Jamala

Jamala (the real name Susana Jamaladinova) — a Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar jazz-singer (spinto soprano) performing the music of her own composition on the junction of jazz, soul, world music and rhythm&blues with the elements of classics and gospel.

The turning point in Jamala's career path came with her performance at the "New Wave — 2009" International contest of young pop singers in Jūrmala. The singer was awarded with the grand prize, impressing the jury with her outstanding vocal talent and the confident singing manner in a variety of genres.

Following the triumph in Jūrmala, Jamala instantly jumped into the top artists’ category, performing at the various spots from Moscow to Berlin. Two large Jamala's concerts The Revue Show are taking place in Kiev, where she is to reveal to public the whole range of the singer's vocal potential and the diversity of the music material. During the few months Jamala is going to take part almost in all the main TV shows of Ukraine, from the "TV Triumph 2009" awards ceremony and One Night Only (tribute to Michael Jackson of the Ukrainian top artists) to "Christmas Celebration with Alla Pugacheva". Cosmopolitan entitles her a "Breakthrough of the Year", she wins the "Singer of the Year" Elle Style Award and the "Ukrainians’ Idol" nomination at the "Person of the Year 2009".

Being busy with the intense tour schedule, Jamala finds time to devote to classical music. In summer 2009 she performed the leading part in "The Spanish Hour" opera by Maurice Ravel, and in February 2010 she took part in Vasiliy Barchatov's opera production on Bondiana motif, for which she was noted by Jude Law, the famous British actor.

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