Jah Khalib
Birth nameBakhtiyar Mammadov
Born (1993-09-29) September 29, 1993
Almaty, Kazakhstan
OriginAzerbaijani, Kazakh
Genres


Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
LabelsWarner Music Russia
Websitejahkhalib.com

Bakhtiyar Mammadov (Azerbaijani: Bəxtiyar Məmmədov, Kazakh: Бахтияр Мамедов; born 29 September 1993), known professionally as Jah Khalib is a Kazakh-Azerbaijani rapper, singer and record producer.

Biography

Bakhtiyar Mammadov was born on September 29, 1993, in Almaty to an Azerbaijani father and Kazakh mother.[1][2] He studied musicology and management in the Kazakh National Conservatory.[3]

When starting his solo career, he took on the stage name of Jah Khalib. According to him, Khalib is a fictitious name, while Jah is the name of God in Rastafari.[3] Among his early works, the most popular were "Твои сонные глаза", "SnD", "Сжигая дотла" and "Ты для меня". Soon after, his popularity grew outside Kazakhstan.[4] He released his first solo album in 2016, named "Если че, я Баха".[4]

In 2015 and 2016 he was included in the list of stars of show business and sports of the Forbes Kazakhstan magazine.[4] In June 2017, he won the Muz-TV 2017 Prize for the "Breakthrough of the Year" nomination.[5] In 2018, he received his first Golden Gramophone Award for the song "Медина" in Moscow.[6]

In the summer of 2019, he moved to Kyiv, where he continued to work on his album "Выход в свет".[7] He released the album on 29 October 2019, which contained 14 tracks.

Personal life

He got married in the summer of 2020.[8]

Discography

Studio albums

  • KHALIBания души - released in 2015
  • Джазовый грув - released in 2016
  • Всё что мы любим - released in 2016
  • Если чё, я Баха - released in 2016
  • E.G.O. - released in 2018
  • Выход в свет - released in 2019
  • 911 - released in 2020
  • Баха и Дмитрий Карантино - released in 2020
  • Мудрец - released in 2021

References

  1. ↑ "Jah Khalib рассказал об азербайджанском характере и джаду". news.day.az. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Jah Khalib: "В Азербайджане моя кровь начинает бушевать"". 1news.az. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Jah Khalib: "Мне достаточно одного лейбла - это мой Казахстан"". ztb.kz. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 "Jah Khalib". forbes.kz. Forbes Kazakhstan. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Казахстанец Jah Khalib получил премию Муз-ТВ в номинации "Прорыв года"". informburo.kz. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Jah Khalib получил первый "Золотой граммофон"". tengrinews.kz. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "Куда пропал JAH KHALIB ?! ВЫХОД В СВЕТ. Трек с Джамалой. Ходят слухи #51". youtube.com. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  8. ↑ "Jah Khalib женился". tengrinews.kz. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
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