Natasja Saad

Natasja
Birth name	Natasja Saad
Also known as	Natasja, Li'l T
Born	October 31, 1974(1974-10-31) Copenhagen, Denmark
Died	June 24, 2007(2007-06-24) (aged 32) Spanish Town, Jamaica
Genres	Reggae, reggae fusion, Hip hop, ragga, dancehall,
Occupations	Singer,
Instruments	Vocals, Vocals
Years active	1988–2007

Natasja Saad (October 31, 1974 - June 24, 2007), also known as Dou T', Double T and Natasja, was a Danish rapper and reggae singer whose vocals on a popular reggae fusion remix of "Calabria" gained her worldwide fame and a number one spot on Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay chart six months after her death in a car accident.^[1]

Early life and career

Saad, the daughter of Danish photographer Kirstine Saad, and a Sudanese father, started singing and DJ'ing at the age of 13 in Copenhagen, where she performed live with Miss Mukupa and McEmzee in the band, No Name Requested. During that period, she also performed along with Queen Latifah and gained popularity in Jamaica. In 1998, while in training to become a professional jockey, she fell off her horse. This slowed her career.

Death

Natasja died on June 24, 2007, in a car accident in Spanish Town, Saint Catherine, Jamaica. Two other passengers were critically injured, but Saad's friend, Danish singer Karen Mukupa, was relatively unhurt.^[2] She and the other injured persons were rushed to the Spanish Town Hospital where the singer was pronounced dead.

The accident was perceived as a particularly big loss for Denmark's music and entertainment world, not only because of Natasja's sincere and exceptionally engaging personality,^[3] but also because she still stood before a career that despite earlier setbacks, appeared more than ever on the rise.^[4]

Natasja is buried at Assistens Kirkegård, Copenhagen's cemetery for artistic and pioneering personalities, which, aside from hosting H.C. Andersen, Søren Kierkegaard and physicist Niels Bohr, is also gradually becoming a resting place for more recent stars of the 21st century.^[5]

Discography

Albums

• 2005: Release Album (Playground Music)
• 2007: I Danmark er jeg Født (In Denmark I am Born) (Playground Music)
• 2008: Shooting Star (Playground Music) released after her death

Singles

• 2003: "Colors of My Mind" 12" (Mega Records)
• 2003: "Real Sponsor" 12" (Food Palace Music)
• 2004: "Summer Cute" 7" (Food Palace Music)
• 2004: "My Dogg /45 Questions" (Tuff Gong Distr.)
• 2005: "Op med Hovedet" CD single (Copenhagen Records)
• 2005: "Købmanden" (BMG)
• 2006: "Mon De Reggae"
• 2007: "Calabria 2007" (with Enur)
• 2007: "Long Time" 7" (Sly & Robbie)
• 2007: "Gi' Mig Danmark Tilbage (Give Me Back Denmark)"
• 2008: "I Danmark er jeg født (In Denmark I was born)"
• 2008: "Better than dem (ft Beenie man)"
• 2008: "Fi Er Min"
• 2008: "Idle Y Braend"

References

1. ^ Alan Jackson - Riskay - Laura Marling - New York Times
2. ^ "Danish rapper killed in car accident in Jamaica", International Herald Tribune, June 25, 2007
3. ^ http://ekstrabladet.dk/flash/musik/article312667.ece
4. ^ Nekrolog: Lovende dansk rapper død - Politiken.dk<
5. ^ Kulturcentret Assistens

Further reading

• Poulsen, Rasmus; Mukupa, Karen (2010) Natasja (Danish). Politiken. ISBN 978-87-567-8920-2.

External links

• Natasja on Myspace
• Natasja at the Danish reggae community site dancehall.dk
• Natasja Saad at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Saad, Natasja
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Date of birth	October 31, 1974
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Date of death	June 24, 2007
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