Namika

Hanan Hamdi (Arabic: حنان حمدي; born 23 August 1991), better known by her stage names Namika and Hän Violett, is a German singer and rapper.

Namika
Namika at the SWR3 New Pop Festival, 2018
Background information
Birth name	Hanan Hamdi
Also known as	Hän Violett
Born	(1991-08-23) 23 August 1991 (age 33)[1] Frankfurt, Germany
Origin	Frankfurt, Germany
Genres	Hip hop jazz pop
Occupations	Singer rapper
Years active	2013–present
Labels	Sony Music Entertainment
Website	www.namikamusik.de

Biography

Hamdi was born and grew up in Frankfurt. Her parents are Berbers from the Moroccan coastal city of Nador.^[2]

She released her debut album, Nador, on 21 July 2015. The album includes her first single, "Lieblingsmensch". By the end of July 2015 the album had reached number thirteen in the German album charts. The single Lieblingsmensch debuted at number twenty-seven in the German single charts and climbed to number one after eight weeks.

Hamdi has published seven music videos,^[3] including the song Na-Mi-Ka, which is from her EP Hellwach. Hamdi entered a specially edited version of her song Hellwach (English: Wide Awake) in the Bundesvision Song Contest 2015. The track was produced by the German producer team Beatgees, who has also produced for Lena, Curse, and Ann Sophie. She represented the State of Hessen. By the end of the competition on 29 August 2015 the song had reached seventh place. In 2018 she released "Je ne parle pas français", the remix of which features French rapper Black M.^[4] The song reached number one in the German charts. On 1 July, she released her second studio album Que Walou.

Hamdi performed three songs as a competitor in the 2015 New Music Award competition.

Discography

Albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		GER	AUT	SWI
Nador	Released: 24 July 2015 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download	13	58	36
Que Walou	Released: 1 June 2018 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download	12	46	29

Extended plays

Title	Details
Hellwach	Released: 2015 Label: Sony Music Format: Digital download

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Certifications	Album
		GER	AUT	SWI
"Lieblingsmensch"	2015	1	2	14	GER: 3× Gold AUT: Gold SWI: Gold	Nador
"Hellwach"		62	—	—
"Kompliziert"	2016	60	—	—
"Je ne parle pas français (Beatgees Remix)" (featuring Black M)	2018	1	16 [5]	7	GER: Platinum AUT: Gold SWI: Platinum	Que Walou

Other releases

• 2013: Flow zum Gesang (as Hän Violett)
• 2015: Nador
• 2015: Wenn sie kommen (feat. Ali As)
• 2015: Na-Mi-Ka
• 2015: Mein Film (feat. MoTrip)
• 2016: Zauberland
• 2018: Ahmed (1960–2002)
• 2018: Que Walou
• 2018: Ich will dich vermissen
• 2018: Zirkus
• 2018 Phantom
• 2018 Das Deutschlandlied - Live

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album
		GER [6]
"Lass sie tanzen" (Ali As featuring Namika)	2016	37	GER: Gold	Euphoria
"Traum" (Ufo361 featuring Namika)	2017	—		Ich bin 3 Berliner
"Holidays Are Coming" (The Kingdom Choir featuring Camélia Jordana & Namika)	2018	97		Non-album single

Awards

• 1Live Krone 2015: Nominated for Best Female Artist