Nalija

"Swedish R&B songstress Nalija is the definition of a complete artist. Possessing every element of an entertainer, this astounding starlet is destined for major success. Her angelic voice, multi-cultural dance experience and warm spirit will soon win fans across the nation”- SIR Magazine Atlanta,USA
After only a few years in the game Nalija has already made a name for herself on the Hip Hop and R&B scene both in The united states, Sweden and France. With determination to make it in The States, Nalija left for New York in 2005 and met with Jim Jones of The Diplomats. After making a big impression on the American superstar, Nalija and Jim Jones recorded the track "Byrdgang Anthem" that was released in The United States in 2005 on the Jim Jones mixtape "City Of God". After returning home to Sweden Nalija started working with good friend and rapper J-Ro from the legendary rap group "Tha liks". Together they have recorded songs like " Leave it to me", "Tell me", "30 Days" and " It's on me". Nalija is featured on the track " It's on me" that was released on J-Ro's debut solo album "Rare Earth B-Boy Funk vol 2" in 2007. A part from working with heavy hitters like Jones and J-Ro, Nalija has had the opportunity to work with producers and artists from both The US and Europe such as:
- Jim Jones of The Diplomats ( New York )
- J-Ro of Tha Liks ( Los Angeles )
- N.O.B.L.E ( Denmark )
- Styliztik Jones (Los Angeles)
- Mista Royce ( New York )
- Sam- E of " Medina " ( Sweden )
- Rico Levant ( The UK )
In fall of 2007 Nalija was approached by Border Blaster, a company working on a compilation album which would represent the best Scandinavia has to offer on the Hip Hop/RnB scene. The album titled “Scandinavian Hip Hop Invasion” was released in France, Belgium and Switzerland in January of 2008 and in Scandinavia in May of 2008. The album received a lot of positive attention and brought Nalija to Paris twice in the company of selected artists from the album. A press conference was held to adress the French media at the Centre Culturel Suédois which was followed by dinner and perfomances at the hot spot “Le Lup” in the heart of Paris. The following month a second trip to Paris included a mind blowing perfomance at the legendary arena “Elysée Montmartre” on Moulin Rouge in front of a packed house, tv/internet interviews and a visit at the leading urban radiostation in France “Generations FM”. The project has received a lot of attention and support from media such as;
-MTV Sweden
-MTV France
-Trace TV
-Fun TV
-Generations 88.2 FM
-Rap Mag
-Rap RnB
-Groove
-Clark Magazine
-Rap2k
By being approached by both American, Swedish and French media, articles about Nalija's work, dreams and goals have been published in magazines such as the american music magazine "SIR Magazine" in the 2007 January issue as for the Swedish paper " City - Malmö/Lund " in November of 2007. Also in November of 2007 Nalija appeared as guest and perfomer on the Swedish tv channel Kanal Lokal Skåne.
Besides the music, Nalija has put a lot of time and energy into dancing , both performing and teaching salsa, samba, merengue and african dance since 1999 at different venues all over Sweden. She has also made guest performances on stage in countries like Mexico and Gambia, West Africa.
Nalija is currently working on her new album that is anticipated to be released later on this year.
FEATURES/ COLLABS:
Jim Jones feat Max B & Nalija - “Byrdgang Anthem” (City Of God)
J-Ro feat Nalija - “It’s on me” - (Rare Earth B-Boy Funk vol 2)
Styliztik Jones feat Nalija “After this song” - (One small step)
Nalija feat J-Ro “Leave it to me” – (Scandinavian Hip Hop Invasion)



For more information visit:
www.Nalija.com
www.myspace.com/Nalija