Nadirah X
| Nadirah X | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Nadirah Sabreen Seid |
| Origin |
 St. Andrew, Jamaica
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| Genres | Rap, hip-hop, poetry |
| Occupation(s) | Poet-songwriter |
| Years active | 2002-present |
| Labels | Weapons of Mass Entertainment |
| Associated acts | Dave Stewart, Annie Lennox, Swish, Mick Jagger, Glen Ballard, Anna Vissi, Joss Stone, Jimmy Cliff, Mike Bradford, Bishop Lamont |
Nadirah X aka Nadz born Nadirah Sabreen Seid, April 19, is a Jamaican rap/hip-hop poet.
In 2002, Nadirah (also known as Nadz) won the Irie FM / CME Big Break competition which led to a performance at Island Village where she met Brian Jobson and Dave Stewart from the Eurythmics. Stewart immediately invited Nadirah to England. Impressed, Stewart signed her to his European-based label. She began touring Europe as the third member of DUP. Featured on the tours were Joanne Shaw Taylor, Candy Dulfer and Jimmy Cliff with whom Nadz wrote and recorded "Positive Mind" for his album Fantastic Plastic People or Black Magic which was nominated for Album Of the Year Grammy Award. Later that year she won Best New Female Artist in Jamaica.
In 2003, Nadirah was commissioned by Coca-Cola to do a jingle for their Real Campaign in the Caribbean at the same time her track "I Hate This" was a part of the Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life movie soundtrack. She also sang on and co-wrote the "Peace One Day " theme song with Dave Stewart, Camar, Mudbone and Jimmy Cliff.
In 2004, Nadirah scored another blockbuster movie soundtrack for Golden Globe award-winning film and soundtrack Alfie, singing the title track with Joss Stone and Rolling Stones lead man Mick Jagger.
In 2006, Nadirah recorded an album with Mudbone (P-Funk and Parlaimant fame) called FreshMud the album was released in Europe and received rave reviews which led them to open for Pink on her European tour before headlining a club tour of their own.
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