Please and Change"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || 56 || — || — || — |
| scope="row"| "The Good the Bad & the Crazy"
| 2014 | 79 || — || — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"The Good the Bad & the Crazy" did not enter the Wallonia Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 42 on the Ultratip chart.}} || — || — || — || — || 1 || — | | Sous les jupes des filles soundtrack |
| scope="row"| "Don't Be So Shy" {{small|(Filatov & Karas remix)}} | 2015 | 1 || 9 || 1 || 3 || 1 || 22 || — || 1 || 1 || 3 |
| rowspan="5" | The Wrong Kind of War |
| scope="row"| "There Were Tears"
| rowspan="3"| 2016 | 50 || — || — || — || — || — || — || 38 || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Silver Lining (Clap Your Hands)"
| 38 || — || — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Silver Lining (Clap Your Hands)" did not enter the Wallonia Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 6 on the Ultratip chart.}} || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Nothing to Save"
| 179 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "No Reason No Rhyme"
| 2017 | 171 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Hey Little Sister"
| 2019 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | | Time Only Moves |
| scope="row"| "Wonderful Life (Stream Jockey Rework)"
| rowspan="3"| 2021 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 19 || — || — | | rowspan="3" | Voodoo Cello |
| scope="row"| "The A Team"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Like a Prayer"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| colspan="14" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
==As featured artist==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Single ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
| scope="col" style="width:35px;font-size:85%;"| FRA ! scope="col" style="width:35px;font-size:85%;"| BEL |
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| scope="row" | "Le mystère féminin" {{small|(Kery James featuring Imany)}} | 2013 | 120 || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Le mystère féminin" did not enter the Wallonia Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 10 on the Ultratip chart.}} | Dernier MC |
Notes
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References
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External links
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- {{Official website|http://www.imanymusic.com/}}
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Category:French people of Comorian descent
Category:Black French musicians
Category:People from Martigues
Category:Panik Records artists