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| name = Imany
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| caption = Imany performing in [[Paris]] on [[Bastille Day]] 2011
| caption = Imany performing in Paris on [[Bastille Day]] 2011
| birth_name = Nadia Mladjao
| birth_name = Nadia Mladjao
| alias =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|4|5|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|4|5|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Martigues]], [[Bouches-du-Rhône]], [[France]]
| birth_place = [[Martigues]], [[Bouches-du-Rhône]], France
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| genre = [[folk music|Folk]], [[Soul music|soul]], [[blues]], [[Pop music|pop]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[folk music|Folk]]|[[Soul music|soul]]|[[blues]]|[[Pop music|pop]]}}
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
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| years_active = 2008–present
| years_active = 2008–present
| label = Think Zik!
| label = {{hlist|Think Zik!|[[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony]]}}
| associated_acts =
| associated_acts =
| website = {{URL|http://www.imanymusic.com/|Imanymusic.com}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.imanymusic.com/}}
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'''Nadia Mladjao''' (born 5 April 1979), better known by her [[stage name]] '''Imany''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɪ|m|ə|n|i}}), is a French pop-soul recording artist of Comorian descent. Her debut album, ''The Shape of a Broken Heart'',<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.focus.de/kultur/musik/plattenkiste/plattenkritik-imany-the-shape-of-a-broken-heart-super-musik-super-model_aid_766561.html|title=Super Musik, Super-Model
'''Nadia Mladjao''' (born 5 April 1979), better known by her [[stage name]] '''Imany''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɪ|m|ə|n|i}} {{respell|IM|ə|nee}}), is a French pop-soul recording artist of Comorian descent. Her debut album, ''The Shape of a Broken Heart'',<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.focus.de/kultur/musik/plattenkiste/plattenkritik-imany-the-shape-of-a-broken-heart-super-musik-super-model_aid_766561.html|title=Super Musik, Super-Model
|date=14 June 2012|author=Sandra Zistl|magazine=[[Focus (German magazine)|Focus]]|language=de|access-date=18 May 2014}}</ref> which was released in 2011, reached platinum status in France, Greece and triple platinum in Poland.
|date=14 June 2012|author=Sandra Zistl|magazine=[[Focus (German magazine)|Focus]]|language=de|access-date=18 May 2014}}</ref> which was released in 2011, reached platinum status in France, Greece and triple platinum in Poland.
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| 7 || 23 || 49 || 19 || 19 || 40<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fimi.it/classifiche#/category:album/id:2345/page:1|title=Album – Classifica settimanale WK 40 (dal 2016-09-30 al 2016-10-06)|publisher=[[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana]]|language=it|access-date=8 October 2016}}</ref> || 10 || 9
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* [[SNEP|FRA]]: Platinum<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://snepmusique.com/les-certifications/?interprete=Imany}}</ref>
* [[SNEP|FRA]]: Platinum<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://snepmusique.com/les-certifications/?interprete=Imany| title=Les certifications }}</ref>
* ZPAV: Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/wyroznienia/zloteplyty/cd/archiwum.php?year=2017#title|title=Polish gold certifications of 2017|publisher=[[Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry]]|language=pl|access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref>
* ZPAV: Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/wyroznienia/zloteplyty/cd/archiwum.php?year=2017#title|title=Polish gold certifications of 2017|publisher=[[Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry]]|language=pl|access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref>
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* "Wonderful Life (Stream Jockey Rework)": {{cite web|url=http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/airplays/top/archiwum.php?year=2021&idlisty=3740#title|title=Airplay Chart 1–7 May 2021|publisher=[[Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry|ZPAV]]|language=pl|access-date=24 May 2021}}</ref>
* "Wonderful Life (Stream Jockey Rework)": {{cite web|url=http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/airplays/top/archiwum.php?year=2021&idlisty=3740#title|title=Airplay Chart 1–7 May 2021|publisher=[[Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry|ZPAV]]|language=pl|access-date=24 May 2021}}</ref>


! scope="col" style="width:35px;font-size:85%;"| [[Tophit|RUS]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lk.tophit.ru/cgi-bin/artinfo.cgi?id=67432|title=Imany – Airplay chart history|publisher=[[Tophit]]|language=ru|access-date=13 September 2016}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:35px;font-size:85%;"| [[Tophit|RUS]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lk.tophit.ru/cgi-bin/artinfo.cgi?id=67432|title=Imany – Airplay chart history|publisher=[[Tophit]]|language=ru|access-date=13 September 2016}}{{Dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


! scope="col" style="width:35px;font-size:85%;"| [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br /><ref name=swi-singles>{{cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/search.asp?search=imany&cat=s|title=Imany Singles on Swiss Charts|publisher=swisscharts.com|access-date=13 September 2016}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:35px;font-size:85%;"| [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br /><ref name=swi-singles>{{cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/search.asp?search=imany&cat=s|title=Imany Singles on Swiss Charts|publisher=swisscharts.com|access-date=13 September 2016}}</ref>
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* IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum<ref>{{cite certification|region=Switzerland|artist=Imany|certyear=2017|access-date=27 May 2017}}</ref>
* IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum<ref>{{cite certification|region=Switzerland|artist=Imany|certyear=2017|access-date=27 May 2017}}</ref>
* ZPAV: Diamond<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/wyroznienia/diamentoweplyty/cd/archiwum.php?year=2016#title|title=Polish diamond certifications of 2016|publisher=[[Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry]]|language=pl|access-date=15 June 2016}}</ref>
* ZPAV: Diamond<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/wyroznienia/diamentoweplyty/cd/archiwum.php?year=2016#title|title=Polish diamond certifications of 2016|publisher=[[Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry]]|language=pl|access-date=15 June 2016}}</ref>
| rowspan="5" |''The Wrong Kind of War''
| rowspan="5" | ''The Wrong Kind of War''
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! scope="row"| "There Were Tears"
! scope="row"| "There Were Tears"
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! scope="row"| "Silver Lining (Clap Your Hands)"
! scope="row"| "Silver Lining (Clap Your Hands)"
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| 38 || — || — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Silver Lining (Clap Your Hands)" did not enter the Wallonia Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 6 on the Ultratip chart.<ref name="bel-wa-singles"/>}} || — || — || — || — || — || —
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! scope="row"| "No Reason No Rhyme"
! scope="row"| "No Reason No Rhyme"
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! scope="row"| "[[Wonderful Life (Black song)|Wonderful Life (Stream Jockey Rework)]]"
! scope="row"| "[[Wonderful Life (Black song)|Wonderful Life (Stream Jockey Rework)]]"
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| ''Voodoo Cello''
| rowspan="3" | ''Voodoo Cello''
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! scope="row"| "[[The A Team (Ed Sheeran song)|The A Team]]"
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! scope="row"| "[[Like a Prayer (song)|Like a Prayer]]"
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| colspan="14" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
| colspan="14" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Latest revision as of 11:17, 26 November 2023

Not to be confused with Imaani.
Imany
Imany performing in Paris on Bastille Day 2011
Background information
Birth nameNadia Mladjao
Born (1979-04-05) 5 April 1979 (age 45)
Martigues, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Genres
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Years active2008–present
Labels
Websitewww.imanymusic.com

Nadia Mladjao (born 5 April 1979), better known by her stage name Imany (/ˈɪməni/ IM-ə-nee), is a French pop-soul recording artist of Comorian descent. Her debut album, The Shape of a Broken Heart,[1] which was released in 2011, reached platinum status in France, Greece and triple platinum in Poland.

Early life

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She was born in Martigues near Marseille, in a family from the Comoros[2] in 1979. Her stage name, Imany (Imani) means faith in Swahili (from Arabic ايمان - imaan). As a youth, she was an athlete, doing high jump.

Career

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She became a model for the Ford Models Europe. She went to the United States for seven years,[3][4] before coming back to France, when she started her singing career.[5][6][7]

In 2008, she began singing. She performed at the Beau Lounge, at the Réservoir, at the Bellevilloise, and at the China Club.

Imany’s first album, The Shape of a Broken Heart, which was named after a drawing she made with closed eyes,[8] contains twelve songs written in English.

Imany produced the soundtrack for the 2014 film French Women by Audrey Dana.[9]

In 2016 the Filatov & Karas remix of her song "Don't Be So Shy" became a Europe-wide hit, topping the charts in Austria, Germany, Poland and Russia.

Discography

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Studio albums

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List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
FRA
[10] 		AUT
[11] 		BEL
(Fl)
[12] 		BEL
(Wa)
[13] 		GER
[14] 		ITA
[15] 		POL
[16] 		SWI
[17]
The Shape of a Broken Heart 19 — 55 47 47 10 4 36
The Wrong Kind of War
  • Released: 26 August 2016
  • Label: Think Zik!
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 7 23 49 19 19 40
[20]		 10 9
Voodoo Cello
  • Released: 3 September 2021
  • Label: Think Zik!
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 24 — — 92 34 — 34 47
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

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List of EPs
Title EP details
Acoustic Sessions
  • Released: 15 October 2010
  • Label: Think Zik!
  • Formats: digital download
There Were Tears
  • Released: 26 April 2016
  • Label: Think Zik!
  • Formats: CD, digital download
No Reason No Rhyme
  • Released: 14 April 2017
  • Label: Think Zik!
  • Formats: digital download
Time Only Moves
  • Released: 25 October 2019
  • Label: Think Zik!
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Soundtracks

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List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
FRA
[10] 		BEL
(Wa)
[13] 		POL
[16]
Sous les jupes des filles (soundtrack - Imany and various artists)
  • Released: 26 May 2014
  • Label: Think Zik!
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 84 120 16

Singles

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As lead artist

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List of singles, with chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
FRA
[10] 		AUS
[24] 		AUT
[11] 		BEL
(Wa)
[25] 		GER
[14] 		ITA
[15] 		JPN
[26] 		POL
[27] 		RUS
[28] 		SWI
[29]
"You Will Never Know" 2011 26 — — —[A] — 2 — 5 1 — The Shape of a Broken Heart
"Please and Change" — — — — — — 56 — — —
"The Good the Bad & the Crazy" 2014 79 — — —[B] — — — — 1 — Sous les jupes des filles soundtrack
"Don't Be So Shy"
(Filatov & Karas remix) 		2015 1 9 1 3 1 22 — 1 1 3 The Wrong Kind of War
"There Were Tears" 2016 50 — — — — — — 38 — —
"Silver Lining (Clap Your Hands)" 38 — — —[C] — — — — — —
"Nothing to Save" 179 — — — — — — — — —
"No Reason No Rhyme" 2017 171 — — — — — — — — —
"Hey Little Sister" 2019 — — — — — — — — — — Time Only Moves
"Wonderful Life (Stream Jockey Rework)" 2021 — — — — — — — 19 — — Voodoo Cello
"The A Team" — — — — — — — — — —
"Like a Prayer" — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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Single Year Peak chart positions Album
FRA
[10] 		BEL
(Wa)
[25]
"Le mystère féminin"
(Kery James featuring Imany) 		2013 120 —[D] Dernier MC

Notes

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  1. ^ "You Will Never Know" did not enter the Wallonia Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 20 on the Ultratip chart.[25]
  2. ^ "The Good the Bad & the Crazy" did not enter the Wallonia Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 42 on the Ultratip chart.[25]
  3. ^ "Silver Lining (Clap Your Hands)" did not enter the Wallonia Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 6 on the Ultratip chart.[25]
  4. ^ "Le mystère féminin" did not enter the Wallonia Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 10 on the Ultratip chart.[25]

References

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  1. ^ Sandra Zistl (14 June 2012). "Super Musik, Super-Model". Focus (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Get to Know: Afro-Soul Singer, Imany Mladjao". Afromag. 3 May 2011. Archived from the original on 6 December 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  3. ^ Imany (27 January 2013). "Imany im Interview bei ZDF". ZDF.kultur (Interview). ZDF. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  4. ^ Mina Soundiram (10 December 2012). "Imany, princesse soul" (in French). L'Express (France). Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Une journée avec Imany". Elle (in French). 10 June 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  6. ^ Interview with France Today Archived 2012-01-23 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Imany – Vom Topmodel zur Soul-Diva". Die Welt (in German). 28 April 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  8. ^ Ten minutes with... Imany Archived 2014-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Imany signe la bande-son de Sous les Jupes des Filles Archived 2014-05-19 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ a b c d "Imany on French Charts" (in French). lescharts.com. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  11. ^ a b "Imany on Austrian Charts" (in German). austriancharts.at. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  12. ^ "Imany Albums on Belgian Charts (Flanders)" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  13. ^ a b "Imany Albums on Belgian Charts (Wallonia)" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  14. ^ a b "Discographie von Imany. Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  15. ^ a b "Imany on Italian Charts". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  16. ^ a b Peak chart positions for albums in Poland:
  17. ^ "Imany Albums on Swiss Charts". swisscharts.com/hitparade.ch. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  18. ^ "Certifications Albums Platine - année 2012" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  19. ^ "Polish platinum certifications of 2013" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  20. ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 40 (dal 2016-09-30 al 2016-10-06)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  21. ^ "Les certifications".
  22. ^ "Polish gold certifications of 2017" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  23. ^ "Polish gold certifications of 2016" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  24. ^ "Imany on Australian Charts". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  25. ^ a b c d e f "Imany on Belgian Charts" (in French). ultratop.be. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  26. ^ "Imany – Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  27. ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Poland:
  28. ^ "Imany – Airplay chart history" (in Russian). Tophit. Retrieved 13 September 2016.[permanent dead link‍]
  29. ^ "Imany Singles on Swiss Charts". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  30. ^ a b "FIMI - Certifications for Imany" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  31. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  32. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2016". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  33. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Imany)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  34. ^ "Austrian single certifications – Imany" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  35. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Imany)". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  36. ^ "Polish diamond certifications of 2016" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
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