Gemma Khalid (alternately Jamuna or Jemma Halid) is a Russian singer active since the 1990s.[1][2][3][4] [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

Gemma was born in Moscow. Her mother is Russian, her father is Yusuf Khalid, of Arab (Berbers) origin, a native of Morocco.[6] The parents named the girl Gemma, after the heroine of the famous novel The Gadfly by E. L. Voynich.[6]

Gemma graduated from music school with a degree in piano. Since 1987, for 3 years, she studied at the Gnessin State Musical College in vocal class.[8]

According to Edita Piekha, "Having an original voice, she does not imitate anyone, she is very original, emotional. You can feel a person and an actress in her".[9]

Discography

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  • 1989 Gemma Halid (Polish Nagrania)
  • 1996 Underground Passage
  • 1998 Oh, This Girl
  • 2000 Goodbye, Taganka (re-release of the disc "Underground Passage")
  • 2005 Russian Kiss
  • 2009 The Girl from Nagasaki[8]

References

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  1. ^ Shanson Info bio
  2. ^ "Blatata bio". Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Jamuna". 4 March 2018. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Jamuna". jamuna.us. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Джемма Халид. Биография". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  6. ^ a b c "«К нам приехал» Джемма Халид «Ля-минор» ТВ выпуск № 55 2006 года". Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  7. ^ "«К нам приехал» Джемма Халид «Ля-минор» ТВ выпуск № 981 2011 года".ш
  8. ^ a b c "Джемма Халид: биография. Шансон Инфо". Archived from the original on 21 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  9. ^ a b "«Надеюсь, праздник повторится». — «Кругозор» № 11, 1988 г., стр. 14". Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  10. ^ «Шире круг» 1 мая 1991 года (in Russian)
  11. ^ "Джемма Халид на сайте Blatata Com". Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  12. ^ "Биография Джемма Халид. Профиль «Информационный портал шансона»" [Biography of Gemma Khalid. Shanson Information Portal Profile]. russianshanson.info (in Russian). Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Музей шансона: Джемма Халид". shansonprofi.ru. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  14. ^ "«К нам приехал» Джемма Халид «Ля-минор» ТВ выпуск № 204 2007 года". Archived from the original on 21 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  15. ^ "«К нам приехал» Джемма Халид «Ля-минор» ТВ выпуск № 738 2010 года". Archived from the original on 19 June 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  16. ^ "В столице открылся музыкальный клуб «Ля-минор»". Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  17. ^ "Gemma Halid — Crazy (Willie Nelson)". Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  18. ^ "Джемма Халид в гостях программы «Рожденные в СССР» (20 февраля 2020)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
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