Najwa Nimri
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| Birth name | Najwa Nimri Urrutikoetxea |
| Born | 14 February 1972 Pamplona, Navarre, Spain |
| Occupations | Actress, singer |
| Website | www.najwa.info |
Najwa Nimri Urrutikoetxea (born 14 February 1972 in Pamplona, Navarre, Spain) is a Spanish actress and singer of Jordanian descent.
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[edit] Early life
Nimri's mother is Navarrese and her father is Jordanian; his name is Karam Nimri. She has a brother named Karim Nimri, a half-brother named Andre Nimri and two half-sisters named Sara and Nadia Nimri. Najwa also has a cousin who is a singer named (Antix) Alexander Nimier. When she was a child she moved to Bilbao and now lives in Madrid.
[edit] Career
Her first important film role was in Salto al vacío, the first movie by film director Daniel Calparsoro. Her career as a singer started with small groups. In 1996, she formed the band Najwajean with Carlos Jean.[1] She has also released three solo albums. She was married to Daniel Calparsoro[2] and in 2004, she had a son, Teo.
Two of her film roles won her praise: as Ana in Lovers of the Arctic Circle, and as Elena in Sex and Lucia (Spanish title Lucía y el sexo). Both films were directed by Julio Medem.
[edit] Discography
[edit] With Carlos Jean as Najwajean
- No Blood (1998) – #80
- Asfalto (2001) (soundtrack) – #175
- Guerreros (2002) (soundtrack) – #88
- Najwajean Selection (2002) (compilation album) – #108
- Till it breaks (2008) – #20
[edit] Najwajean singles
- Crime (2008)
[edit] Solo albums
- Carefully (2001) – #76
- Mayday (2003) – #48
- Walkabout (2006) – #10 (50,000 copies sold; Gold).
- El último primate (2010)
[edit] Solo singles
- That Cyclone (2001) from Carefully – #37
- Following Dolphins (2001) from Carefully – #68
- Go Cain (2003) from Mayday – #20
- Hey Boys, Girls (2003) from Mayday – #26
- Capable (2006) from Walkabout – #1
- Push It (2006) from Walkabout – #6
- Le Tien, Le Mien (2006) from Walkabout – #15
[edit] Filmography
- Salto al vacío (1995)
- Pasajes (1996)
- A ciegas (1997)
- Abre los Ojos (1997)
- 9'8m/s² (1998)
- Los Amantes del Círculo Polar (1998)
- The Citizen (1999)
- Asfalto (2000)
- Before Night Falls (2000)
- Lucía y el sexo (2001)
- Fausto 5.0 (2001)
- Piedras (2002)
- La reina del bar canalla (2003)
- Utopía (2003)
- Agents secrets (2004)
- A + (Amas) (2004)
- 20 centímetros (2005)
- El Método, (2005)
- Las vidas de Celia (2005)
- Trastorno (2006)
- Mataharis by Icíar Bollaín (2007)
- Oviedo Express by Gonzalo Suárez (2007)
- Verbo (2010)
- Route Irish by Ken Loach (2010)
[edit] References
- ^ "NajwaJean 10 years after" (in Spanish). Europa Press. http://www.europapress.es/00286/20080402153636/najwa-nimri-carlos-jean-continua-manana-vigo-gira-gallega-presentacion-album-najwajean-10-years-after.html. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
- ^ "Calparsoro: Del cine de autor vasco al terror de encargo en USA" (in Spanish). Noticine. 2007-05-08. http://www.noticine.com/iberoamerica/8193-calparsoro-del-cine-de-autor-vasco-al-terror-de-encargo-en-usa.html. Retrieved 2008-10-14.[dead link]
[edit] External links
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- Najwa Nimri at the Internet Movie Database
- Najwa Nimri's website (in Spanish)
- Website about Najwa Nimri
