Nazim Khaled (born 3 September 1986) is a French singer-songwriter. He has written several successes for different artists like Kendji Girac, Amir, Claudio Capéo, Kemmler and Alma.
Biography
Khaled was born in Marseille and studied at the Conservatoire de Saint-Étienne.[1] In 2011, he participated in the TV program Je veux signer chez AZ under the pseudonym Nazim Hitch. Though he did not win the title, he was noticed by the record label Mercury who offered him a contract.[2] He is the opening act for Ben l'Oncle Soul, Goran Bregović and Cali.[3]
After having authored several songs for other artists, he decided to begin writing for himself as well. His first single, "Pourquoi veux-tu que je danse?" was released on 9 June 2017,[12][13][14] This song with an "Oriental chorus"[4] is considered by some journalists as a committed song,[15] which recalls the musical universe of Stromae, says Ninon Quillot who writes for Charts in France website on charting songs.[16] It was produced by Skalpovich[17] and was the first single from Nazim's upcoming debut album, scheduled for late 2017 by Universal Music France. He also wrote "La beauté du doute" for Florent Pagny. A single "Sommet", that he co-wrote with Amir and Kemmler was selected to be an official theme of the 2024 Summer Olympics on French TV.[18]
