Ardalan Afshar (Persian: اردلان افشار; born 20 September 1984 in Tehran), better known by his stage name Nazar, is an Iranian and Austrian rapper and singer.[1]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ardalan Afshar |
| Born | 20 September 1984 Tehran, Iran |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Assphalt Muzik |
| Website | www |
Biography
editNazar grew up in Vienna, Austria to Iranian parents. His father had died as a soldier in the Iran-Iraq War, whereupon his mother fled to Austria with him and his brother. Nazar spent his youth in Vienna's district of Favoriten, where at this time he often clashed with neo-Nazis. In 2006 Nazar began his career as a rapper. At a gig near Stuttgart, he was discovered by the record label Assphalt Muzik. In 2007, Nazar published several songs on the Internet, which spread quickly even outside the country.[2]
In June 2008 the charges of robbery against him were dropped. Nazar's lawyer said his client had in the commotion "just" pulled a gun and threatened to beat the opponent.[3]
On 12 March 2010 Nazar published the album Artkore with RAF Camora.
Since 6 May 2011 Nazar has been seen in the documentary Schwarzkopf by Arman T. Riahi. On 13 May he released his album Fakker, which was co-produced again by RAF Camora.[4]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [5] |
GER |
SWI [6] | |||
| 2008 | Kinder des Himmels | – | – | – | |
| 2009 | Paradox | – | – | – | |
| 2010 | Artkore (Joint album with RAF Camora) |
31 | – | – | |
| 2011 | Fakker | 6 | 36 | – | |
| 2012 | Narkose | 5 | 10 | 28 | |
| 2013 | Fakker Lifestyle | 2 | 3 | 15 | |
| 2014 | Camouflage | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2016 | Irreversibel | 1 | 7 | 22 | |
| 2018 | Mosaik | 2 | 15 | 38 | |
| 2018 | DNA | 10 | – | – | |
Singles
edit| Year | Song | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [5] | |||
| 2009 | "Össi Ö" (feat. RAF Camora and Chakuza) |
– | Paradox |
| 2011 | "Kein morgen" (feat. Sido and RAF 3.0) |
– | |
| 2014 | "Freundlicher Diktator" | 67 | Camouflage |
| "Zwischen Zeit und Raum" (feat. Falco) |
14 | ||
| 2016 | "La Haine Kidz" | – | Irreversibel |
| "Hood Life Crew" | – | ||
| "Generation Darth Vader" | – | ||
| 2020 | "No Go" | 71 |
- Featured in
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [5] |
GER | |||
| 2012 | "Fallen (RAF 3.0 feat Nazar) |
57 | 96 | |
- Juice-Exclusives
- 2010: "Fakkergeddon" (feat. RAF Camora) (Juice Exclusive!)
- 2011: "Glaubs mir" (feat. RAF 3.0) (Juice Exclusive!)
- Freetracks
- 2009: "Flammen über Wien Pt. 2" (feat. RAF Camora)
- 2010: "Meine Stadt" (feat. Chakuza, Kamp and RAF Camora)
- 2010: "Sagol" (feat. RAF Camora & Playboy 51)
Videography
edit- "Sandsturm" (12 August 2012)
- "Lost in Translation" (27 July 2012)
- "Narkose" (25 August 2012)
- "Danke für alles" (feat. O.Z & Dj Paul Blaze) (17 September 2012)
- "Intro" (16 June 2013)
- "Abrakadabra" (5 July 2013)
- "An Manchen Tagen" (19 July 2013)
- "Intro" (16 June 2014)
- "Rapbeef" (27 June 2014)
- "Borderliner" (11 July 2014)
- "Freundlicher Diktator" (28 August 2014)
- "Zwischen Zeit & Raum" (15 August 2014)
Filmografie
edit- 2011: Schwarzkopf - A film about identity, longing and a new generation of Viennese by director Arman T. Riahi.[7]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ tv.ORF.at. tv.ORF.at. Web. 2 September 2011.
- ^ "Nichts zu lachen auf den Straßen Favoritens - Junge Migranten - derStandard.at › Panorama." derStandard.at. Web. 2 Sept. 2011.
- ^ "Raubvorwurf gegen Wiener Rapper Nazar vom Tisch." Österreich / www.oe24.at. Web. 3 Sept. 2011.
- ^ "Nazar (Rapper)." Wikipedia. Web. 2 Sept. 2011.
- ^ a b c "Nazar discography". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "Gestört aber GeiL discography". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ Schwarzkopf, "Public Space Wien." esel.at. Web. 2 September 2011.