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Nimco Happy
Nimco Elmi Ali, known as Nimco Happy, is a Somali singer born in Mogadishu who grew up in Hargeisa and Nairobi and lives in Norway. Her 2017 song Isii Nafta, sung in Somali, English, Swahili and Arabic, went viral on TikTok in 2021, and she signed with Polydor to release it officially that October.
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Who is she?
Nimco Elmi Ali, known by her stage name Nimco Happy, is a Somali singer (Wikipedia, Nimco Happy). She was born in Mogadishu, grew up in Hargeisa and Nairobi, and lives in Norway (same source). She comes from a family of poets (same source). See Somalis in Norway.
Music
She began her career in 2015 and has staged several plays in Somalia (Wikipedia). Her 2017 song "Isii Nafta" became a hit in Somalia (same source). In 2021 it went viral on TikTok, noted for mixing Somali with English, Swahili and Arabic (same source). She signed with Polydor, which released it on 28 October 2021 as "Isii Nafta (Love You More than My Life)" (same source).
In short
A Somali singer whose song "Isii Nafta" reached a worldwide audience through TikTok in 2021.
Sources
- Wikipedia, Nimco Happy · en.wikipedia.org
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