Imany
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Nadia Mladjao (born 5 April 1979), better known by her stage name Imany ( ), is a French pop-soul recording artist of Comorian descent. Her debut album, The Shape of a Broken Heart, which was released in 2011, reached platinum status in France, Greece and triple platinum in Poland.
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Imany, born Nadia Mladjao in 1979 in Martigues, France, is a French singer-songwriter, lyricist, and model. She performs under the pseudonym Imany and sings in French. Her musical genres include traditional folk music, blues, folk music, soul, contemporary folk, deep house, and jazz. She is a contralto who plays the violin and voice. Her work period began in 2008.
She is also an author with eight works listed in the Open Library. Her top works include titles such as *Friday Night Funkin*, *Freak of Halloween Horror Coloring Book for Adults*, *Freak of Halloween Coloring Book*, *Friday Night Funkin Coloring Book*, and *Firday Night Funkin Coloring Book for Kids*. Additionally, she has participated in athletics.
Synthesized by Vinony from 27 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 8
Top works
- Friday Night Funkin
- Freak of Halloween Coloring Book : over 30 Pages of Coloring Pages with Scary Creatures and Illustration of Gory Monsters
- Freak of Halloween Horror Coloring Book for Adults :
- Freak of Halloween Coloring Book
- Friday Night Funkin Coloring Book
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1979
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 382,249
- Total plays
- 4,932,667
Tags
Nadia Mladjao, better known by her stage name Imany, is an Afro-soul singer. She was born in the French Comoros Islands in 1979. Her stage name Imany (Imani) means faith in Swahili. As a youth, she was a successful athlete, doing high jump. Later she became a model for the Ford Models Europe agency. She went to the United States for seven years, before coming back to France, when she started her singing career. Currently, she lives between The States and France. <a href="https://www.last.fm/musi
via Last.fm · Imany
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Imany
- Musical artist.image
- Imany.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Imany in September 2011
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Nadia Mladjao
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Martigues, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
- Musical artist.occupation
- Singer-songwriter
- Musical artist.years_active
- 2008–present
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Nadia
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Martigues
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- French
- Genre
- soul
- Instrument
- voice
- Sport
- athletics
- Official website
- imanyshop.com
- Image
- Imany.jpg
- Voice type
- contralto
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- Commons category
- Imany
- date of birth
- 1979-04-05
- name in native language
- Imany
- start of work period
- 2008-00-00
- pseudonym
- Imany
- birth name
- Nadia Mladjao
- time period
- 21st century
- social media followers
- 212000
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- Activism
- Awards and nominations
- Discography
- Studio albums
- Extended plays
- Soundtracks
- Singles
- As lead artist
- As featured artist
- Notes
- References
- External links
Nadia Mladjao (born 5 April 1979), better known by her stage name Imany ( ), is a French pop-soul recording artist of Comorian descent. Her debut album, The Shape of a Broken Heart, which was released in 2011, reached platinum status in France, Greece and triple platinum in Poland.
Imany’s work frequently engages themes of resilience, emotional struggle, personal autonomy, and the search for meaning. Critics and interviewers note her emphasis on narrative clarity and emotional sincerity; she often describes her songwriting as a process rooted in storytelling and melodic exploration. Her performances are marked by a combination of vocal intensity and restrained acoustic accompaniment, a stylistic choice that underscores her preference for directness over ornamentation.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Imany” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.