Nazim Khaled Explained

Genre:Pop, R&B, Electropop
Label:Bukowski, Polydor
Background:Vocal
Nazim Khaled
Occupation:Singer-songwriter
Years Active:Since 2002
Instrument:Guitar
Birth Place:Marseille, France

Nazim Khaled (born September 3, 1986) is a French singer-songwriter. He has written several successes for different artists like Kendji Girac, Amir, Claudio Capéo, Kemmler and Alma.

Biography

Khaled was born in Marseille and studied at the Conservatoire de Saint-Étienne.[1] In 2011, he participated in the TV program Je veux signer chez AZ under the pseudonym Nazim Hitch. Though he did not win the title, he was noticed by the record label Mercury who offered him a contract.[2] He is the opening act for Ben l'Oncle Soul, Goran Bregović and Cali.[3]

Khaled wrote ten songs on the album Au cœur de moi by the singer Amir Haddad,[4] of which he co-wrote and composed "J'ai cherché", which was also chosen to represent France at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.[5] [6] He opened for the singer during his tour in 2016 and 2017. Alma represented France at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Requiem", which was written and composed by Nazim Khaled.[7] [8] [9]

Khaled has written for several other artists, such as Yannick Noah,[10] Priscilla Betti,[11] Chimène Badi, Claudio Capéo, Florent Pagny and Kendji Girac,[4] notably "Andalouse" and "Les yeux de la mama".[12]

After having authored several songs for other artists, he decided to begin writing for himself as well. His first single, "Pourquoi veux-tu que je danse?" was released on June 9, 2017,[12] [13] [14] This song with an "Oriental chorus" is considered by some journalists as a committed song,[15] which recalls the musical universe of Stromae, says Ninon Quillot who writes for Charts in France website on charting songs.[16] It was produced by Skalpovich[17] and was the first single from Nazim's upcoming debut album, scheduled for late 2017 by Universal Music France. He also wrote "La beauté du doute" for Florent Pagny. A single "Sommet", that he co-wrote with Amir and Kemmler was selected to be an official theme of the 2024 Summer Olympics on French TV.[18]

Discography

Singles

Main compositions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: R.G.. May 2016. Un Stéphanois dans les coulisses de l'Eurovision. February 13, 2017. leprogres.fr. Le Progrès Lyon. .
  2. Web site: Thierry Cadet. May 2011. Nazim Hitch : à défaut d'AZ signe chez Mercury. February 13, 2017. Charts in France. .
  3. Web site: Benjamin Jacquot. February 2014. Concert privé : Nazim & Olympe. February 13, 2017. francebleu.fr. France Bleu. .
  4. Web site: R.G.. May 2016. Un Stéphanois dans les coulisses de l'Eurovision. February 13, 2017. leprogres.fr. Le Progrès. .
  5. Web site: Jérôme Jarny. March 2016. Un Stéphanois a composé la chanson de la France à l'Eurovision !. February 13, 2017. activradio.com. Activ radio.
  6. Web site: Martin Cotta. May 2016. Eurovision : Nazim regrette les propos du secrétaire d'État à la francophonie. February 13, 2017. francebleu.fr. France Bleu. .
  7. Web site: Géraldine Houdayer. February 2017. Découvrez Alma, la candidate de la France à l'Eurovision 2017. February 13, 2017. francebleu.fr. France Bleu. .
  8. Web site: Michaël Frison. February 2017. Eurovision 2017 : Alma représentera la France avec la chanson Requiem. February 13, 2017. europe1.fr. Europe 1. .
  9. Web site: Marion Aquilina. May 2017. Le parolier stéphanois Nazim écrit encore la chanson de la France pour l'Eurovision. May 12, 2017. francebleu.fr. France Bleu.
  10. Web site: Éric Mandel. June 2014. Noah : "Ma chanson ne fera pas reculer le Front national ". February 13, 2017. lejdd.fr. Europe 1. .
  11. Web site: Sabine Bouchoul. April 2017. Priscilla Betti dévoile son nouveau single Le cœur au Sud. May 1, 2017. tf1.fr. TF1. .
  12. Web site: Fabien Randanne. June 2017. Nazim, faiseur de tubes de Kendji et Amir, sort de l'ombre avec son premier single. June 10, 2017. 20minutes.fr. 20 Minutes. .
  13. Web site: Jonathan Hamard. June 2017. Nazim en interview : " Il faut parfois sortir du rang et arrêter de danser ". June 10, 2017. aficia.info. .
  14. Web site: June 2017. Découvrez Pourquoi veux-tu que je danse ? le premier single de Nazim !. June 10, 2017. mfmradio.fr. MFM Radio. .
  15. Web site: Jonathan Hamard. June 2017. Pourquoi veux-tu que je danse ? : Nazim fait le grand saut avec un premier single engagé. June 10, 2017. aficia.info. .
  16. Web site: Ninon Quillot. June 2016. Pourquoi veux-tu que je danse ? : Nazim, l'auteur de Kendji Girac et Amir, se lance !. June 14, 2017. chartsinfrance.net. Charts in France. .
  17. Web site: June 2017. Nazim : Découvrez son 1er single Pourquoi veux-tu que je danse ?. June 12, 2017. rfm.fr. RFM. .
  18. Web site: Pure Charts. 3 May 2024. Amir se relève après les épreuves sur "Sommet", son nouveau single pop-rock. chartsinfrance.net. July 10, 2024. .

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