Naaz

Naaz Mohammad Born Gorinchem The Netherlands 8 June 1998 Known Professionally As Naaz Is A Dutch-Kurdish Indie Pop Singer. Born In Gorinchem Naaz And Her Family Moved To Rotterdam When She Was Two. Her Parents Fled Iraq During The Gulf War Naaz's Father Is A Doctor And Her Mother Is His Assistant. Naaz Was Bullied At School But Found Comfort In The Words Of One Of Her Teachers. A Car Accident In Which Her Parents Were Wounded Was A Turning Point In Her Life And That Of Her Parents Music Had Been A 'no-Go' But After The Accident The Family Was More Open And Accepting Of Their Daughter's Ambitions. As A Singer Naaz Initially Gained Media Attention As A Participant In The Holland's Got Talent TV Show In 2014 But Her Independent Career In Electronic Indie Pop Seriously Took Off In 2016 When She Started To Release Singles On Spotify. 'Sadboy' 2016 Was The First Although Naaz Herself Feels That Was "just A Sketch". She Considers 'Words' 2017 To Be Her Proper Début Song. Naaz Released A String Of Singles And Two EPs Bits Of Naaz 2018 And The Beautiful Struggle 2019 . She Disappeared From The Spotlights For A Year Or Two Battled Some Demons And Returned As An Independent Artist In May 2022 - A Woman Rather Than A Girl Relocated From Rotterdam To Amsterdam - With The Single 'Sad Violins' And In January 2023 The Album Never Have I Ever. read less