Jasmine Kara

Jasmine Kara

Jasmine Kara (2013)
Background information
Birth name Jasmine Karolina Kara Khatib-Nia
Born (1988-06-23) 23 June 1988
Origin Örebro, Sweden
Genres Pop, Soul
Occupation(s) Singer

Jasmine Kara (born Jasmine Karolina Kara Khatib-Nia, 23 June 1988) is a Swedish singer and songwriter.[1] Her breakthrough came in the summer of 2010, when she sang in Allsång på Skansen and at a concert held in connection with the Wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling.[2] In 2011 she also participated in the musical contest Körslaget on TV4, but the choir she led was eliminated in the first round.[2]

Biography

Jasmine Kara was born and raised in Örebro, Sweden, to a Swedish mother and a father from Iran. At an early age, she realised music was her big interest and she participated in numerous local talent shows.[3] During her late teens she was in an abusive relationship and it was at that time that she used the music to feel better again.[3][4] Jasmine Kara has released the biographic book Hälsa henne att hon ska dö (en: Tell her she will die), in which she talks about her abusive relationship and her childhood.[3]

At the age of eighteen, Jasmine Kara moved to New York City, United States to fulfill her dream of signing a record deal. She succeeded in getting gigs in Brooklyn, Queens and on Manhattan.[1] She sang in front of Beyoncé and Jay-Z when they visited a club where she was performing.[2] In the end, a newly established record label, the Tri-Sound owned by Marshall Chess, signed Kara. Marshall Chess later became the executive producer for Kara's first music album Blues Ain't Nothing But A Good Woman Gone Bad, which was released on 28 July 2010 and was recorded at Cosmos Studios in Stockholm.[5] In 2012 the same album was also released in Japan and got attention.[5]

In 2010, Jasmine Kara became known to the Swedish audience when she participated in Allsång på Skansen on Sveriges Television (SVT), and she also participated as a celebrity contestant on Körslaget on TV4 in 2011[2] In 2013 Kara performed at Lotta på Liseberg.[6]

Kara competed as a celebrity dancer in Let's Dance 2014 partnering with professional dancer Stefano Oradei. She was eliminated on 4 April 2014 after her fifth appearance and performance on the show.

Discography

Album

Singles

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 Publicerat 28 April 2013 (28 April 2013). "Jasmine Kara – Intervju på". Devote.se.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Hans Kronbrink. "Jag har fått revansch genom musiken". Dagens Nyheter.
  3. 1 2 3 Harry Amster (25 July 2010). "Envisheten övervann allt | SvD". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 27 December 2013.
  4. "Låter ingen stå still – HelaGotland i din mobil". Mobil.helagotland.se. 21 March 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Cosmos Music Group". Cosmos Music Group. 31 May 2012. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012.
  6. Lisa Stevik 031-62 40 00 [email protected]. "Jasmine Kara peppar inför allsången – Kultur & Nöje". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish).
  7. New Music Friday: Jasmine Kara drops two EPs | Your Living City
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