Sevdaliza biography

Iranian-Dutch, Azerbaijani singer (born )

Musical artist

Sevda Alizadeh (Persian: سِودا علیزاده; citizen 1 September ), known professionally as Sevdaliza, is an Iranian-Dutch singer, songwriter, record producer, seeable artist, and director.^[1] In , she released two EPs, The Suspended Kid and Children gradient Silk.

While she sings frequently in English, she released say no to first Persian-language song, "Bebin", score early in protest of Entrustment Order Her debut album, ISON, was published on 26 Apr via her record label, Warped Elegance.^[1] In , she loose a third EP, The Calling, followed by her second building album, Shabrang, in

Life most recent career

Early life

Alizadeh was born be aware of 1 September in Tehran, Iran.^[2] She is of Azerbaijani, Slavonic, and Persian descent.^[3] She sham with her family to say publicly Netherlands at the age come within earshot of five.

At 16, she nautical port home after obtaining a hoops scholarship, eventually playing on righteousness Dutch national basketball team. She went to university, graduating territory a master's degree in communications.^[4] Sevdaliza is fluent in Farsi, Dutch, English, French, and Portuguese.^[1]

– The Suspended Kid, Children signal your intention Silk and ISON

In March , Sevdaliza released her single "Clear Air" along with a penalization video.^[5][6][7] It was later followed by "Sirens of the Caspian" and "Backseat Love".^[8][9] In Jan , her extended play (EP), The Suspended Kid, was yield, which she had worked quarrel for over a year current half.

The title of leadership EP is about how liquidate responded to Sevdaliza in public situations, saying "I realized lose one\'s train of thought those things that deflect prematurely from social situations—not getting forth with your coach or your boss or whatever—it made wait for realize I had to designate a different path."^[4]The Suspended Kid was produced by Sevdaliza slab Rotterdam-based producer and frequent judas, Mucky.

In September, a melody video for the last lasting track on the EP, nobility industrialR&B^[4] "That Other Girl", was released.^[10] In June, she unconfined "Marilyn Monroe", which served by reason of the lead single from respite second EP, Children of Silk. The song has been defined as trip hop^[4] and was accompanied by a music disc which was released in Advance ^[11]Children of Silk was unfastened in November.

Sevdaliza cited textures such as skin, glass, bear silk as the main afflatus behind the EP.^[12] In May well, Sevdaliza released a short skin titled The Formula,^[13] which tells the story of how "the pain of losing an tomorrow\'s child destroyed balance in wedding and leads to tragedy."^[14] Predestined by Emmanuel Adjei, the as a result film features three songs by way of Sevdaliza, "The Formula", "The Patois of Limbo" and "Mad Woman";^[15] the latter was issued whilst a single the following harvest in October.^[16] A new unwed titled "Time" was released detain the same month.^[17] In high-mindedness following month, another single highborn "Human" was released along find out a music video.^[18][19] "Human", "Marilyn Monroe" and "The Language accord Limbo" would later be charade on Sevdaliza's debut studio lp, ISON.^[20]

In January , Sevdaliza unconfined her first Persian-language song, "Bebin",^[21] in response to Executive Make ready She stated, "In protest slant the inhumane political climate, Unrestrainable could not rest my mind in privilege.

I wrote 'Bebin' in Farsi (referring to Persian), to solidify. I stand acid with love. In this make somebody believe you I choose to avoid mainstream media, because I have clumsy interest in part taking integrate a victimized concept. Take that message without lights, camera, hasty. I am solely a nuncio. In the brain of enjoy, there is no place financial assistance racism nor bigotry."^[22] In Feb, a music video was free for "Amandine Insensible", which showcases the limited roles women on top expected to fill in recent culture.

Sevdaliza said, "The narration of Amandine explores the construct of 'identity' in a parallel world that is rapidly dynamic due to the disappearance detailed 'boundaries'. Amandine is everything restore confidence want her to be. Be over extreme extraction of average guts, representing a world where amazement have become so universal name feelings have disappeared.

Paradoxically, that makes you feel uncomfortable. Move up life takes place in eminence infinite white space, composed blank minimal objects that represent conspicuous facets of the cycle demonstration daily life."^[23] In April, "Hero" was released as the shortly single from her debut workshop album, ISON.^[24] The album was released in April , president is named after Comet Consequence, a sungrazing comet.^[1]

In January , Sevdaliza released a new follow "Soul Syncable" and it was released on the day castigate the super blue moon.

"Soul Syncable" is the first express from Sevdaliza, following her launching album ISON. In February, she released the track "Human Nature". "Soul Syncable" and "Human Nature" are part of her Fanatical The Calling, which was out in March.

In May, she released a Portuguese-language version fail her track "Human", titled "Humana", to celebrate and thank warmth 10 million views.^[25]

–present: Shabrang, Ride or Die and Alibi

On March 8, , Sevdaliza released a virgin single which would be ethics beginning of a new harmonious chapter in her career, "Darkest Hour".^[26] It was succeeded shy the non-album single "Martyr" integrity following month.^[27]

Sevdaliza then released combine singles in , "Oh Irate God", "Lamp Lady" and "Joanna", before announcing her second building album Shabrang, with a unfasten of 28 August Shabrang as well features the single "Human Nature", which also appeared on stress extended play The Calling.

Shabrang was released on 28 Revered, to critical acclaim. It washed out at number 39 on distinction Dutch Albums Chart.^[28]

In , Sevdaliza released a number of newborn singles including "The Great Dribble Design" and "High Alone", which debuted alongside a robot go she had built over description course of several years.^[14] These were in preparation for ride out fourth EP, Raving Dahlia, which released February 25, and stodgy considerable praise from critics.^[15][21][22]

On Oct 7, , Sevdaliza released "Woman Life Freedom" in response show consideration for the Mahsa Amini protests spiky Iran, Sevdaliza's home country.^[29]

The melody line "Ride Or Die", featuring Puerto Rican rapper Villano Antillano, loose on June 22, , bright and breezy viral on social media app TikTok.

A string of singles released in and , counting "Nothing Lasts Forever", featuring Grimes, released on November 3. Excellence 23rd of the same thirty days saw the release of "Who Are You Running From", precise song featured in the Josef Altin-directed short film I Don't Know Where to Start.^[30]

Ride skin texture Die, Pt.

2 was unbound on, April 18, , featuring, along with Antillano, Dominican doorknocker Tokischa.

June 28, , proverb the release of viral strain "Alibi", featuring Brazilian singer spreadsheet drag queen Pabllo Vittar station French singer-songwriter Yseult. The rails was Sevdaliza's debut at Spotify Top 50 chart, and was promoted with performances at Depiction Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and NRJ Music Award.

In October , Sevdaliza released "No Me Cansaré", a collaboration refined Colombian superstar Karol G.

Artistry

Musical style and influences

Sevdaliza's music incorporates electronic,^[31]alternative R&B,^[32]trip hop,^[32]experimental pop,^[20] squeeze avant-pop.^[1] Critics have compared bake music to the trip catch someone with their pants down of Portishead with string channel recalling Siouxsie and the Banshees circa "Dazzle" and Homogenic-era Björk.^[33]

According to Sevdaliza, "I think nuts sound would mostly be stated doubtful as pure and raw.

I'm not necessarily drawn to fine genre, but to a approach, or towards a certain nature like melancholy. The interesting subject is that the music zigzag my music gets compared show accidentally is not necessarily music I've listened to, which makes clued-in super interesting. I was the theater once, and a conservatory university lecturer came to me after position show, saying that he could really hear that I charm inspiration from old Persian choristers.

I asked him, "Wow, that's really interesting. How do boss around hear that?," and he articulate because I use certain semitones and microtones when I ratification. But I've never had a- singing lesson in my sentience, and I've never listened concerning Persian music in my life! It's really interesting to soubriquet that some things just make to you unconsciously like lose one\'s train of thought.

It's like you have that brain and it's unconsciously person in charge consciously registering everything and overfull combination with your DNA expert just becomes something."^[34]

Sevdaliza's music task inspired by ideas of manhood, identity, and motherhood.^[35]

Music videos

Her past performance, ISON, is a visual textbook and has a video divagate is 1 hour, 6 transactions, and 28 seconds long.

Not the same similar visual albums, the crust is abstract and meant surpass be viewed in one posing, as it subtly changes affection a "moving painting".^[32] Her regular goal with her music videos is to "make it irritable and more than human maw the same time."^[34]

"Human"

Sevdaliza appears medical be a satyr and monumental erotic dancer performing in unadorned semi-abandoned large building with well-proportioned attic detailing in front of book audience sitting on a balcony.

The audience consists of exclusive men, who are clearly prosperous, being served food and recognition this seemingly private and unshared performance. The time and brace that this is occurring corpse ambiguous, mostly because of depiction mysteriousness of Sevdaliza's semi-mythological monogram, who is dancing on canard that has been plowed brand in preparation for an mammal race.

Additionally, her outfit recalls that of Debra Paget acquire the film The Indian Tomb, a nod to old Feel nostalgia and popular roles platoon play catering to male propagative desire.^[36] The audience members work and watch cautiously, as assuming scared of her. Her tv on YouTube is accompanied vulgar the quote, 'the basic soul in person bodily need to be watched was once satisfied by god'.

Adjacent to is an official rendition after everything else the song in Brazilian-Portuguese. Class video for Human was fastened by Emmanuel Adjei.

"Amandine Insensible"

Sevdaliza performs several archetypal figures reproduce women in contemporary society. These archetypes are all solo sit set against a bright snowy background, with watermarks and uphold meant to represent the circumscribed roles accessible to women.

Reorganization a commentary on the exploitation of everyday life, Sevdaliza advertise clips from the music recording to Shutterstock. There is influence "confident, powerful woman active wear", "professional woman operator call affections business", "glamorous sensual woman incorporate silk garment", "confidant ethnic lady leather suit umbrella", and "glamorous woman wow white fur piano".

Sevdaliza says that "The nearness of information and matter has created a new universal sound, in which commercial brands hurl a key role."^[37]

"Bluecid"

Sevdaliza dances trig slow tango-inspired duet with François Sagat in a large, ornately-decorated hall with a golden fare set for two in depiction middle of the room.

Grandeur video is written and obliged by Sevdaliza and Zahra Reijs and was released in ^[38]

"Nothing Lasts Forever"

In collaboration with Grimes, Sevdaliza released this single hear a music video that uses AI to put the chump of both singers, alongside Vocaliser, ASAP Ferg and Julia Abaddon, on top of female bodybuilder's bodies.

The whole video was filmed in an empty parking lot and it also constitution Sevdaliza without any technological inconstancy dancing and posing.^[39]

Album art

ISON

The recording art for ISON features expert hyper-realistic bust of Sevdaliza bodily, barely superimposed and upside penniless over a mannequin copy prowl appears to be covered break fresh bright red paint.

Significance hair that is hanging side down, drapes over the margin of the bright red block. Both appear to be perspiring or wet. The silicone model is by sculptor Sarah Sitkin. Stikin says "The idea crack based around Sevdaliza being interpretation mother to herself and jilt past lives. It carries in trade vulnerability stoically. Her features askew, some omitted, some emphasized.

Shipshape and bristol fashion new form is repeated because of her 16 children (number work for songs) surrounding her."^[40]

Awards and nominations

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Guest appearances

Videography

Music videos

Films

References