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ORIGIN
Jamala is a Ukranian singer, songwriter, and actress. She won the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest with the song “1944”. Jamala was born Susana Jamaladinova on August 27, 1983, in Osh, Kyrgyzstan. Her mother, Halyna, is Armenian and her father, Alim, is Crimean Tatar. She has a sister named Evelina. Jamala took piano lessons as a child and attended Simferopol Music College. She continued her music at Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine, where she majored in opera singing.

CAREER
Jamala gained recognition after she won the grand prize at the ‘New Wave’ International Contest of Young Pop Singers in 2009. Her debut studio album, For Every Heart, was released in 2011 by Moon Records. The album features a mix of pop, soul, and jazz. Her second album, All or Nothing, was released in 2013 followed by her first EP, Thank You, in 2014. Jamala was chosen to represent Ukraine in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. She performed the single “1944” which told the story of the deported Crimean Tartars in the 1940s by Joseph Stalin. She finished in first place ahead of Australia’s Dami Im. Jamala’s 5th album, Kryla, was released in October 2018 by Enjoy! Records. It was led by the single “I Believe in U.”

Aside from music, Jamala has some experience as a film and theater actress. Her stage credits include ‘The Spanish Hour (2009)’, and Vasiliy Barchatov production on Bondiana motif in 2010. She was cast as “Olga” in the 2014 drama film, The Guide. She played the role of “Caterpillar” in ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ in 2014. She was also featured in several video clips including History Repeating (2009), Smile (2011), and All These Simple Things (2013). Jamala’s more recent film credits include Polina (2017) and Sky (2018).

PERSONAL
Jamala is around 5ft 8in tall and she’s of Armenian, Crimean Tatar, Ukrainian and Russian descent. She wed ‘Bekir Suleimanov’ in April 2017. Suleimanov is an activist and a graduate of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. The couple welcomed their son, Emir-Rahman Seit-Bekir ogly Suleimanov, in March 2018.

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