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Yael Naim

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Yael Naim
Naim in 2016
Born(1978-02-06)6 February 1978(age 46)
Paris,France
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active2000–present
SpouseDavid Donatien
Children2
Musical career
OriginRamat HaSharon,Israel
Genres
Instrument(s)
LabelsWarner Music France
Tôt ou tard
Atlantic Records
Websitewww.yaelnaim.frEdit this at Wikidata

Yael Naim(Hebrew:יעל נעים,born 6 February 1978) is a French-born Israeli singer and actress. She rose to fame in 2008 in the US after her hit single "New Soul"was used byApplein an advertising campaign for itsMacBook Air.The song peaked at No. 7 on theBillboardHot 100.In 2013, the French government made her a knight of theOrdre des Arts et des Lettres.[1]

Life and career[edit]

Yael Naim was born inParis,FrancetoMaghrebi Jewishimmigrants fromTunisia.At the age of four, shemovedwith her family toRamat HaSharon,Israel, where she spent the rest of her childhood. She served in theIsrael Defense Forcesas a soloist in theIsraeli Air ForceOrchestra.[2]

She began her singing career with a part in the musicalLes Dix Commandements[3]and her first solo album,In a Man's Womb(recorded in Los Angeles withKamil Rustam), was released in 2001. She also sang the song "You Disappear" byBruno Coulaisfor the filmHarrison's Flowers.In her early work, she was credited simply as Yael. She also performed a duet withDin Din Avivtitled "Mashmauyot".[4]Her version of theBritney Spearssong "Toxic"also garnered significant attention.[5]

Naim joined with percussionistDavid Donatien[fr]and, over a period of two years, they arranged and recorded thirteen of Naim's songs in a studio in her apartment in Paris.[6]These were released as her second album,Yael Naim,on 22 October 2007, on theTôt ou tardlabel. The songs are in French, English, andHebrewand received critical acclaim.[3]The album entered the French album chart at No. 11 the week after its release. Her style has been described as having a touch of folk and a touch of jazz, with mysterious and evocative words sung with a delicate and intentionally husky voice.[7]

In January 2008,Applefeatured her song "New Soul"in its debut commercial for theMacBook Airlaptop.Steve Jobshimself picked the song for the launch of the laptop line.[8][9][10]Owing to high U.S. digital sales, the song debuted on theBillboardHot 100for the chart week of 16 February 2008, at No. 9, becoming Naim's first U.S. top ten single, and making her the firstIsraelisolo artist to ever have a top ten hit in the United States. "New Soul" moved up to No. 7 the following week. The song was also featured on the soundtrack of the moviesThe House BunnyandWild Target.Her third album was released in November 2010. The first single from this new record was "Go to the River".

In 2016, she won her second Female Artist of the Year award atVictoires de la Musique,the French equivalent of the Grammys.[11]She previously won the award in 2011.[12]

Personal life[edit]

She is married toDavid Donatien[fr],aMartiniquaismusician, with whom she has two children.[11]

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Year Album Peak positions
AUT
[13] 		BEL
[14] 		CAN
 FRA
[15] 		GER
 ITA
[16] 		NZL
[17] 		SWI
[18] 		US
2001 In a Man's Womb – – – – – – – – –
2007 Yael Naim
(later credited as withDavid Donatien[fr]) 		10 2 15 6 24 27 17 18 50
2010 She Was a Boy[fr]
(withDavid Donatien[fr]) 		– 27 – 14 – – – 63 –
2015 Older[fr] – 22 – 12 – – – – –
2020 Nightsongs[19][20] – – – – – – – – –

Singles[edit]

Year Album Peak positions Album
AUS
[21] 		AUT
[13] 		BEL
[14] 		CAN
 FRA
[15] 		GER
 ITA
[16] 		NLD
[22] 		NZL
[17] 		SWI
[18] 		UK
 US
2008 "New Soul" 29 2 1 7 2 4 6 12 21 5 30 7 Yael Naim
Performing in 2008.
  • 2001 – "You Disappear"
  • 2001 – "Do I Do"
  • 2001 – "Avril"
  • 2007 – "Toxic"(SPAIN Peak #35)
  • 2008 – "Too Long"
  • 2009 – "Far Far"
  • 2010 – "Go to the River"
  • 2010 – "The Only One"
  • 2011 – "Come Home"
  • 2015 – "Dream in My Head"(FRANCE Peak: #77)
  • 2015 – "Coward"(FRANCE Peak: #123)

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Result
2008 Victoires de la Musique Album of the Year (World Music Category) Won
NRJ Music Awards Francophone Revelation of the Year Nominated
Prix Constantin Album of the Year Nominated
2009 Victoires de la Musique Best Female Singer of the Year Nominated
2011 Victoires de la Musique Best Female Singer of the Year Won

Television[edit]

Naim's voice was used in a Season 21 episode ofThe Simpsons,entitled "The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed".She voiced Dorit, the niece of an Israeli tour guide named Jakob (voiced bySacha Baron Cohen).[1]

Her single "Come Home" was in an episode of Season 7 ofGrey's Anatomyand in episode 6 of theABC FamilyseriesSwitched at Birth.Also, her cover ofIrene Cara's "Flashdance (What a Feeling)"was used in the promotion video ofThe Voice UKin 2014.

Philanthropy[edit]

On 27 November 2015, she participated together withNolwenn LeroyandCamélia Jordanaat the national memorial day for the victims of theNovember 2015 Paris attackssinging the song "Quand on n'a que l'amour"fromJacques Brel.[23]

References[edit]

  1. ^abOlder and Wiser, Singer Yael Naim Still Feels Like a New SoulHaaretz. 20 April 2015
  2. ^Shechnik, Raz (29 July 2008)."Yael Naim makes the cut".Ynetnews.Retrieved29 July2008.
  3. ^ab"Yael Naïm | LetsSingIt Lyrics".Artists.letssingit.com.Retrieved11 April2020.
  4. ^Din Din Aviv and Yael Naim – MashmauyotonYouTube
  5. ^Israeli Singer Yael Naim Embraces Apple, Britney Spears for SuccessHaaretz. 23 March 2008
  6. ^"YAEL NAIM & david donatien | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos".Myspace.com.13 May 2016.Retrieved11 April2020.
  7. ^"Télérama.fr - le fil musique - Yael Naim".Archived fromthe originalon 30 January 2008.Retrieved26 August2008.
  8. ^"Mac Ad Raises Yael Naim's Profile".Npr.org.Retrieved11 April2020.
  9. ^Hey, Let's Write a Song Called "Steve Jobs Is Dreamy"100 And Single, Idolator. Accessed 12 February 2008
  10. ^Farber, Jim.Apple ad creates recognition for Yael Naim,New York Daily News,11 March 2008.
  11. ^abA French-Israeli Singer Takes an Unlikely Path to Success,The New York Times.16 March 2016
  12. ^French-Israeli Singer Claims Top Award in ParisHaaretz. 3 March 2011
  13. ^ab"Yael Naim discography".austriancharts.at.Hung Medien.Retrieved26 May2015.
  14. ^ab"Yael Naim discography".ultratop.be/nl/.Hung Medien.Retrieved26 May2015.
  15. ^ab"Yael Naim discography".lescharts.com.Hung Medien.Retrieved26 May2015.
  16. ^ab"Yael Naim discography".italiancharts.com.Hung Medien.Retrieved26 May2015.
  17. ^ab"Yael Naim discography".charts.nz.Hung Medien.Retrieved26 May2015.
  18. ^ab"Yael Naim discography".hitparade.ch.Hung Medien.Retrieved26 May2015.
  19. ^Braithwaite, Andrew (18 February 2020)."Interview: Yael Naim on Latest Album 'NightSongs' and Upcoming Tour".Musictalkers.com.Retrieved21 March2020.
  20. ^McCarthy, Michael."BETTER IN THE DARK: AN INTERVIEW WITH YAEL NAIM ABOUT HER NEW ALBUM NIGHTSONGS".Loveispop.com.Retrieved21 March2020.
  21. ^"Yael Naim discography".australian-charts.com.Hung Medien.Retrieved26 May2015.
  22. ^"Yael Naim discography".dutchcharts.nl.Hung Medien.Retrieved26 May2015.
  23. ^Emeline Cazi; David Revault d'Allonnes (26 November 2015)."Hommage aux morts des attentats aux invalides".Le Monde(in French).Retrieved29 November2015.

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