Nazim Khaled

Nazim Khaled
Khaled in 2017
Background information
Born3 September 1986 (1986-09-03) (age 39)
Marseille, France
GenresPop, R&B, Electropop
OccupationSinger-songwriter
InstrumentGuitar
Years activeSince 2002
LabelsBukowski, Polydor

Nazim Khaled (born 3 September 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 9 June 2017,[12][13][14] This song with an "Oriental chorus"[4] 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] According to Guinnes World Records,[19] The most consecutive days to release a digital single by a music act are 366 and was achieved by Nazim Khaled (France) in Paris, Ile de France, France, on 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024. Nazim not only released, he also wrote and produced all singles day by day throughout the year.

Discography

Singles

  • 2012: "Les cités"
  • 2013: "Douce France"
  • 2017: "Pourquoi veux-tu que je danse"
  • 2018: "Je suis une femme seule"
  • 2018: "On refera le monde"

Main compositions

References

  1. ^ R.G. (May 2016). "Un Stéphanois dans les coulisses de l'Eurovision". leprogres.fr. Le Progrès Lyon. Retrieved 13 February 2017..
  2. ^ Thierry Cadet (May 2011). "Nazim Hitch : à défaut d'AZ signe chez Mercury". Charts in France. Retrieved 13 February 2017..
  3. ^ Benjamin Jacquot (February 2014). "Concert privé : Nazim & Olympe". francebleu.fr. France Bleu. Retrieved 13 February 2017..
  4. ^ a b c R.G. (May 2016). "Un Stéphanois dans les coulisses de l'Eurovision". leprogres.fr. Le Progrès. Retrieved 13 February 2017..
  5. ^ Jérôme Jarny (March 2016). "Un Stéphanois a composé la chanson de la France à l'Eurovision !". activradio.com. Activ radio. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  6. ^ Martin Cotta (May 2016). "Eurovision : Nazim regrette les propos du secrétaire d'État à la francophonie". francebleu.fr. France Bleu. Retrieved 13 February 2017..
  7. ^ Géraldine Houdayer (February 2017). "Découvrez Alma, la candidate de la France à l'Eurovision 2017". francebleu.fr. France Bleu. Retrieved 13 February 2017..
  8. ^ Michaël Frison (February 2017). "Eurovision 2017 : Alma représentera la France avec la chanson Requiem". europe1.fr. Europe 1. Retrieved 13 February 2017..
  9. ^ Marion Aquilina (May 2017). "Le parolier stéphanois Nazim écrit encore la chanson de la France pour l'Eurovision". francebleu.fr. France Bleu. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  10. ^ Éric Mandel (June 2014). "Noah : "Ma chanson ne fera pas reculer le Front national "". lejdd.fr. Europe 1. Retrieved 13 February 2017..
  11. ^ Sabine Bouchoul (April 2017). "Priscilla Betti dévoile son nouveau single Le cœur au Sud". tf1.fr. TF1. Retrieved 1 May 2017..
  12. ^ a b Fabien Randanne (June 2017). "Nazim, faiseur de tubes de Kendji et Amir, sort de l'ombre avec son premier single". 20minutes.fr. 20 Minutes. Retrieved 10 June 2017..
  13. ^ Jonathan Hamard (June 2017). "Nazim en interview : " Il faut parfois sortir du rang et arrêter de danser "". aficia.info. Retrieved 10 June 2017..
  14. ^ "Découvrez Pourquoi veux-tu que je danse ? le premier single de Nazim !". mfmradio.fr. MFM Radio. June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017..
  15. ^ Jonathan Hamard (June 2017). "Pourquoi veux-tu que je danse ? : Nazim fait le grand saut avec un premier single engagé". aficia.info. Retrieved 10 June 2017..
  16. ^ Ninon Quillot (June 2016). "Pourquoi veux-tu que je danse ? : Nazim, l'auteur de Kendji Girac et Amir, se lance !". chartsinfrance.net. Charts in France. Retrieved 14 June 2017..
  17. ^ "Nazim : Découvrez son 1er single Pourquoi veux-tu que je danse ?". rfm.fr. RFM. June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017..
  18. ^ Pure Charts (3 May 2024). "Amir se relève après les épreuves sur "Sommet", son nouveau single pop-rock". chartsinfrance.net. Retrieved 10 July 2024..
  19. ^ Guinness World Records Limited 2025 (31 December 2024). "Most consecutive days to release a digital single by a music act". www.guinnessworldrecords.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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