Nin was born in Burundi, the youngest of a family of eight. Her father was a senior diplomat and Minister of the Interior of the Kingdom of Burundi.[1] She studied music at an early age like most of her brothers and sisters. With her exceptional singing voice, at the age of seven she became one of the lead vocalists in the Bujumbura choir and performed in the local cathedral. She left Burundi for Zaire in 1975 and married in 1978. In 1980 she emigrated to Belgium with her two-year-old son. In 1985 she obtained a contract with BMG. Her second album, a 1994 release entitled Ya Pili, was critically acclaimed.
Her breakthrough came in 1996 with her widely popular album Sambolera, which was sung in Swahili, Kirundi, and French. In 1997 she performed the song "Sailing" in a duet with Montserrat Caballé on the album Friends For Life. She successfully used a blend between African rhythms and modern pop to create her own unique brand of music. One of her most popular songs is Sina Mali, Sina Deni, a translated cover version of Stevie Wonder's song Free.
The first album was released in 1992, sung in Swahili. But it is best known in France in 1995 with the tube Sambolera mali sound, a title of the second album, Ya Pili (The second). The third album is a compilation of old and new titles. Jeanne Moreau makes the clip illustrating her song Mama, where she talks about her mother, on her fourth album Ya ... . The texts of this album are in Swahili or Kirundi (for the chorus of the title Mama). The album also includes a cover of a piece by Gabonese musician Pierre Akendengué, Africa Obota, and a song by Stevie Wonder, "Free" that she renamed "Sina mali, sina deni" (I am neither rich nor indebted). Another piece pays tribute to Nelson Mandela, and a song calls for easing the embargo imposed on Burundi.
In January 2000, she sang at AccorHotels Arena (at the time Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy) with Sting and Cheb Mami. She remarried in 2006 with Belgian racing driver Jacky Ickx, and they settle in Monaco. In this marriage, she has had a son who lives in Belgium.
khadja, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, november, 2016, lea. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Khadja Nin news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Khadja Nin news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Khadja Nin born 27 June 1959 is a Burundian singer and musician Khadja NinKhadja Nin at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival Background informationBirth nameKhdija NinBorn 1959 06 27 27 June 1959 age 63 Bujumbura Ruanda UrundiGenresAfro popOccupation s SingerYears active1980s presentLabelsBMG Nin was born in Burundi the youngest of a family of eight Her father was a senior diplomat and Minister of the Interior of the Kingdom of Burundi 1 She studied music at an early age like most of her brothers and sisters With her exceptional singing voice at the age of seven she became one of the lead vocalists in the Bujumbura choir and performed in the local cathedral She left Burundi for Zaire in 1975 and married in 1978 In 1980 she emigrated to Belgium with her two year old son In 1985 she obtained a contract with BMG Her second album a 1994 release entitled Ya Pili was critically acclaimed Her breakthrough came in 1996 with her widely popular album Sambolera which was sung in Swahili Kirundi and French In 1997 she performed the song Sailing in a duet with Montserrat Caballe on the album Friends For Life She successfully used a blend between African rhythms and modern pop to create her own unique brand of music One of her most popular songs is Sina Mali Sina Deni a translated cover version of Stevie Wonder s song Free The first album was released in 1992 sung in Swahili But it is best known in France in 1995 with the tube Sambolera mali sound a title of the second album Ya Pili The second The third album is a compilation of old and new titles Jeanne Moreau makes the clip illustrating her song Mama where she talks about her mother on her fourth album Ya The texts of this album are in Swahili or Kirundi for the chorus of the title Mama The album also includes a cover of a piece by Gabonese musician Pierre Akendengue Africa Obota and a song by Stevie Wonder Free that she renamed Sina mali sina deni I am neither rich nor indebted Another piece pays tribute to Nelson Mandela and a song calls for easing the embargo imposed on Burundi In January 2000 she sang at AccorHotels Arena at the time Palais Omnisports de Paris Bercy with Sting and Cheb Mami She remarried in 2006 with Belgian racing driver Jacky Ickx and they settle in Monaco In this marriage she has had a son who lives in Belgium In 2018 she was a jury member at the Cannes Film Festival under the presidency of Cate Blanchett alongside actresses Lea Seydoux and Kristen Stewart director Ava DuVernay actor Chang Chen and directors Robert Guediguian Denis Villeneuve and Andrey Zvyagintsev Discography Edit1992 Khadja Nin 1994 Ya Pili 1996 Sambolera 1998 Ya References Edit Biographie de Khadja Nin Radio France Internationale in French May 2018 Retrieved 29 March 2023 External links EditKhadja Nin France Culture This Burundian biography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Khadja Nin amp oldid 1147990299, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
