Jasmine Kara

Jasmine Karolina Kara Khatib-Nia (born 23 June 1988), known by her stage name Jasmine Kara, is a Swedish singer and songwriter.[1] Her breakthrough came in the summer of 2010, when she sang in Allsång på Skansen and at a concert held in connection with the Wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling.[2] In 2011 she also participated in the musical contest Körslaget on TV4, but the choir she led was eliminated in the first round.[2]

Jasmine Kara
Jasmine Kara (2017)
Background information
Birth nameJasmine Karolina Kara Khatib-Nia
Born (1988-06-23) 23 June 1988 Örebro, Sweden
GenresPop, Soul
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2009-Present

Biography

Jasmine Kara was born and raised in Örebro, Sweden, to a Swedish mother and an Iranian father. At an early age, she realised music was her big interest and she participated in numerous local talent shows.[3] During her late teens she was in an abusive relationship and it was at that time that she used the music to feel better again.[3][4] Jasmine Kara has released the biographic book Hälsa henne att hon ska dö (en: Tell her she will die), in which she talks about her abusive relationship and her childhood.[3]

At the age of eighteen, Jasmine Kara moved to New York City, United States to fulfill her dream of signing a record deal. She succeeded in getting gigs in Brooklyn, Queens and on Manhattan.[1] She sang in front of Beyoncé and Jay-Z when they visited a club where she was performing.[2] In the end, a newly established record label, the Tri-Sound owned by Marshall Chess, signed Kara. Marshall Chess later became the executive producer for Kara's first music album Blues Ain't Nothing But A Good Woman Gone Bad, which was released on 28 July 2010 and was recorded at Cosmos Studios in Stockholm.[5] In 2012 the same album was also released in Japan and got attention.[5]

In 2010, Jasmine Kara became known to the Swedish audience when she participated in Allsång på Skansen on Sveriges Television (SVT), and she also participated as a celebrity contestant on Körslaget on TV4 in 2011[2] In 2013 Kara performed at Lotta på Liseberg.[6]

Kara competed as a celebrity dancer in Let's Dance 2014 partnering with professional dancer Stefano Oradei. She was eliminated on 4 April 2014 after her fifth appearance and performance on the show.

Kara participated in Melodifestivalen 2017 with the song "Gravity", but was eliminated in the third semi-final.

Discography

Studio albums
Title Details Peak chart positions
SWE
Blues Ain't Nothing But a Good Woman Gone Bad
  • Released: 27 July 2010
  • Label: Tri-Sound
 23
Unbreakable
  • Released: 24 September 2014
  • Label: Karasmatic Music AB
 —
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.

EPs
Title Details Peak chart positions
SWE
Black & White X-mas
  • Released: 2 December 2014
  • Label: Karismatic Music
 —
Phonograph
  • Released: 18 November 2016[7]
  • Label: KARISMATICA05D
 —
Love at First Sound
  • Released: 18 November 2016[7]
  • Label: KARISMATICA05D
 —
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.

As lead artist
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
SWE
"In the Basement" 2010 — Blues Ain't Nothing But a Good Woman Gone Bad
"Try My Love Again" —
"Ain't No More Room" 2011 —
"Paralyzed" 2013 — Non-album single
"Can't Lie to Me" — Unbreakable
"Beautiful World" 2014 —
"Imperfect" —
"Change" —
"Number One" 2016 — Non-album single
"Burn" — Phonograph
"Do it again" —
"Fade to Black" — Love at First Sound
"Celly" —
"Gravity" 2017 57
[8]		 TBA
"Smile (English Iranian and Spanish Version)"[9] 2018 —
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
Title Year Album
"Over the Ocean"
(Beat Funktion featuring Damon Elliott and Jasmine Kara)		 2016 Green Man

Bibliography
  • 2010: Hälsa henne att hon ska dö (autobiography)

References
  1. Publicerat 28 April 2013 (28 April 2013). "Jasmine Kara – Intervju på". Devote.se. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  2. Hans Kronbrink. "Jag har fått revansch genom musiken". Dagens Nyheter. Archived from the original on 8 April 2011.
  3. Harry Amster (25 July 2010). "Envisheten övervann allt | SvD". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 27 December 2013.
  4. "Låter ingen stå still – HelaGotland i din mobil". Mobil.helagotland.se. 21 March 2013. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013.
  5. "Cosmos Music Group". Cosmos Music Group. 31 May 2012. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012.
  6. Lisa Stevik 031-62 40 00 lisa.stevik@gp.se. "Jasmine Kara peppar inför allsången – Kultur & Nöje". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  7. "New Music Friday: Jasmine Kara drops two EPs - Your Living City". www.yourlivingcity.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  8. "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  9. Lotta på Liseberg klipp - Jasmin Kara Smile Archived 3 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine TV4 Retreieved 3 September 2018
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