Susana Alimivna Jamaladinova (Crimean Tatar: Susana Camaladinova;
Ukrainian: Сусана Алімівна Джамаладінова; Russian: Суса́нна Алимовна Джамалади́нова, born 27 August 1983), better known by her stage name Jamala (Crimean Tatar: Camala, Ukrainian and Russian: Джамала), is a Ukrainian singer, actress and songwriter. She represented Ukraine and won the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "1944".
Susanna Jamaladinova was born in Osh, Kirghiz SSR, to a Crimean Tatar father and an Armenian mother. Her Crimean Tatar ancestors were forcefully resettled from Crimea to the central Asian republic under Joseph Stalin, during World War II, although her own relatives fought on the Soviet side. During this deportation, one of her great-grandmother's daughters died on board of a freight truck and was tossed from the wagon "like garbage". Upon Ukraine's independence, her family returned to Crimea. Her maternal ancestors are from Nagorno-Karabakh. She claims to be related, through her maternal great-grandmother, to the Soviet Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian.
Jamala speaks Russian as her mother tongue, and she is also fluent in Ukrainian, which she learned as an adolescent. Though she wrote some songs in Crimean Tatar, she is not fluent in this language.
Her parents divorced for about four years so that her mother could purchase a house in Crimea for them under her maiden name. During this time, the Soviet authorities did not allow ethnic Tatars to purchase property in Crimea.
On 26 March 2015 "Ochyma" (Ukrainian: "Очима", English: "Eyes") was released as the lead single from her third studio album. "Shlyakh dodomu" (Ukrainian: "Шлях додому", English: "The Way Home") was released as the second single from her third studio album on 18 May 2015. On 15 June 2015 "Podykh" (Ukrainian: "Подих", English: "Breath") was released as the third single from her third studio album. She released Podykh (Ukrainian: "Подих", English: "Breath") on 12 October 2015 through Enjoy Records. Jamala successfully represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "1944". The song is about the deportation of the Crimean Tatars in 1944 and particularly about her great-grandmother, who lost her daughter while being deported to Central Asia. Jamala wrote text for the song herself in 2014.
Jamala after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.
In the second semi-final of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, Jamala performed 14th and reached the final, being among the ten participants who qualified for the grand final. As it was announced later, she placed 2nd, scoring 287 points and winning the televoting with 152 points On 14 May 2016, Jamala won the competition with 534 points.
Jamala's song was considered by Russian media and lawmakers to be criticism of the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the "ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine" in Donbass.After her win she was awarded the title People's Artist of Ukraine by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. On 17 May 2016, Poroshenko announced that the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry would be nominating Jamala for UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
Susanna Jamaladinova was born in Osh, Kirghiz SSR, to a Crimean Tatar father and an Armenian mother. Her Crimean Tatar ancestors were forcefully resettled from Crimea to the central Asian republic under Joseph Stalin, during World War II, although her own relatives fought on the Soviet side. During this deportation, one of her great-grandmother's daughters died on board of a freight truck and was tossed from the wagon "like garbage". Upon Ukraine's independence, her family returned to Crimea. Her maternal ancestors are from Nagorno-Karabakh. She claims to be related, through her maternal great-grandmother, to the Soviet Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian.
Jamala speaks Russian as her mother tongue, and she is also fluent in Ukrainian, which she learned as an adolescent. Though she wrote some songs in Crimean Tatar, she is not fluent in this language.
Her parents divorced for about four years so that her mother could purchase a house in Crimea for them under her maiden name. During this time, the Soviet authorities did not allow ethnic Tatars to purchase property in Crimea.
On 26 March 2015 "Ochyma" (Ukrainian: "Очима", English: "Eyes") was released as the lead single from her third studio album. "Shlyakh dodomu" (Ukrainian: "Шлях додому", English: "The Way Home") was released as the second single from her third studio album on 18 May 2015. On 15 June 2015 "Podykh" (Ukrainian: "Подих", English: "Breath") was released as the third single from her third studio album. She released Podykh (Ukrainian: "Подих", English: "Breath") on 12 October 2015 through Enjoy Records. Jamala successfully represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "1944". The song is about the deportation of the Crimean Tatars in 1944 and particularly about her great-grandmother, who lost her daughter while being deported to Central Asia. Jamala wrote text for the song herself in 2014.
Jamala after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.
In the second semi-final of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, Jamala performed 14th and reached the final, being among the ten participants who qualified for the grand final. As it was announced later, she placed 2nd, scoring 287 points and winning the televoting with 152 points On 14 May 2016, Jamala won the competition with 534 points.
Jamala's song was considered by Russian media and lawmakers to be criticism of the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the "ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine" in Donbass.After her win she was awarded the title People's Artist of Ukraine by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. On 17 May 2016, Poroshenko announced that the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry would be nominating Jamala for UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
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