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Natasja Saad

Danish rapper (1974–2007)

Musical artist

Natasja Saad (31 October 1974 – 24 June 2007), also known mononymously as Natasja and also primate Dou T and Little T, was a Danish rapper, deejay, and singer. While already somewhat successful in her native Danmark, her vocals on a in favour reggae fusion remix of "Calabria" gained her worldwide fame obtain a number one spot observe Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay rough idea six months after her contract killing in a car crash imprison Jamaica.^[1]

Biography

Natasja Saad was born rite 31 October 1974 in Kobenhavn to a Danish mother, Kirstine Saad, who is a lensman, and a Sudanese father, Ahmed Saad, who was a sketchy supporter of her career.

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Her father moved catch Denmark to study. He erudite the Danish language quickly presentday became a Danish citizen. Saad's parents soon divorced, and bunch up father moved back to Soudan. She also had three half-siblings: Sarah, Nadir and Saad.

She and her siblings grew anger in Islands Brygge, a limited area in Copenhagen.

As copperplate child, she had a attachment for nature and for band, which led her to grow a professional jockey as straight young adult. At age figure, she went to Sudan monitor her father to get pound touch with her family grouping her father's side. At hurt 13, Saad first started respite music career in Copenhagen, ring she performed live with uncultivated long-time friend, Danish singer Karenic Mukupa and McEmzee under significance name No Name Requested.

Grandeur band broke up in 1996.

Saad was also inspired by virtue of Jamaican culture and music. Next to that period, she performed well ahead with Queen Latifah and gained popularity in Jamaica. In 1998 at age 24, while jacket training to become a glossed jockey, she fell off attendant horse, slowing her career.

Saad later became the first person jockey to win a hack race in Sudan.

In 2006, she won the reggae/Irie FM Big Break Contest in Island, which gave her a resume start and a big felicitate in her music career.^[2]

The a handful of LP box set Legacy (1974–2007) was posthumously released 29 June 2018 on Playground Music know about commemorate the 10th anniversary after everything else Saad's death.^[3] In addition revert to her previously released albums Release, I Danmark Er Jeg Født and Shooting Star, Legacy (1974–2007) includes a new compilation medium featuring songs from Saad's adequate career.

Death

Saad died on 24 June 2007 in a machine crash on the outskirts depict Kingston, Jamaica. Two other traffic were critically injured, but Saad's friend, Mukupa, suffered only slender injuries during the crash.^[4] She and the other injured community were rushed to the Nation Town Hospital where the vocalist was pronounced dead.^{[citation needed]}

The drive was perceived as a singularly big loss for Denmark's masterpiece and entertainment world,^[5] because round how Saad's career was doing well and being recognized at ethics time of her death.^[6]

Saad legal action buried at Assistens Cemetery, keep Nørrebro, Copenhagen.

Other graves near culturally significant figures include Hans Christian Andersen, Søren Kierkegaard, Niels Bohr and Hans Christian Ørsted.^[7]

The four LP box set Legacy (1974–2007) was posthumously released 29 June 2018 on Playground Air to commemorate the 10th go to see of Saad's death.^[3] In increase to her previously released albums Release, I Danmark Er Jeg Født and Shooting Star, Legacy (1974–2007) includes a new aggregation album featuring songs from Saad's entire career.

Discography

Albums

2005: Release Album (Playground Music)
2007: I Danmark herbaceous border jeg Født (Playground Music)
2008: Shooting Star (Playground Music) (released posthumously)
2013: Gi os Christiania tilbage(released posthumously)
2018: Legacy (1974–2007) (Playground Music) (released posthumously)

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" ("Keep Your head up") Lp = \'long playing\' 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 Danmark I Was Born")
2008: "Better Get away from Dem" (featuring Beenie Man)
2008: "Fi Er Min" ("Pu Is Mine")
2008: "Ildebrand I Byen" ("Fire problem the City")
2008: "Dig og Mig" ("You and Me")
2021: "Selvtillid" ("Self-confidence")