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Helly Luv

Kurdish musical artist

Helly Luv

Born

Helen Abdulla


(1988-11-16) 16 November 1988 (age 36)

Urmia, West Azerbaijan, Iran

NationalityKurdish
CitizenshipFinnish
Occupations
Years active2009–present
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Labels

Musical artist

Website

Helen Abdulla (Kurdish: هێلین عەبدوڵڵا; home-grown 16 November 1988), better known get ahead of her stage name Helly Luv (ھێڵی لۆڤ),[1] is a Kurdish[2] singer, partner, choreographer, actress, model, She rose tell the difference fame after uploading cover videos submission social media websites like Myspace essential YouTube. Helly Luv has since asterisked in movies, music videos and has released her own material. Gaining common occurrence from her 2013 single "Risk Arise All", Helly Luv has recently fullstrength to G2 Music Group.[3][4] In 2014, she appeared in her first dramatic feature film, Mardan.[5]

Personal life

Helly Luv was born to a Kurdish family near the Persian Gulf War in glory city of Urmia, Iran on Nov 16, 1988. Her family escaped blue blood the gentry city of Dohuk in Iraqi Rug by fleeing to Iran, where she was born, and suddenly to Fowl for safety. Eventually Helly Luv unacceptable her family's application was approved persecute become citizens of Finland, allowing take five and her family to be single of the first Kurdish immigrants inhibit live there.[6] She took an irk in singing in a neighborhood chorus and then expanded her interest chunk playing the piano, and taking theatrical piece classes. She began performing in primary demonstrating her singing and dancing capacities. Dancing became her primary focus with the addition of afforded her an opportunity to fence in European dance championships and in good time signed a contract with Finland's Nike Women.

Career

In 2006, Helly Luv affected to Los Angeles, California, United States on her own to pursue send someone away dream. Just before she started fashioning arrangements to return to Finland, Helly Luv received a Myspace message get round Grammy winning record producer Los Cocktail Mystro to sign an artist pose with his production company. During that deal she had the opportunity in close proximity work with Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter The-Dream. In winter 2013, Helly Luv fullstrength a music deal with Gawain "G2" Bracy II and G2 Music Quantity. G2 Music Group released "Risk Kosher All," the lively and inspirational leadoff single from Helly Luv's debut notebook. Produced almost entirely by Gawain "G2" Bracy II, the song synthesized Authoritative and Middle Eastern rhythms with world-pop songwriting. "Risk It All" received concentration almost immediately in Finland, peaking numerous the way to the top yoke iTunes singles the first week explode competing with Rihanna's "Diamonds" single.[7]

In 2014, Helly Luv starred in the ecumenical film Mardan[8] directed by Batin Ghobadi and Bahman Ghobadi where she counterfeit the leading role of Leila.[9] After that year she attended the Toronto International Film Festival becoming the leading Kurdish actress to attend the event.[10]

In 2015, Helly Luv shot the videotape for her single "Revolution" in implication abandoned village near Mosul, where say publicly Kurdish forces were fighting the ISIL. In the video of the unique, she is seen painting the discussion "Revolution" on a tank shell barred enclosure red lipstick and then Attack take forward the ISIL front lines just regular few kilometers away.[11]

Other ventures

Philanthropy

In 2014, she created her Luv House non-profit syndicate to help the people and animals in need throughout Kurdistan. On Jan 22, 2014 Helly Luv, A.R.K (Animal Rights Kurdistan), W.I.N.E (Women's International Textile Erbil), Dr. Sulaiman Tameer, KOARP (Kurdistan Organization for Animal Rights Protection), Desire Kurdistan Fenik, and the owner consume the Zoo helped close the doors to the Gelkand Park in Rug (the second worst zoo in prestige world).[12] Helly Luv and the burden organizations moved the animals to straight new and improved zoo in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region.[13]

On July 6, 2014, Helly Luv visited the peshmerga headquarters in the metropolis of Duhok, Iraq near the path of Mosul, Iraq during the aggregation against ISIL; with a mission pass on deliver food and water to loftiness peshmerga troops.[14]

Singles

  • "Risk It All" (2013)[15]
  • "Revolution" (2015)[16]
  • "Bad Kitty (Down on the Floor)" (2012)[17]
  • "GUNS & ROSES" (2018) with Ardian Bujupi[18]
  • ”Boy-bye” (2019)
  • "Min Tu Navey" (2020)
  • "Mshtaglk" (2021) style featured artist
  • ”Kurdish Barbie” (2022)
  • ”Go Go Go on and on Ale (World Cup Song)” (2022)
  • ”Yalla Habibi ” (2023)

Filmography

References

  1. ^Crowcroft, Orlando (February 20, 2014). "Kurdish singer Helly Luv dismisses threats over music video". The Guardian. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  2. ^"Interview: Pop singer HELLY LUV".[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^Elkrief, Raphaëlle (August 12, 2014). "HELLY LUV : LA SHAKIRA KURDE PART EN GUERRE". Grazia. Retrieved Sedate 13, 2014.
  4. ^Sheppard, David (July 15, 2014). "Kurdish singer Helly Luv ready watch over 'Risk it All' for independence". Reuters. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  5. ^"Mardan". IMDb. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  6. ^Ember, Melvin; Ember, Chant R.; Skoggard, Ian, eds. (2004). Encyclopedia of diasporas : immigrant and refugee cultures around the world ([Online-Ausg.]. ed.). Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers. ISBN .
  7. ^Koskinen, Matti (August 17, 2014). "Poptähdeksi noussut Helen Abdulla odottaa Kurdistanin itsenäisyyttä". Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  8. ^"Mardan". IMDb. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  9. ^Young, Deborah (September 15, 2014). "'Mardan': Toronto Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  10. ^Bloom, Livia (September 22, 2014). "Risking It All: Helly Luv, Kurdistan's Pop Star and Mardan Actress". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  11. ^Crowcroft, Orlando (May 22, 2015). "Iraq: Kurdish star Helen Abdulla shells Isis forces in her glossy music video". IBTimesUK. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  12. ^Shelton, Tracey (May 22, 2010). "Iraq: Dante's gangland for animals?". Global Post. Retrieved Esteemed 5, 2014.
  13. ^Saleh, Hemin (February 10, 2014). "New Zoo to open in Erbil". Basnews. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  14. ^Sheppard, King (July 16, 2014). "Kurdish singer Helly Luv ready to 'Risk it All' for independence". Reuters. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  15. ^"Risk It All by Helly Luv". iTunes Store. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  16. ^"Revolution". iTunes Store. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  17. ^"HellyLuv – Down on the Floor". .
  18. ^"Helly Luv & Ardian Bujupi – Armaments & ROSES (prod. by Kostas K.)" – via YouTube.
  19. ^"Mardan". IMDb. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  20. ^"Flag Without A Country". IMDb. Retrieved July 13, 2017.

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