Nazar (rapper)
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Afshar Ardalan better known by his stage name Nazar, is an Austrian rapper Iranian descent from Vienna.
, Austria. His father had died as a soldier in the First Gulf War, whereupon his mother fled to Austria with him and his brother. Nazar spent his youth in Vienna's district of Favoriten
, where at this time he often clashed with neo-Nazis. In 2006 Nazar began his career as a rapper. At a gig near Stuttgart, he was discovered by the label Assphalt Muzik. In 2007, Nazar published several songs on the Internet, which spread quickly even outside the country.
In June 2008 the charges of robbery against him were dropped. Nazar's lawyer said his client had in the commotion "just" pulled a gun and threatened to beat the opponent.
His first official single,'Street Fighter Part 2' was the harbinger of the coming album. On 27 June 2008 he released his first studio album, 'Children of Heaven.' Previously it was the promo video for the song 'Children of the Sky.' On June 10, 2008 first seen on the German MTV in the show Total Request Live, and there is also straight to number 1 on the charts ended. With the third video, 'Presidential Election' (with Summer Cem), which appeared in 2009, it landed Nazar on the number one spot of MTV charts, for nine weeks straight, which made him one of the most famous rappers in Austria. As a result, Nazar was also gotten the Golden Penguin in the category Austro Star of the Year.
On 12 March 2010 Nazar published the album Artkore
with Raf Camora.
When it was announced in the spring of 2010 that Nazar would retire from the music business, he published the next summer the song My Town, which he had made with Chakuza
, Raf Camora and Kamp
. On September 5, 2010 Nazar held, with these collaborative partners, a free concert, the Peko Baxant co-initiated - their track Meine Stadt is also part of the Vienna SPÖ campaign Ich Bin Vienna.
Since 6 May 2011 Nazar has been seen in the documentary Schwarzkopf by Arman T. Riahi. On 13 May he released his album Fakker, which was co-produced again by Raf Camora.
Singles
Juice-Exclusives
Freetracks
A film about identity, longing and a new generation of Viennese by director Arman T. Riahi.
Biography
Nazar grew up in ViennaVienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, Austria. His father had died as a soldier in the First Gulf War, whereupon his mother fled to Austria with him and his brother. Nazar spent his youth in Vienna's district of Favoriten
Favoriten
Favoriten, the 10th district of Vienna, Austria , is located south of the central districts. It is south of Innere Stadt, Wieden and Margareten...
, where at this time he often clashed with neo-Nazis. In 2006 Nazar began his career as a rapper. At a gig near Stuttgart, he was discovered by the label Assphalt Muzik. In 2007, Nazar published several songs on the Internet, which spread quickly even outside the country.
In June 2008 the charges of robbery against him were dropped. Nazar's lawyer said his client had in the commotion "just" pulled a gun and threatened to beat the opponent.
His first official single,'Street Fighter Part 2' was the harbinger of the coming album. On 27 June 2008 he released his first studio album, 'Children of Heaven.' Previously it was the promo video for the song 'Children of the Sky.' On June 10, 2008 first seen on the German MTV in the show Total Request Live, and there is also straight to number 1 on the charts ended. With the third video, 'Presidential Election' (with Summer Cem), which appeared in 2009, it landed Nazar on the number one spot of MTV charts, for nine weeks straight, which made him one of the most famous rappers in Austria. As a result, Nazar was also gotten the Golden Penguin in the category Austro Star of the Year.
On 12 March 2010 Nazar published the album Artkore
Artkore
Artkore is a collaborated album of Austrian rapper Nazar and Raf Camora. It was published in 2010 through D-Bos Plattenlabel and Wolfpack Entertainment record labels.- Track list :- Production :...
with Raf Camora.
When it was announced in the spring of 2010 that Nazar would retire from the music business, he published the next summer the song My Town, which he had made with Chakuza
Chakuza
Peter Pangerl , better known as Chakuza, is an Austrian rapper. He lived in Berlin from 2006 to 2010 and was signed to Bushido's label ersguterjunge. In November 2010 he left ersguterjunge for Beatlefield Productions...
, Raf Camora and Kamp
Kamp
The Kamp is a 153 km long river in northern Austria, left tributary of the Danube. The source of the Kamp is on the border of Lower Austria and Upper Austria, near the town Liebenau, in the Mühlviertel. It flows generally east through Rapottenstein , Zwettl, Krumau am Kamp and Gars am Kamp...
. On September 5, 2010 Nazar held, with these collaborative partners, a free concert, the Peko Baxant co-initiated - their track Meine Stadt is also part of the Vienna SPÖ campaign Ich Bin Vienna.
Since 6 May 2011 Nazar has been seen in the documentary Schwarzkopf by Arman T. Riahi. On 13 May he released his album Fakker, which was co-produced again by Raf Camora.
Discography
Albums| Cover | Title | Year | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinder des Himmels | 2008 | ||
| Paradox Paradox (album) Paradox is an album by John Kay and Steppenwolf, released in 1984 . It was originally released only in Canada and Australia.-Track listing:#"Watch Your Innocence" - 3:15... |
2009 | ||
| Artkore Artkore Artkore is a collaborated album of Austrian rapper Nazar and Raf Camora. It was published in 2010 through D-Bos Plattenlabel and Wolfpack Entertainment record labels.- Track list :- Production :... |
2010 | Album with Raf Camora | |
| Fakker Fakker Fakker is the third solo album by the Austrian hip-hop musician Nazar. It was released on May 13, 2011 by Wolf Pack Entertainment and distributed by Soulfood Music In the summer of 2010 a new track of Nazar's, entitled My Town was released on YouTube. In the following months, Nazar began work with... |
2011 | ||
Singles
- 2009: Össi Ö (feat. Raf Camora and Chakuza)
- 2011: Kein morgen (feat. SidoSidoSido may refer to:* Sido , stage name of Paul Würdig, a German rapper* Sido , a South Korean island*Sido, Mali* Sidoh , the final boss monster of the NES and Game Boy Color video game, Dragon Warrior II...
and RAF 3.0)
Juice-Exclusives
- 2010: Fakkergeddon (feat. Raf Camora) (Juice Exclusive! on Juice-CD #106)
- 2011: Glaubs mir (feat. RAF 3.0) (Juice Exclusive! on Juice-CD #109)
Freetracks
- 2009: Flammen über Wien Pt. 2 (feat. Raf Camora)
- 2010: Meine Stadt (feat. Chakuza, Kamp and Raf Camora)
- 2010: Sagol (feat. Raf Camora & Playboy 51)
Filmografie
- 2011: Schwarzkopf
A film about identity, longing and a new generation of Viennese by director Arman T. Riahi.