Imany, whose real name is Nadia Mladjao, was born on April 5, 1979 in Martigues
in the Bouches-du-Rhône region of France, into a family of Comorian origin. A
keen sportswoman, she practiced high jumping at a very high level during her
teens, before flying to the United States, where she launched a modeling career
at the age of 17. On the other side of the Atlantic, she became interested in
music and decided to learn to sing. At the same time, she began writing her own
lyrics and returned to France in 2008 to try her luck as a singer under the name
Imany (which means "my faith" or...