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Jamala, Aider Muzhdabaev and Bekir Suleymanova
Jamala married Bekir Suleymanov in April 2017. The ceremony took place at the Islamic Cultural Center of Kyiv in Crimean Tatar traditions. The site Without Taboo talks about the guy with whom the singer decided to connect her life, and to whom she gave a son, Emir-Rahman.
Not much is known about Suleymanov: he is from Simferopol and is 8 years younger than the singer. Jamala's husband studied at the Kyiv School of Economics and Kiev National University. Taras Shevchenko.
Bekir Suleysanov with his wife Jamala and son Emir-Rahman
Bekir met Jamala about 4 years ago at a party with friends.
According to media reports, Bekir Suleymanov is engaged in human rights activities - he is an activist of the Crimea SOS civil society organization, and in the past of Euromaidan.
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Jamala's relationship became known in September 2016. Then they came together to a short film festival in one of the capital’s cinemas.
The couple's first public appearance
Also in 2016, Jamala showed off her engagement ring on social networks and announced that she said “yes.” The guy proposed after 3 years of communication in November 2016.
Happy married couple on vacation
And in an interview with TSN, Jamala told the details of preparations for the wedding.
“A cheerful modern Crimean Tatar wedding. I want our guests, who have not been to such events before, to feel all the charm of the celebration: oriental food and music, national traditions and the unique spirit of the Crimean Tatar wedding,” the singer said.
Photos of Jamala's wedding
“Bekir controls everything, because he understands both numbers and deadlines better than me. I am very happy and grateful to him for taking on these concerns,” she said.
Jamala's husband Bekir Suleymanov with his son
Jamala did not change her last name, and even over time began to show her lover on social networks.
Bekir Suleymanov in a T-shirt with Jamala
Why does the current Eurovision winner Susana Jamaladinovna - the same singer Jamala - not like to talk about her family, which completely refused to move to Kyiv?She insists that her father does not want to give up his house in the expensive resort village of Malorechenskoye near Alushta: “We were one of the first Crimean Tatars to buy a house in Crimea. My mother taught piano, and my father was a conductor by profession. But he realized that he would not be able to provide for his family if he studied music, and began to grow vegetables and fruits. We have a big garden there - there are figs, persimmons, and pomegranates...”
I spent a long time trying to persuade my parents to leave. But they said no,” says Jamala. - They built a house and grew a garden with their own hands, and now I asked for a second to give up all this... They are, of course, in Crimea. All my attempts and conversations came to nothing. Mom can't leave dad, dad can't leave grandfather... It's very painful and difficult. I understand that they cannot go. That pomegranate tree that grows in our yard, the persimmon, the fig... This house, it’s impossible to abandon everything like that. They are not even afraid, say, to die, no matter how scary it may sound, but they refuse to leave this house.
To put it mildly, Jamala is being a hypocrite. None of her relatives are going to die at all. On the contrary, the family is really thriving. All relatives of the “Ukrainian patriot” received Russian citizenship and are quite happy with life. Moreover, they unanimously issued the so-called “Putin’s certificates” of rehabilitation and now receive crazy benefits on utility bills - 50% discounts on water, electricity and gas, and enjoy free vouchers to a sanatorium.
The only problem for Jamala’s parents is that the Tatar neighbors themselves reproach the father: “Why did your daughter decide to sing such a song?”
This is all at the level of market conversations. “I keep telling them not to pay attention,” Susana reassures.
Although no matter what the crazy daughter sings, no one throws grenades or Molotov cocktails into the parents’ yard. Normal, adequate people live here. This is not a Maidan-era Ukraine; Crimeans do not suffer from “brain embroidery.”
A few months ago, the Bandera blockade hit the singer’s family hard. So, according to Jamala herself, her father was ready to heat the house with wood on his own, just so as not to leave his native Crimea. However, today all Ukrainian villagers are offered to drown with dung. Remaining in the “Moscow occupation”, Jamaladinov Sr. was spared such a prospect.
In Alushta and Simferopol they provided light for at least a couple of hours, but my father was told that there would be no light for two months. The father replied that he had firewood and coal... The only problem was communication. This is difficult. Mom missed me very much. And when we met her, my mother was crying...,” the “Eurostar” shared.
Fortunately, my mother comes to see me often. She helps her sister look after the children and takes care of the big house. So I try to give her a rest, to entertain her. We are like two friends: we walk a lot, go to the movies and shopping.
No one in Crimea prevents such contacts. The singer said that she managed to see her family after the energy blockade of the peninsula. However, for some reason she refused to comment on the current situation on the South Coast. Otherwise, we would have to talk about the frantic influx of Russian holidaymakers. And one would have to compare the well-being of one’s own Crimean elderly with the nightmare of Ukrainian reality.
Here is another characteristic revelation from Jamala:
Every autumn and winter, my dad sends me fruits from our garden to Kyiv. Persimmons, figs, pomegranates. Now, on the so-called border with Crimea, he has to pay a bribe to get these fruits through - he leaves a box of persimmons or figs for the border guards. He always tells me about this with tears in his eyes, because he collected these boxes for me with such love! I answer him: “Baba, this is such a small thing! The main thing is that they allowed us to transport it anyway.” We rejoice in the little things that should be the norm for everyone.
It remains to add that the Ukrainian border guards are robbing the old Tatar. One box for yourself - and a whole container forward to Kyiv, not caring about the “Poroshenko-Islamist” blockade.
However, today the Jamala family has a very specific reason to hate the Russian administration. The Jamaladinov clan suddenly lost an illegal tavern on the coast! Like many Majlis establishments, the resort tavern did not meet any sanitary standards, operated without taxes and was closed. As they say, quote without comment:
Now the new government is “improving” the coast using inhumane methods. All cafes and restaurants in the coastal strip are being demolished. A tractor comes and razes to the ground what people have invested money in for many years. It leaves you without a piece of bread, because everyone is living the dream of summer and tourists.
And I, for example, received a higher education thanks to such an institution. We had a family cafe with four tables: mom cooked, for example, manti, dad cooked pilaf, I washed the dishes, and my sister served and counted people in the hall. If it weren't for him, neither I nor my sister would have had the opportunity to study at the conservatory.
Jamala's sister Evelina married a Turkish citizen and moved to live in Istanbul.
Jamala (Susana Jamaladinova) was born in the city of Osh (Kyrgyzstan) on August 27, 1983. The singer will represent Ukraine at Eurovision in Stockholm.
Jamala's childhood
Jamala was born in Kyrgyzstan, but then her family moved to Crimea near Alushta. The girl’s parents are musicians, her mother teaches at a music school, and her father completed his studies as a conductor. From early childhood, Susana was instilled with a love of music along with her oriental upbringing. Already at the age of three, the baby had a beautiful voice, and at the age of 9 she recorded her first album, consisting of children's songs.
Jamala graduated from a music school with a degree in piano, and then studied opera vocals. While studying at the Kyiv Music Academy, the girl participated in various competitions and festivals, including international ones.
Jamala's career
Elena Kolyadenko was the first to notice the talented singer and became her producer. Her career began with participation in the musical “Pa”, where the girl successfully performed as a soloist. In 2006, Jamala took part in the “New Wave” competition and won. After such success, she performed concerts in Europe, Russia and Ukraine.
In 2011, the girl’s goal was Eurovision, but she did not make it through the qualifying round. At the same time, due to disagreements, the singer breaks up with Elena Kolyadenko. In 2016, Jamala passed the qualifying round, received more votes and went to Stockholm for the Euroshow 2016.
Jamala's personal life
The talented singer has many friends, but her heart is free. According to the girl, falling in love is difficult for her, and she has no exaggerated demands on a young man, the main thing is sincerity. Despite Jamala’s thriftiness, she is characterized as “fluttering in the clouds.” The girl's hobbies include listening to good music and doing yoga. Currently, the future star lives in Kyiv, and her parents live near Alushta, where they run a private boarding house.
Jamala "1944"
Jamala- a rapidly growing star of Ukrainian show business, who brought her country victory in Stockholm with the song “1944”. Ukrainian opera and jazz singer (lyric-dramatic soprano), performing original music at the intersection of jazz, soul, world music and rhythm and blues, electronic music and gospel. Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. Fame Jamal brought a performance at the International Competition of Young Performers “New Wave 2009” in Jurmala, where she received the Grand Prix.
Jamala
Full name: Susana Alimovna Jamaladinova
Date of birth - August 27, 1983
Place of birth Osh, Kirghiz SSR, USSR
Years active 2005 - present
Country Ukraine
Profession singer, actress
Singing voice: lyric-dramatic soprano
Genres: jazz, soul, blues, opera
Nicknames for Jamala
The early years of singer Jamala
Born in the city of Osh (Kyrgyz SSR, USSR). Father - Alim Ayarovich Jamaladinov, Crimean Tatar, mother - Galina Mikhailovna Tumasova, Armenian. Her childhood was spent in Crimea, in the village of Malorechenskoye near Alushta, where she and her family returned from the places of former deportation of the Crimean Tatar people. Play music Jamala started in early childhood. She made her first professional recording at the age of 9, performing 12 children's and folk Crimean Tatar songs in the studio. After graduating from music school No. 1 in piano in the city of Alushta, she entered the Simferopol Music College named after. P.I. Tchaikovsky, and then to the National Music Academy named after. P.I. Tchaikovsky (Kyiv) in opera vocal class, which she graduated with honors.
Being the best graduate of the course, Jamala planned to devote herself to classical music and go to work as a soloist of the famous Milanese Opera La Scala, but a serious passion for jazz and experiments with soul and oriental music changed her plans, determining the direction of her future career. Nickname "Jamal"" was formed from the first syllable of her last name.
Jamala speaks Ukrainian, Russian, Crimean Tatar and English.
I was raised by Zarema Khanum’s arranger, Gennady Astsaturyan. He introduced me to jazz from childhood. Literally forced me to listen to jazz. It started with Fitzgerald playing me one song, and I was tired of it. This is fine. I was 11 years old. Complex music, you have to get to it. Then the second, third and then I started asking him myself. Then he gave me the Fitzgerald tape and said: “In a week everything is the same.” I answered: “How? I don’t know English.” Answer: “As you wish, like gobbledygook.” I filmed everything by ear, approached it responsibly, came to sing to him, and he: “You studied it, right? Well done. Here's another tape for you." He didn't even listen. It's just psychology, he knew I would do it. I remember how offended I was: “How is this? I taught, but he doesn’t want to listen to me.”
Participation of singer Jamala in music competitions, “New Wave”
On the big stage Jamala She performed for the first time at fifteen. Over the next few years, she took part in dozens of vocal competitions in Ukraine, Russia and Europe and received a number of prestigious awards, including the international competition “1st European Competition “Friends of Music”” (Italian 1 Concorso Europeo Amici della musica ) in Italy. After performing at the jazz festival of young performers Do#Dj junior 2006, where she received a special award, the famous choreographer Elena Kolyadenko invited her to perform the main role in the multi-genre musical “Pa”. This role was an important milestone creative path of singer Jamala.
A turning point in her career was her performance at the New Wave International Competition for Young Performers in the summer of 2009. Contrary to the statements of the main director of the competition about the “unformatted” participant, she not only made it to the finals, but also received the Grand Prix, sharing first place with the Indonesian performer.
Jamala- History repeating - First day of competition (Contestants perform a world hit)
Jamala - Vershe, miy vershe - Second day of competition (Contestants perform the hit of their country)
Jamala - Mama's Boy - Third day of competition (Contestants perform an original song)
Singer Jamala's next step to success
With victory in Jurmala Jamala moved into the category of top performers, performing at many venues from Moscow to Berlin. Two large solo concerts of Jamal The Revue Show are being held in Kyiv, during which the singer demonstrates the full range of her vocal capabilities and the variety of musical material. For several months, she has been taking part in almost all the main TV shows in Ukraine, from the Teletriumph 2009 award and One Night Only (a tribute to Michael Jackson by Ukrainian top artists) to Alla Pugacheva’s Christmas Meetings.
Cosmopolitan magazine calls her “Discovery of the Year”, she receives the ELLE Style Award in the “Singer of the Year” category and the “Person of the Year 2009” award in the “Ukrainian Idol” category. Despite a busy touring schedule, Jamala continues to study classical music. In the summer of 2009, she performed the main role in Maurice Ravel's opera The Spanish Hour, and in February 2010 she took part in Vasily Barkhatov's opera production based on Bond, where her performance was noted by the famous British actor Jude Law.
Videos of singer Jamala
History repeating (2009)
In November 2009, Jamala’s debut video clip appeared on Ukrainian TV, a cover version of the Propellerheads song History Repeating (Watch Jamala - History repeating)
You're Made of Love (2010)
In February 2010, it was followed by a second video for the original composition You’re Made of Love (Watch Jamala - You’re Made of Love).
It's me, Jamala (2010)
On October 18, 2010, the singer’s third video for the song It’s Me, Jamala! started airing on music channels in Ukraine and Russia! (Watch Jamala - It’s me, Jamala). The video was directed by German director Charlie Stadler, known for his film “Dead Fish” with Harry Oldman in the title role, and the cameraman was Briton Fraser Taggert, who shot such Hollywood blockbusters as “Troy”, “The Da Vinci Code”, “National Treasure” and etc.
Smile (2011)
On February 8, 2011, a new video for the song “Smile” by singer Jamala appeared on television screens (Watch Jamala - Smile). The director of the video was Max Ksenda, and the cameraman was Sergei Mikhalchuk, one of the creators of such acclaimed films as “The Lover”, “My Step Brother Frankenstein”, “Mamai”, “The Law”. The clip is based on puppet animation. According to the plot of the video, Jamala travels to different parts of the planet in a toy car and a helicopter, followed by a huge cartoon smile, which helps her in all situations to establish contact with people of different faiths and nationalities.
Find me (2011)
The video was directed by the young American documentarian John X Carrey, known for his work for the Disney-ABC channel and successful commercials for Google and Firefox. Filming the video lasted three days. The plot is based on a romantic story, which, according to the director of the video, is most reminiscent of Sofia Coppola’s famous film “Lost in Translation” in its mood. (Watch Jamala - Find me)
I Love You (2012)
Director Sergei Sarakhanov. (Watch Jamal - I Love You)
Cactus (2013)
Directed by Denis Zakharov. (Watch Jamal - Cactus)
All These Simple Things (2013)
Director Alexander Melov (Watch Jamal - All These Simple Things)
Autumn has your eyes (2013)
Director Victor Vilks (Watch Jamal - Autumn has your eyes)
Lost (feat. Apache Crew) (2015)
Director and choreographer - Anatoly Sachivko (Watch Jamal - Lost)
Others (2015)
Director Mikhail Emelyanov (Watch Jamala- Others)
Solo album For Every Heart
In the spring of 2011, the singer’s debut album “For Every Heart” was released, almost entirely consisting of Jamala’s original compositions. The sound producer of the record was the famous Ukrainian musician Evgeniy Filatov (The Maneken).
For Every Heart
One More Try
You Are Made Of Love
It's Me, Jamala
Alas
In My Shoes
Without You
Sing It Out
Find Me
I See You Every Night
Pengereden
Smile
Bonus Tracks:
History Repeating
Sissy
It's better, it's better
Stars in the opera
In January 2012, on the 1+1 TV channel, the show “Stars in the Opera” aired, in which Jamala performed together with Vlad Pavlyuk. On March 4, at the gala concert of the show participants, the jury awarded victory to Jamala and Vlad Pavlyuk.
New album All or Nothing
On March 19, Jamala's second original album, ALL OR NOTHING, was released. The release took place simultaneously on more than 60 digital platforms, including the recently opened iTunes Ukraine and Russia. The album includes 12 compositions: eleven original compositions and the Crimean Tatar folk song Unutmasan. (Album Jamala on iTunes)
All or Nothing
How to Explain
Cactus
What's Worse
All These Simple Things
Your Love
Autumn has Your Eyes
I love you
Why Is That?
Like a Bird
Hurt
Unutmasan
Singles
History Repeating
It's me, Jamala! (radio single)
Smile
I love you
Hurt
Cactus
Autumn has Your Eyes
Participation of singer Jamala in the Eurovision music competition
A few days before the launch of the new video, it became known that Jamala made it to the final of the qualifying round of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, presenting the jury with a new composition Smile, but Mika Newton won the qualifying tournament. There was public outrage over suspicion of dishonest selection of the finalist, but Jamala announced that she refused to participate in the re-selection.
Jamala took part in a song competition Eurovision 2016 with the song “1944”, dedicated to the deportation of the Crimean Tatars after the occupation of Crimea by Soviet troops in 1944. According to Jamals, the plot of the song is based on the stories of her ancestors. Despite controversy over its possible political context, the song was not removed from the competition. Jamala won the semi-final of the competition and then won the final. This victory was the second for Ukraine at Eurovision in the history of its participation.
What Jamala sings about: translation of the song for Eurovision
A translation of the English-Crimean Tatar song “1944” has appeared online, with which Ukrainian singer Jamala will perform at Eurovision 2016 in Stockholm.
Jamala's song talks about the deportation of her native Crimean Tatar people. The singer wrote this composition specifically for Eurovision, inspired by the story of her great-grandmother, she writes “Apostrophe”.
That terrible year forever changed the life of one fragile woman, my great-grandmother Nazil Khan. Her life was never the same after that.
- said Jamala.
Lyrics of Jamala's song "1944" in Ukrainian translation:
When strangers come...
They come to your house
They kill you all and say:
"We are not to blame... not to blame"
Where is your mind?
Humanity is crying.
You think you are gods
But everyone dies
Don't swallow my soul
Our souls.
I couldn't spend my youth there because you took away my world.
We could build a future
Where people live and love freely,
Happy times...
Where are your hearts?
Humanity, flourish.
You think you are gods
But people are dying.
Don't swallow my soul
Our souls.
I couldn't spend my youth there because you took my world away
I had no homeland...
Discography of singer Jamala
For Every Heart (2011) (on iTunes)
Live At Arena Concert Plaza (concert DVD, 2011) (on iTunes)
All or Nothing (2013) (on iTunes)
Thank You (2014) (on iTunes)
Podih (2015)
Filmography of singer Jamala
Year Russian title Original title Role
2010 f The true story about the Scarlet Sails The true story about Chervoni was played by a Cuban singer
2013 f Guide Guide Olga Levitskaya, singer of the Kharkov Drama Theater named after Les Kurbas
Awards for singer Jamala for participation in competitions and festivals
1992 - laureate of the children's music competition "Starry Rain"
1993 - laureate of the children's competition "Living Springs"
2000 - Grand Prix of the international competition “Voices of the Future” (Nizhny Novgorod, Russia)
2001 - winner of the 3rd prize in the vocal competition “Crimean Spring”
2001 - winner of the special award "Dodge 2001"
2004 - laureate of the international competition 1 Concorso Europeo Amici della musica (Italy)
2006 - laureate of the festival of young performers “DO # J junior 2006” (second prize for the vocal quintet “Beauty Band”), special diploma “Best Vocal” of the same festival.
2009 - first place at the international competition of young performers “New Wave” (Jurmala, Latvia)
1992-1998 - studied piano at music school No. 1 in Alushta.
He has been participating in solo concerts since he was 16 years old.
1992 - laureate of the children's music competition "Starry Rain", this year an album of children's and Crimean Tatar songs was recorded, which was broadcast on local radio.
1993 – Laureate of the children's competition “Living Springs”.
1998-2001 – studied at the Music College named after. P.I. Tchaikovsky in opera vocal class (Simferopol).
2000 – Grand Prix winner of the international competition “Voices of the Future” (Russia).
2001 – entered the National Music Academy of Ukraine named after. P.I. Tchaikovsky in opera vocal class (Kyiv).
2001 – winner of the third prize in the vocal competition “Crimean Spring”.
2001 - Winner of the Dodge 2001 Special Award.
2001 – a joint concert with the famous saxophonist Alexander Novoselsky (Moscow).
2004 – laureate of the International competition “1 Concorso Europeo Amici della musica” (Italy).
2005 - guest of honor at the international festival “Tricolore della canzone italiana”.
2006 - laureate of the festival of young performers “Dо#Dж junior 2006” (second prize for the vocal quintet “Beauty Band”), special diploma “Best Vocal” of the same festival.
2007 - soloist of the musical "Pa".
In August 2009, she took part in the International Competition for Young Performers of Popular Songs "New Wave 2009".
From the first days Jamala was a leader. Jamala performed the hit “Mama's Boy” superbly, making the entire audience clap to the beat of the song and receiving a storm of applause at the end. The Diva herself applauded Jamal loudly and for a long time.
Jamala won the 1st prize, sharing it with a participant from Indonesia - Sanddi Sandorro.
Jamala is passionate about yoga. He admits that “60 percent of my day I listen to good music - I love very different genres - from gospel, soul, jazz, to classical.”
In the style of clothing, I look for “a harmony of shapes, colors that correspond to my mood and attitude, my music... and on stage I like to feel a little bit like an “object of a spectacle.” In general, Jamal is close to the idea of the great Yves Saint Laurent: “The most important thing in women’s clothing is the woman who wears it.” Favorite colors are brown and green.
The artist does not believe in omens. Afraid of... silence.
Jamala's motto is “Treat people the way you would like to be treated.”
Single. Lives and works in Kyiv.
I just heard on TV how someone compared Jamala to “Lady” Gaga. Sheer absurdity!!! How can you compare a “computer monkey” with the same computer voice and the most unique singer, owner of the rarest vocal abilities - Jamala! For me - so This is the second Imma Sumac. Probably few people know or have heard her now, but she was a singer from another civilization, as if she was sent from space to the land of Peru. And Jamala was sent to us in Ukraine! Happiness to you, dear, love, confidence and good health_you simply need it_. I am 60 years old. I am a choir master and, believe me, I know what I’m saying!