Jasmine Kara


Jasmine Karolina Kara Khatib-Nia, known by her stage name Jasmine Kara, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. Her breakthrough came in the summer of 2010, when she sang in Allsång på Skansen and at a concert held in connection with the Wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling. In 2011 she also participated in the musical contest Körslaget on TV4, but the choir she led was eliminated in the first round.

Biography

Jasmine Kara was born and raised in Örebro, Sweden, to a Swedish mother and an Iranian father. At an early age, she realised music was her big interest and she participated in numerous local talent shows. During her late teens she was in an abusive relationship and it was at that time that she used the music to feel better again. Jasmine Kara has released the biographic book Hälsa henne att hon ska dö, in which she talks about her abusive relationship and her childhood.
At the age of eighteen, Jasmine Kara moved to New York City, United States to fulfill her dream of signing a record deal. She succeeded in getting gigs in Brooklyn, Queens and on Manhattan. She sang in front of Beyoncé and Jay-Z when they visited a club where she was performing. In the end, a newly established record label, the Tri-Sound owned by Marshall Chess, signed Kara. Marshall Chess later became the executive producer for Kara's first music album Blues Ain't Nothing But A Good Woman Gone Bad, which was released on 28 July 2010 and was recorded at Cosmos Studios in Stockholm. In 2012 the same album was also released in Japan and got attention.
In 2010, Jasmine Kara became known to the Swedish audience when she participated in Allsång på Skansen on Sveriges Television, and she also participated as a celebrity contestant on Körslaget on TV4 in 2011 In 2013 Kara performed at Lotta på Liseberg.
Kara competed as a celebrity dancer in Let's Dance 2014 partnering with professional dancer Stefano Oradei. She was eliminated on 4 April 2014 after her fifth appearance and performance on the show.
Kara participated in Melodifestivalen 2017 with the song "Gravity", but was eliminated in the third semi-final.

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist