# Imany

Nadia Mladjao (born 5 April 1979), better known by her stage name Imany (/ˈɪməni/ IM-ə-nee), is a French pop-soul recording artist of Comorian descent. Her debut album, The Shape of a Broken Heart, which was released in 2011, reached platinum status in France, Greece and triple platinum in Poland.

## Early life

She was born in Martigues near Marseille, in a family from the Comoros in 1979. Her stage name, Imany (Imani) means faith in Swahili (from Arabic ايمان - imaan). As a youth, she was an athlete, doing high jump.

## Career

She became a model for the Ford Models Europe. She went to the United States for seven years, before coming back to France, when she started her singing career.
In 2008, she began singing. She performed at the Beau Lounge, at the Réservoir, at the Bellevilloise, and at the China Club.
Imany’s first album, The Shape of a Broken Heart, which was named after a drawing she made with closed eyes, contains twelve songs written in English.
Imany produced the soundtrack for the 2014 film French Women by Audrey Dana.
In 2016 the Filatov & Karas remix of her song "Don't Be So Shy" became a Europe-wide hit, topping the charts in Austria, Germany, Poland and Russia.

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | FRA | AUT | BEL (Fl) | BEL (Wa) | GER | ITA | POL | SWI | Certifications |
| The Shape of a Broken Heart | Released: 9 May 2011 Label: Think Zik! Formats: CD, digital download | 19 | — | 55 | 47 | 47 | 10 | 4 | 36 | FRA: Platinum ZPAV: 3× Platinum |
| The Wrong Kind of War | Released: 26 August 2016 Label: Think Zik! Formats: CD, digital download | 7 | 23 | 49 | 19 | 19 | 40 | 10 | 9 | FRA: Platinum ZPAV: Gold |
| Voodoo Cello | Released: 3 September 2021 Label: Think Zik! Formats: CD, digital download | 24 | — | — | 92 | 34 | — | 34 | 47 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||||||

### Extended plays

List of EPs :
| Title | EP details |
| Acoustic Sessions | Released: 15 October 2010 Label: Think Zik! Formats: digital download |
| There Were Tears | Released: 26 April 2016 Label: Think Zik! Formats: CD, digital download |
| No Reason No Rhyme | Released: 14 April 2017 Label: Think Zik! Formats: digital download |
| Time Only Moves | Released: 25 October 2019 Label: Think Zik! Formats: CD, digital download |

### Soundtracks

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | FRA | BEL (Wa) | POL | Certifications |
| Sous les jupes des filles (soundtrack - Imany and various artists) | Released: 26 May 2014 Label: Think Zik! Formats: CD, digital download | 84 | 120 | 16 | ZPAV: Gold |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

List of singles, with chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name :
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Single | Year | FRA | AUS | AUT | BEL (Wa) | GER | ITA | JPN | POL | RUS | SWI | Certifications | Album |
| "You Will Never Know" | 2011 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | — | FIMI: 2× Platinum | The Shape of a Broken Heart |
| "Please and Change" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | | The Shape of a Broken Heart |
| "The Good the Bad & the Crazy" | 2014 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | | Sous les jupes des filles soundtrack |
| "Don't Be So Shy" (Filatov & Karas remix) | 2015 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 22 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | ARIA: Platinum BEA: Gold BVMI: Diamond FIMI: 3× Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum ZPAV: Diamond | The Wrong Kind of War |
| "There Were Tears" | 2016 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | | The Wrong Kind of War |
| "Silver Lining (Clap Your Hands)" | 2016 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Wrong Kind of War |
| "Nothing to Save" | 2016 | 179 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Wrong Kind of War |
| "No Reason No Rhyme" | 2017 | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Wrong Kind of War |
| "Hey Little Sister" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Time Only Moves |
| "Wonderful Life (Stream Jockey Rework)" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | | Voodoo Cello |
| "The A Team" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Voodoo Cello |
| "Like a Prayer" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Voodoo Cello |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||||||

#### As featured artist

| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Single | Year | FRA | BEL (Wa) | Album |
| "Le mystère féminin" (Kery James featuring Imany) | 2013 | 120 | — | Dernier MC |