Yael Naïm
(Hebrew: ??? ?????), is a French-Israeli singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in 2008 in the US after her hit single "New Soul" was used by Apple in an advertising campaign for its MacBook Air. The success of this song made her the first Israeli solo artist to have a top ten hit in the United States. The song peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Biography
Yael Naïm was born in
Paris on
6 February 1978 to
French and
Tunisian Sephardi-Jewish parents. At the age of four, she moved with her family to
Ramat HaSharon, Israel, where she spent the rest of her childhood. She served in the
Israel Defense Force as a soloist in the
Israel Air Force Orchestra.
[1] She began her singing career with a part in the musical
Les Dix Commandements
[2] [3] and her first solo album,
In a Man's Womb
(recorded in
Los Angeles with
Kamil Rustam), was released in 2001. She also sang the song "You Disappear" by
Bruno Coulais for the film
Harrison's Flowers
. In her early work she was credited simply as Yaël. She also performed a duet with
Din Din Aviv titled "Mashmauyot".
[4]
Naïm joined with percussionist David Donatien, and over a period of two years they arranged and recorded thirteen of Naïm's songs in a studio in Naïm's apartment in Paris,
[5] and these were released as her second album,
Yael Naïm
, on
22 October 2007, on the
Tôt ou tard label. The songs are in
French,
English, and
Hebrew and received critical acclaim,
and the album entered the French album chart at #11 the week after its release. Her style has been described as having a touch of folk and a touch of jazz, with mysterious and evocative words sung with a delicate and intentionally husky voice
[6]
In January 2008,
Apple featured her song "
New Soul" in its debut
commercial for the
MacBook Air laptop.
Steve Jobs himself picked the song "
New Soul" for the launch of the
MacBook Air.
[7] [8] Owing to high U.S. digital sales, the song debuted on the
Billboard
Hot 100 for the chart week of
February 16,
2008, at #9, becoming Naïm's first U.S. top ten single, and making her the first
Israeli solo artist to ever have a top ten hit in the
United States. "New Soul" moved up to #7 the following week. The song was also featured on the
soundtrack of the movie
The House Bunny
.
Discography
Studio albums
- 2001 - In a Man's Womb
- 2007 - Yael Naïm
Singles
- 2001 - "You Disappear"
- 2001 - "Do I Do"
- 2001 - "Avril"
- 2007 - "Toxic"
- 2008 - "New Soul"
- 2008 - "Too Long"
- 2009 - "Far Far"
Awards and Nominations
Year
| Award
| Category
| Result
|
2008
| Victoires de la Musique
| Album of the Year (World Music Category)
| Won
|
NRJ Music Awards
| Francophone Revelation of the Year
| Nominated
|
Prix Constantin
| Album of the Year
| Nominated
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2009
| Victoires de la Musique
| Best Female Singer of the Year
| Nominated
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References
- Yael Naim makes the cut
- Yael Naïm – News http://artists.letssingit.com/yael-naim-jv79n/news/
- See also French Wikipedia site at http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Dix_Commandements_(com%C3%A9die_musicale)
- YouTube - Din Din Aviv and Yael Naim - Mashmauyot
- YAEL NAIM & David Donatien http://www.myspace.com/yaelnaim
- Yael Naïm — Chanson http://www.telerama.fr/musique/20994-yael_naim.php
- Mac Ad Raises Yael Naim's Profile : NPR Music
- ''Hey, Let's Write a Song Called "Steve Jobs Is Dreamy"'' 100 And Single, Idolator. Accessed 12 February 2008