Silvana Imam

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Silvana Imam
Silvana Imam, Skeppsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden, July 2015.jpg
Silvana Imam in 2015
Background information
Born (1986-09-19) 19 September 1986 (age 39)
Plungė, Lithuania
Genres Hip hop
Labels Playground Music, Refune Music

Silvana Imam (born 19 September[ citation needed ] 1986 [1] ) is a Swedish rapper. She is known for her political songs protesting racism, homophobia, and the Sweden Democrats. [2]

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Biography

Early life

Imam was born in Plungė, Lithuania. Imam's mother is from the Samogitian region of Lithuania, while her father is of Syrian descent. [3] She grew up in Plungė, Lithuania, and Stockholm. [2] Imam studied English and psychology at Stockholm University. [4] [2] She is openly lesbian and was in a relationship with singer Beatrice Eli. She is a member of the hiphop collective RMH, [5] consisting of rappers Erik "Eboi" Lundin and Cherrie. [6]

Career

In 2012, she was nominated for Newcomer of the Year at Kingsizegalan, and in May 2013, she released her debut album called Rekviem for the record label Playground Music. [7] In May 2014, she released the EP När du ser mig • Se dig, and, after that went on her Jag ser dig tour in Sweden during the summer of 2014. [8]

In January 2015, Imam signed with Sebastian Ingrosso's record label, Refune Music. [9] In February 2015, she was named Homo of the Year at the QX Gaygalan Awards. [10] In April 2015, she released her second EP, called Jag dör för dig, and went on her second tour, called Jag är naturkraft. [11] Imam is in a relationship with performer Beatrice Eli and in June 2015, the couple performed together in Gothenburg under the stage name of Vierge Moderne. [12] [13] They got the name for their duo from a poem of the Finnish poet Edith Södergran. [13] They performed at the performance stage at Liseberg. [13] She was a guest in the premiere episode of the discussion show Edit: Dirawi, with Gina Dirawi as presenter. [14] In October 2015, Imam was a guest on the Aftonbladet TV show Nästa nivå, where she discussed rap music with rap artist Sebbe Staxx. [15] In February 2015, she won the award for Best Live Act at Manifestgalan. [16] Silvana Imam has described herself in her lyrics as the Vincent van Gogh of rap, the Liberace of rap, and the Quentin Tarantino of rap. [17]

In October 2016, Silvana Imam was confirmed to play at the 31st edition of Eurosonic Noorderslag in Groningen, the Netherlands. [18] On 2 July 2021, Imam and Lune  [ sv ] will released "Vinner med hjärtat", the theme song for Sweden for the 2020 Summer Olympics. [19] She made her acting debut in the 2022 film Dogborn , which premiered at the International Critics' Week section of the 79th Venice International Film Festival. [20]

Discography

Albums

TitleYearPeak chart positions
SWE
Rekviem [21] 2013—
Naturkraft [22] 201617
[23]
Helig Moder [24] 201913
[25]
Hamlet2023—
Tro2025—

References

  1. ↑ Nordström, Andreas (21 March 2016). "Personlig Silvana Imam på nya skivan". Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Rogers, Thomas (22 March 2019). "She Raps and Sweden Listens". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  3. ↑ Rogers, Thomas (22 March 2019). "She Raps and Sweden Listens". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  4. ↑ Strandberg, Klara (29 May 2014). "Silvana är steget före" [Silvana is a step ahead]. ETC (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "RMH Silvana Imam". Rmhrec.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Silvana Imam, Cherrie och Erik Lundin ställer in höstturné och bryter med bolag". SVT Nyheter. 7 September 2018. Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  7. ↑ Jonsson, Alexandra (20 May 2013). "Intervju – Silvana Imam" [Interview – Silvana Imam]. Kingsize Magazine (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Silvana Imam åker ut på Sverige-turnén "Jag Ser Dig"" [Silvana Imam out on Sweden tour "I See You"]. Kingsize Magazine (in Swedish). 4 September 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Sebastian Ingrosso och Refune Records signar Silvana Imam – lyssna på nya singeln "För Evigt"" [Sebastian Ingrosso and Refune Records signs Silvana Imam – listen to the new single "För Evigt"]. Kingsize Magazine (in Swedish). 16 January 2015. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  10. ↑ TT (10 February 2015). "Silvana Imam är årets homo" [Silvana Imam is the Homo of the Year]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "Jag är Naturkraft – Silvana Imam till Hallå P3!" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio P3. 28 July 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  12. ↑ Lundell, Kristin (18 October 2014). "Beatrice Eli och Silvana Imam är vårt hetaste powerpar" [Beatrice Eli and Silvana Imam is our hottest power couple]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  13. 1 2 3 Holmgren, Tobias (25 June 2015). "Silvana Imam och Beatrice Eli engagerar". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 15 December 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. ↑ Ahlborn, Elinor (15 October 2015). "Premiär för Edit: Dirawi – här är bästa ögonblicken ur första avsnittet!" [Premiere for Edit: Dirawi – this is the best moments from the first episode!] (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Archived from the original on 20 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  15. ↑ Levinsson, Frasse (21 September 2015). "Raptalangen blir uppläxad av Sebbe Staxx i "Nästa nivå"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 10 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  16. ↑ Demirian, Natalie (6 February 2015). "Silvana Imam vann på Manifest" [Silvana Imam won at Manifest]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 16 December 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  17. ↑ Grönberg, Hannes (29 August 2015). "Silvana Imam". Helsingborgs Dagblad (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 1 September 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  18. ↑ "First European Artists Confirmed for Eurosonic Noorderslag – Eurosonic Noorderslag". Eurosonic Noorderslag. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  19. ↑ "De gör svenska OS-låten". SVT. TT News Agency. 19 May 2021. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  20. ↑ Ntim, Zac (22 August 2022). "'Dogborn': First Teaser Trailer For Venice-Bound Thriller Starring Silvana Imam". Deadline . Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  21. ↑ "Silvana Imam : Rekviem". HD. 12 June 2013. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019
  22. ↑ "Recension: Silvana Imams "Naturkraft" en modern klassiker". Expressen. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019
  23. ↑ "Veckolista Album, vecka 13, 2016". Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  24. ↑ "Silvana Imam rappar ovan molnen". Aftonbladet. 15 February 2019. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019
  25. ↑ "Veckolista Album, vecka 8, 2019". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 30 April 2020.

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