Yaël Naïm

Yaël Naïm

Born: February 6, 1978
in Paris, France
Yael Naim (Hebrew: יעל נעים, born 6 February 1978) is a French-born Israeli singer and actress. She rose to fame in 2008 in the US after her hit single "New Soul" was used by Apple in an advertising campaign for its MacBook Air. The song peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2013, the French government made her a knight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

Yael Naim was born in Paris, France to Maghrebi Jewish immigrants from Tunisia. At the age of four, she moved with her family to Ramat HaSharon, Israel, where she spent the rest of her childhood. She served in the Israel Defense Forces as a soloist in the Israeli Air Force Orchestra.

She began her singing career with a part in the musical Les Dix Commandements and her first solo album, In a Man's Womb (recorded in Los Angeles with Kamil Rustam), was released in 2001. She also sang the song "You Disappear" by Bruno Coulais for the film Harrison's Flowers. In her early work, she was credited simply as Yael. She also performed a duet with Din Din Aviv titled "Mashmauyot". Her version of the Britney Spears song "Toxic" also garnered significant attention.

Naim joined with percussionist David Donatien and, over a period of two years, they arranged and recorded thirteen of Naim's songs in a studio in her apartment in Paris. These were released as her second album, Yael Naim, on 22 October 2007, on the Tôt ou tard label. The songs are in French, English, and Hebrew and received critical acclaim. The album entered the French album chart at No. 11 the week after its release. Her style has been described as having a touch of folk and a touch of jazz, with mysterious and evocative words sung with a delicate and intentionally husky voice.

In January 2008, Apple featured her song "New Soul" in its debut commercial for the MacBook Air laptop. Steve Jobs himself picked the song for the launch of the laptop line. Owing to high U.S. digital sales, the song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 for the chart week of 16 February 2008, at No. 9, becoming Naim's first U.S. top ten single, and making her the first Israeli solo artist to ever have a top ten hit in the United States. "New Soul" moved up to No. 7 the following week. The song was also featured on the soundtrack of the movies The House Bunny and Wild Target. Her third album was released in November 2010. The first single from this new record was "Go to the River".

In 2016, she won her second Female Artist of the Year award at Victoires de la Musique, the French equivalent of the Grammys. She previously won the award in 2011.

She is married to David Donatien, a Martiniquais musician, with whom she has two children.

Source: Article "Yael Naim" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Taratata : L'histoire
Title: Taratata : L'histoire
Character: Self
Released: December 22, 2023
Type: Movie
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Benjamin Biolay - Christmas Show
Title: Benjamin Biolay - Christmas Show
Character: Self
Released: December 21, 2022
Type: Movie
Musical Christmas Special hosted by Benjamin Biolay.
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Hommage à Michel Legrand et Jacques Demy au festival Sœurs Jumelles
Title: Hommage à Michel Legrand et Jacques Demy au festival Sœurs Jumelles
Character: Self
Released: August 16, 2021
Type: Movie
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Le festival des festivals
Title: Le festival des festivals
Character: Self
Released: August 27, 2020
Type: Movie
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Angélique Kidjo aux Concerts Volants
Title: Angélique Kidjo aux Concerts Volants
Character: Self
Released: April 22, 2019
Type: Movie
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Yael Naim & David Donatien - Konzert mit dem Quatuor Debussy
Title: Yael Naim & David Donatien - Konzert mit dem Quatuor Debussy
Character: Self
Released: October 15, 2016
Type: Movie
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Yael Naim - Alcaline le Concert
Title: Yael Naim - Alcaline le Concert
Character: Self
Released: March 14, 2016
Type: Movie
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Ibrahim Maalouf - Alcaline le Concert
Title: Ibrahim Maalouf - Alcaline le Concert
Character: Self - Chant
Released: October 30, 2015
Type: Movie
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Yael Naïm et David Donatien - Live at arte Studio
Title: Yael Naïm et David Donatien - Live at arte Studio
Character: Self
Released: September 6, 2015
Type: Movie
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Title: La chanson de l'année
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: June 5, 2004
Type: TV
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Title: Star Academy
Character: Self
Released: October 20, 2001
Type: TV
Star Academy is a French reality television show produced by the Dutch company Endemol. It consists of a contest of young singers. It spawned an equally successful show in Quebec called Star Académie. It is broadcast on TF1. At the end of each season, selected contestants would go on tour around France, Morocco, Switzerland, Belgium, Tunisia, and other French-speaking countries.
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Les dix commandements
Title: Les dix commandements
Character: Myriam
Released: October 2, 2001
Type: Movie
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Title: The Early Show
Character: Self
Released: November 1, 1999
Type: TV
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Title: The Simpsons
Character: Doreet
Released: December 17, 1989
Type: TV
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Title: LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character: Self
Released: September 5, 1988
Type: TV
A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus spontaneous, hilarious and unpredictable talk.
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Title: Victoires de la musique
Character: Self (World Music Album of the Year)
Released: November 23, 1985
Type: TV
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Title: Victoires de la musique
Character: Self (Female Group or Artist of the Year)
Released: November 23, 1985
Type: TV
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Title: Victoires de la musique
Character: Self
Released: November 23, 1985
Type: TV