Nemahsis
Palestinian Canadian singer
- Singer
- songwriter
Musical artist
Nemah Hasan, known professionally as Nemahsis, is a Palestinian Canadian singer-songwriter from Toronto, Ontario.[1]
Career
Originally from the Toronto suburb of Milton,[2] Hasan began her career on TikTok, posting beauty and fashion videos aimed at Muslim women alongside occasional videos of her singing Adele covers.[1] After being exploited by a company that hired her for an advertising campaign and then failed to pay her, in June 2021 she released her first original single and video "What If I Took It Off for You?", about social attitudes toward Muslim women who wear the hijab.[3] She followed up with the singles "Paper Thin" in October 2021 and "Dollar Signs" in January 2022,[4] before releasing the EP eleven achers in March 2022.[5]
She followed up with the new non-EP singles "Criminal" in October 2022,[6] and "I Wanna Be Your Right Hand" in February 2023.[7]
Activism
On October 12, 2023, soon after the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, the singer shared on social media that she had been dropped by her label, stating "My label just dropped me, a Palestinian artist, for being pro-Palestine"[8] Her subsequent posts include a rendition of Team, by New Zealand artist, Lorde[9] with images from Gaza before and after Israeli retaliation.[10]
Accolades
The Canadian music magazine Exclaim! named eleven achers one of the 15 best Canadian EPs of 2022.[2]
Hasan and her songwriting colleagues Brendan Grieve and Stevie Solomon were nominated for the SOCAN Songwriting Prize in 2022 for "Paper Thin".[11] In 2023, the Prism Prize named Nemahsis the winner of the Hi-Fidelity Award for artists using music video in innovative ways.[12]
References
- ^ a b Sophie Williams, "Nemahsis: the TikTok phenomenon looking to inspire and educate". NME, January 19, 2022.
- ^ a b "Exclaim!'s 15 Best EPs of 2022". Exclaim!, December 13, 2022.
- ^ Steffanee Wang, "Nemahsis Never Thought She'd Be A Pop Star". Nylon, February 23, 2023.
- ^ Megan LaPierre, "Toronto's Nemahsis Pays Her Dues with 'dollar signs'". Exclaim!, January 19, 2022.
- ^ Jo Forrest, "Nemahsis unveils her debut EP ‘eleven achers’". TotalNtertainment, March 12, 2022.
- ^ Megan LaPierre, "Toronto's Nemahsis Confronts Covert Crimes on New Single 'criminal'". Exclaim!, October 20, 2022.
- ^ Calum Slingerland, "Nemahsis Is at Your Service on New Song 'i wanna be your right hand'". Exclaim!, February 23, 2023.
- ^ Rashotte, Vivian (July 10, 2024). "Nemahsis says her label dropped her for her pro-Palestinian stance". CBC/Radio Canada. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
- ^ Taman, Ghalia (2023-11-06). "Lorde Celebrates Heartfelt Rendition Of 'Team' By Palestinian Artist Nemahasis". Scoop Empire. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
- ^ Megan LaPierre, "Here Are the 2022 SOCAN Songwriting Prize Finalists". Exclaim!, June 1, 2022.
- ^ Holly Gordon, "Snotty Nose Rez Kids win 2023 Prism Prize". CBC Music, July 7, 2023.
