Noora Noor
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| Noora Noor | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Noora Yasmin Mohammed Noor |
| Also known as | Noora |
| Born | July 8, 1979 |
| Origin | Somalia/Dubai |
| Genre(s) | Soul, Jazz |
| Instrument(s) | Vocal |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Label(s) | Warner Music Group (1998–2004) Independent (2004 - present) |
| Website | Official website |
Noora Yasmin Mohammed Noor aka Noora Noor or Noora (born July 8, 1979) is a Norwegian neo soul singer. She is often noted as Norway's Queen of Soul.
Noora started on her musical journey very young, performing locally from the age of 8. She got a recording contract with Warner Music at only 15. She then began working with Stargate to make her first album. The outcome of the album launched Stargates international career as R&B/Soul producers.
Her debut album 'Curious,' was released in 1999 and became one of the first real Scandinavian R&B albums. The single "Need You" was also played constantly on "The Lick" on MTV. Curious became a success also in Japan with more than 40 000 sales. It took some time before we saw release of her second album "All I Am" in 2004, as Noora became seriously ill. On All I Am she has written more of the songs herself in collaboration with US and UK songwriters. Noora is still recording and is featured on MadCon's album and Tommy Tee releases. She is also working on her next album due for release this autumn.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Awards
- Hitawards (1999): 'Female Artist of the Year'
- Natt og Dag prisen (1999): 'best Live Artist'
[edit] Most popular singles
- Official (Curious)
- Need You (Curious)
- Zeros (All I Am)
- Feelin it (Single with Tommy Tee and Jo Jo Pellegrino 2007)
