Natasja Saad (31 October 1974 - 24 June 2007), also known as Dou T', Little T and Natasja, was a Danish rapper and reggae singer. While already relatively successful in her native Denmark, her vocals on a popular reggae fusion remix of "Calabria" gained her worldwide fame and a number one spot on Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay chart six months after her untimely death in a car accident.
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Early life and career
Natasja Saad was born on October 31, 1974 in Copenhagen, Denmark to a Danish mother, Kirstine Saad, who is a photographer, and a Sudanese Arab father, Ahmed Saad, who died when she was around 7. Her father immigrated to Denmark to flee from war conflict in his home country of Sudan. Natasja also had three half-siblings; Sarah, her sister, and Nadir, her brother. The name of her third sibling is uncertain. She and her siblings grew up in Islands Brygge, a district area in Copenhagen. As a child, she had a love for horses, which led her to become a professional jockey in her early career as an adult, and also loved nature. At age 7, she was sent to Sudan by herself to meet her father's family after his death. At age 13, she first started her music career in Copenhagen, where she performed live with her long-time friend, Danish singer Karen Mukupa and McEmzee in the band they called, No Name Requested. During that period, she also performed along with Queen Latifah and gained popularity in Jamaica. In 1998 at age 24, while in training to become a professional jockey, she fell off her horse. This slowed her career. Natasja later became the first female jockey to win a horse race in Sudan. In 2006 she won the reggae/Irie FM Big Break Contest in Jamaica, which gave her a new start and a big boost in her music career.
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Death
Natasja died on 24 June 2007 in a car accident in Spanish Town, Saint Catherine, Jamaica. Two other passengers were critically injured, but Saad's friend, Mukupa, suffered only minor injuries during the accident. She and the other injured persons were rushed to the Spanish Town Hospital where the singer was pronounced dead.
The accident was perceived as a particularly big loss for Denmark's music and entertainment world, because she still stood before a career that despite earlier setbacks, appeared more than ever on the rise.
Natasja is buried at Assistens Kirkegård, Copenhagen's cemetery for artistic and pioneering personalities, which, aside from hosting H.C. Andersen, Søren Kierkegaard and physicist Niels Bohr, is also gradually becoming a resting place for more recent stars of the 21st century.
Discography
Albums
- 2005: Release Album (Playground Music)
- 2007: I Danmark er jeg Født (In Denmark I am Born) (Playground Music)
- 2008: Shooting Star (Playground Music) released after her death
- 2013: Gi os Christiania tilbage released after her death
Singles
- 2003: "Colors of My Mind" 12" (Mega Records)
- 2003: "Real Sponsor" 12" (Food Palace Music)
- 2004: "Summer Cute" 7" (Food Palace Music)
- 2004: "My Dogg /45 Questions" (Tuff Gong Distr.)
- 2005: "Op med Hovedet (Up with the Head)" CD single (Copenhagen Records)
- 2005: "Købmanden (The Grocer)" (BMG)
- 2006: "Mon De Reggae"
- 2007: "Calabria 2007" (with Enur)
- 2007: "Long Time" 7" (Sly & Robbie)
- 2007: "Gi' Mig Danmark Tilbage (Give Me Denmark Back)"
- 2008: "I Danmark er jeg født (In Denmark I am born)"
- 2008: "Better than dem (ft Beenie Man)"
- 2008: "Fi Er Min (Fi Is Mine)"
- 2008: "Ildebrand I Byen (Fire In the City)"
- 2008: "Dig og Mig (You and Me)"
References
Further reading
- Poulsen, Rasmus; Mukupa, Karen (2010) Natasja (in Danish). Politiken. ISBN 978-87-567-8920-2.
External links
- Natasja on Myspace
- Natasja at the Danish reggae community site dancehall.dk
- Natasja Saad on IMDb
Source of article : Wikipedia
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