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Artist
Helly Luv
12+ albums
finlandpopkurdishdanceiran
about
Helly Luv established her world-pop credentials in winter 2013 with her debut hit single, "Risk It All". Born Helan Abdulla on November 16, 1988, in Urmia, Iran; during the Persian Gulf War. Her family escaped death during Saddam Hussein regime to live in Finland. Helly Luv exhibited a certain star quality as a young child; by winning a scholarship to the best dance school in Finland, competing in European championship finals and signing a five-year contract with NIKE women. Because she lived in the fairly remote country of Finland, she never foresaw the sort of stardom she would later obtain. At the age of 18, she felt ready to pursue her next step. Hence, she saved all her money to purchase a plane ticket to Los Angeles, California. Helly Luv came to LA believing in the “American Dream,” yet nothing transpired as planned. She lived in a small, dirty apartment rent house, where the landlord would blackmail her for more money; which would lead Helly Luv to survive on 1-dollar crackers. She tried meeting music producers to share with them her talent, but Helly Luv would soon see the ugly side of the music business and often told her talent was not what people would look for. Just before giving up and leaving America, she received a MySpace message from music producer Los Da Mystro, requesting her to call him. Helly Luv made the phone call and sang her heart out. In response to her telephone audition, Los Da Mystro flew her out to New York the next day. They met
