Jasmine Kara

Jasmine Karolina Kara Khatib-Nia (born Karolina Khatib-Nia, 23 June 1988), known by her stage name Jasmine Kara, is a Swedish-Iranian singer, songwriter, and author. Her breakthrough came in the summer of 2010, when she released her debut album Blues Ain't Nothing But a Good Woman Gone Bad, sang in Allsång på Skansen, and at a concert held in connection with the Wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling. Since then, she has frequently appeared in Swedish music TV shows such as Let's Dance on TV4, Lotta på Liseberg, and Moraeus Med Mera. Jasmine had P3 Gold nominations, performed at the Swedish Grammy awards, and has toured in Sweden, Japan, UK and the United States.

In the Persian music industry, she has appeared in TV shows like Sina Valiollah Show, Shabe Jomeh, and Chaharshanbe Suri for Manoto TV and MBC Persia. She has also had success as a songwriter, with two number one albums on the world charts, one on iTunes ("Kick Back by WayV") and a Billboard number one with the song "100" on the album SuperOne by SuperM.

As an author, Jasmine has released two books, Hälsa henne att hon ska dö (Tell her she's dead) and Den mörka scenen (The dark stage).

Biography

Jasmine Kara was born and raised in Örebro, Sweden, to a Swedish mother and an Iranian father. At an early age, she realised music was her big interest and she participated in numerous local talent shows. During her late teens, she was in an abusive relationship and it was at that time that she used music to feel better again. Kara released the biographic book Hälsa henne att hon ska dö (Tell her she's dead), in which she talks about her abusive relationship and her childhood.