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Jamala
12+ albums
jazzsoulUkrainianfemale vocalistspop
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Jamala (born Susana Alimivna Jamaladinova, on August 27, 1983 in Osh, Kirghizia) is a Ukrainian singer-songwriter and actress. She performs the music of her own composition on the junction of jazz, soul, world music and rhythm&blues with the elements of classics and gospel. Jamala's father is Crimean Tatar and mother is Armenian. Jamala has been fond of music since her early childhood. She made her first professional recording at the age of 9 years old, singing 12 children and folk Crimean Tatar songs. Graduating from the Music school piano class in her native Alushta, the singer entered the Simpheropol Music College named after Tchaikovsky followed by the graduation from the Kiev National Music Academy named after Tchaikovsky as well, with the major in opera singing. Being at the top of the class, Jamala planned to devote herself to the classical music, envisioning her career as a soloist at the famous Milan La Scala Opera. Nevertheless her true passion for jazz and experiments with soul and oriental music has changed her plans defining the main streams of the future career. Jamala made her first steps on the big stage at the age of fifteen. During the next few years she took part at the dozens of vocal contests of Ukraine, Russia and Europe, where she received some prestigious awards, not mentioning the 1 Concorso Europeo Amici della musica International contest in Italy. The terrific performance at the Dо#Dj junior 2006 Jazz festival of young artists brought Jamala a sp
