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.
Jah Khalib | |
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| Born | Bakhtiyar Mammadov September 29, 1993 |
| Origin | Azerbaijani, Kazakh |
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| Label | Warner Music Russia |
| Website | jahkhalib |
Biography
editBakhtiyar 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.
In April 2023, his concerts in Moscow and St. Petersburg were cancelled due to his open support of Ukraine.[8]
Personal life
editDiscography
editStudio albums
edit- 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
edit- ↑ "Jah Khalib рассказал об азербайджанском характере и джаду". news.day.az. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ↑ "Jah Khalib: "В Азербайджане моя кровь начинает бушевать"". 1news.az. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- 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.
- 1 2 3 "Jah Khalib". forbes.kz. Forbes Kazakhstan. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ↑ "Казахстанец Jah Khalib получил премию Муз-ТВ в номинации "Прорыв года"". informburo.kz. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ↑ "Jah Khalib получил первый "Золотой граммофон"". tengrinews.kz. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ↑ "Куда пропал JAH KHALIB ?! ВЫХОД В СВЕТ. Трек с Джамалой. Ходят слухи #51". youtube.com. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ↑ "Concert of Kazakh rapper Jah Khalib canceled in Russia". kaztag.kz. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Jah Khalib женился". tengrinews.kz. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ↑ Год детей | Лучшие ценности в воспитании | Статус женщин в Исламе | ORTA season 2 on YouTube "...I'll tell you my story, right? I have a wife, she's Ukrainian, she converted to Islam,..." ("...Я расскажу свою историю, да? У меня жена, она украинка, она приняла Ислам,...")