Yael Naim
Yael Naim | |
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Born | |
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Years active | 2000–present |
Spouse | David Donatien |
Children | 2 |
Musical career | |
Origin | Ramat HaSharon,Israel |
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Labels | Warner Music France Tôt ou tard Atlantic Records |
Website | www |
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 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 ,aMartiniquaismusician, with whom she has two children.[11]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]Year | Album | Peak positions | ||||||||
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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 ) |
10 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 17 | 18 | 50 |
2010 | She Was a Boy (withDavid Donatien ) |
– | 27 | – | 14 | – | – | – | 63 | – |
2015 | Older | – | 22 | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – |
2020 | Nightsongs[19][20] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Singles
[edit]Year | Album | Peak positions | Album | |||||||||||
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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 |
- 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 |
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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]- ^abOlder and Wiser, Singer Yael Naim Still Feels Like a New SoulHaaretz. 20 April 2015
- ^Shechnik, Raz (29 July 2008)."Yael Naim makes the cut".Ynetnews.Retrieved29 July2008.
- ^ab"Yael Naïm | LetsSingIt Lyrics".Artists.letssingit.Retrieved11 April2020.
- ^Din Din Aviv and Yael Naim – MashmauyotonYouTube
- ^Israeli Singer Yael Naim Embraces Apple, Britney Spears for SuccessHaaretz. 23 March 2008
- ^"YAEL NAIM & david donatien | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos".Myspace.13 May 2016.Retrieved11 April2020.
- ^"Télérama.fr - le fil musique - Yael Naim".Archived fromthe originalon 30 January 2008.Retrieved26 August2008.
- ^"Mac Ad Raises Yael Naim's Profile".Npr.org.Retrieved11 April2020.
- ^Hey, Let's Write a Song Called "Steve Jobs Is Dreamy"100 And Single, Idolator. Accessed 12 February 2008
- ^Farber, Jim.Apple ad creates recognition for Yael Naim,New York Daily News,11 March 2008.
- ^abA French-Israeli Singer Takes an Unlikely Path to Success,The New York Times.16 March 2016
- ^French-Israeli Singer Claims Top Award in ParisHaaretz. 3 March 2011
- ^ab"Yael Naim discography".austriancharts.at.Hung Medien.Retrieved26 May2015.
- ^ab"Yael Naim discography".ultratop.be/nl/.Hung Medien.Retrieved26 May2015.
- ^ab"Yael Naim discography".lescharts.Hung Medien.Retrieved26 May2015.
- ^ab"Yael Naim discography".italiancharts.Hung Medien.Retrieved26 May2015.
- ^ab"Yael Naim discography".charts.nz.Hung Medien.Retrieved26 May2015.
- ^ab"Yael Naim discography".hitparade.ch.Hung Medien.Retrieved26 May2015.
- ^Braithwaite, Andrew (18 February 2020)."Interview: Yael Naim on Latest Album 'NightSongs' and Upcoming Tour".Musictalkers.Retrieved21 March2020.
- ^McCarthy, Michael."BETTER IN THE DARK: AN INTERVIEW WITH YAEL NAIM ABOUT HER NEW ALBUM NIGHTSONGS".Loveispop.Retrieved21 March2020.
- ^"Yael Naim discography".australian-charts.Hung Medien.Retrieved26 May2015.
- ^"Yael Naim discography".dutchcharts.nl.Hung Medien.Retrieved26 May2015.
- ^Emeline Cazi; David Revault d'Allonnes (26 November 2015)."Hommage aux morts des attentats aux invalides".Le Monde(in French).Retrieved29 November2015.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Official blog
- Yael Naim's 'New Soul' Review on Daily Music GuideArchived19 June 2008 at theWayback Machine
- Official biographyArchived27 September 2011 at theWayback Machine(French)
- Yael NaïmatAllMusic
- "Nice to meet you" – article about Yael Naim on NRG.il(Hebrew)
- Yael Naim at NPR Music
- "Cinderella Song" – Interview with Yael Naim in Ha'aretz by Tidhar WaldArchived1 December 2008 at theWayback Machine
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Actresses from Paris
- Atlantic Records artists
- English-language singers from France
- English-language singers from Israel
- French emigrants to Israel
- 20th-century French Sephardi Jews
- French people of Tunisian-Jewish descent
- French voice actresses
- 21st-century Israeli women singers
- Israeli voice actresses
- Israeli pop singers
- Jewish folk singers
- Musicians from Paris
- People from Ramat HaSharon
- Ukulele players
- 21st-century French women singers