Silvana Imam
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Background information | |
Born | (1986-09-19) 19 September 1986 (age 37) Plungė, Lithuania |
Genres | Hip hop |
Labels | Playground Music, Refune Music |
Silvana Imam (pronounced /sɪlvˈɑːnə ɪmˈɑːm/,[1] born Plungė, Lithuania 19 September[citation needed] 1986[2]) is a Swedish rapper. She is known for her political songs protesting racism, homophobia, and the Sweden Democrats.[3]
Biography
Early life
Imam's mother is from Lithuania and of Samogitian descent, while her father is of Syrian descent.[4] She grew up in Plungė, Lithuania, and Stockholm.[3] Imam has an academic background and has studied English and psychology at the University of Stockholm.[5][3] Imam is openly lesbian and was in a relationship with singer Beatrice Eli. She is a member of the hiphop collective RMH.[6] RMH consists of rappers Erik "Eboi" Lundin and Cherrie.[7]
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.[8] 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.[9]
In January 2015, Imam signed with Sebastian Ingrosso's record label, Refune Music.[10] In February 2015, she was named Homo of the Year at the QX Gaygalan Awards.[11] In April 2015, she released her second EP, called Jag dör för dig, and went on her second tour, called Jag är naturkraft.[12] 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.[13][14] They got the name for their duo from a poem of the Finnish poet Edith Södergran.[14] They performed at the performance stage at Liseberg.[14] She was a guest in the premiere episode of the discussion show Edit: Dirawi, with Gina Dirawi as presenter.[15] In October 2015, Imam was a guest on the Aftonbladet TV show "Nästa Nivå" (Next Level), where she discussed rap music with rap artist Sebbe Staxx.[16] In February 2015, she won the award for Best Live Act at Manifestgalan.[17] 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.[18] In October 2016, Silvana Imam was confirmed to play at the 31st edition of Eurosonic Noorderslag in Groningen, the Netherlands.[19] On 2 July 2021, Imam and Lune [sv] will release "Vinner med hjärtat", the theme song for Sweden for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[20] 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.[21]
Discography
Albums
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
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SWE | ||
Rekviem[22] | 2013 | — |
Naturkraft[23] | 2016 | 17 [24] |
Helig Moder[25] | 2019 | 13 [26] |
References
- ^ Example of pronunciation: TierpRocks (2016-01-18), Silvana Imam vinner Guldmicken för Årets Bästa Liveakt - P3 Guld, 16 januari 2016, archived from the original on 2021-11-22, retrieved 2018-03-09
- ^ "Nordström, Andreas (March 21, 2016). Personlig Silvana Imam på nya skivan – Metro". 2016-04-02. Archived from the original on 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ^ a b c Rogers, Thomas (2019-03-22). "She Raps and Sweden Listens". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
- ^ Rogers, Thomas (March 22, 2019). "She Raps and Sweden Listens". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
- ^ Strandberg, Klara (2014-05-29). "Silvana är steget före" [Silvana is a step ahead]. ETC (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "RMH Silvana Imam". Rmhrec.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Silvana Imam, Cherrie och Erik Lundin ställer in höstturné och bryter med bolag". SVT Nyheter. September 7, 2018. Archived from the original on September 8, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Lundell, Kristin (2014-10-18). "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.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Ahlborn, Elinor (2015-10-15). "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.
- ^ Levinsson, Frasse (2015-09-21). "Raptalangen blir uppläxad av Sebbe Staxx i "Nästa nivå"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 10 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ Demirian, Natalie (2015-02-06). "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.
- ^ Grönberg, Hannes (29 August 2015). "Silvana Imam". Helsingborgs Dagblad (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 1 September 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "First European Artists Confirmed for Eurosonic Noorderslag – Eurosonic Noorderslag". Eurosonic Noorderslag. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ TT News Agency (19 May 2021). "De gör svenska OS-låten". SVT. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ Ntim, Zac (22 August 2022). "'Dogborn': First Teaser Trailer For Venice-Bound Thriller Starring Silvana Imam". Deadline. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "Silvana Imam : Rekviem". HD. Archived from the original on 2021-11-22. Retrieved 2019-08-14. Retrieved 14 August 2019
- ^ "Recension: Silvana Imams "Naturkraft" en modern klassiker". Expressen. Archived from the original on 2021-11-22. Retrieved 2019-08-14. Retrieved 14 August 2019
- ^ "Veckolista Album, vecka 13, 2016". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Silvana Imam rappar ovan molnen". Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 2021-11-22. Retrieved 2019-08-14. Retrieved 14 August 2019
- ^ "Veckolista Album, vecka 8, 2019". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
External links
Media related to Silvana Imam at Wikimedia Commons