Award-winning singer/songwriter Shahin Badar – of ‘the Prodigy’ fame – has been nominated for best alternative act for the Asian Music Awards (AMAS) 2009. Best known for her spine-tingling vocals on the Prodigy’s ‘Smack my Bitch up’ smash-hit1, Shahin returns to the music scene, for the first time in two years after recovering from serious illness, with the release of her debut solo album ‘Laila’.
Shahin Badar, who lives in London, said: “I’m thrilled to be nominated for an AMA after such a long stint away from the music scene. “My new album ‘Laila’ features an eclectic mix of Electronica, Arabic and Indian sounds – so there’s something that appeals to everyone.
“I’m the only female in the alternative music category so hopefully girl-power will prevail on the night.”
To vote for Shahin Badar in the best alternative category for the 2009 UK AMAS go to: http://www.theukama.com/
“we have worked with shahin a few times and she always smashes it in the studio . she carries a special energy and vibe that we all buzz off , she totally understood on a street level what we wanted to do with ‘smack my bitch up’ and we respect her for having the balls to get involved in that record…. we wish her good luck with her nomination”. Liam Howlett ‘prodigy’
Notes to editors:
Shahin Badar is best known for the Prodigy’s ‘Smack My Bitch Up’ single, which featured her vocals on the Prodigy’s multi-million selling album ‘Fat Of The Land’ giving them and Shahin Billboard and UK No. 1 chart positions. ‘Fat Of The Land’ gained entry into the Guinness Book of Records as the fastest selling album at the time. For this she received a double platinum disc and a place in music history.
Shahin Badar is the first female Asian artist from the Indian subcontinent to have crossed over internationally with the world-renowned dance giants of music ‘ The Prodigy ‘.
Shahin Badar has also collaborated with Golden Globe Award winner A.R. Rahman, Jah Wobble, Twista and Juliet Lewis.
Shahin featured on two further Prodigy albums that enjoyed UK number one chart positions. She has worked with dance maestro Tim Deluxe on the single Mundaya, which was chosen as an ‘Essential tune of the week’ by BBC Radio 1 DJ Pete Tong.
Shahin has already won Best Female Vocalist at the Asian Pop Awards; nominations for Ethnic Multicultural Media Award – Best New Comer; Asian Women of Achievement Awards – Arts & Culture; Muslim News Alhamra Award for Excellence and Channel 5’s prestigious Community Award – Glory of India thereby establishing Shahin as one of the most outstanding female Asian vocalists in the UK dance and British Asian music scene.
Label: Shahin Badar Records through Imprint Records
Distribution: Cargo
Shahin Badar is available for interview. For more information visit: www.shahinbadar.com and www.myspace.com/shahinbadar.
