Nataly Andria
Malagasy female singer-songwriter
Nataly Andria-Dave (born Nataly Haritiana Andrianaivoson, 3 February 1985), is a Malagasy-French, pop-soul singer. She was a finalist, from a thousand contestants, on the first local season of an American Idol-inspired TV show in Madagascar, called Pazzapa.
Life and career
Andria was born in Antsirabe, Madagascar. Her mother is a descent from the royal family of King Andriandranandobe, and her father was, originally, a singer/guitar player, but went to work for the national Oil and Gas company, to provide a more stable family income.
As a youth, her father, who was the leader of rock n' blues band the "CCC guitars", taught her about jazz and blues music. She developed her skills on the guitar with two of her brothers, who founded the acclaimed band L.A Doudh, which won an award as the best alternative rock band in Madagascar in 1998. She learned various genres of music through her musical household.
Andria rose to fame by being the finalist among thousand contestants, in 2003, of the nationally broadcast TV Contest show Pazzapa. Her first single, in her mother tongue, "K'atao ahoana moa", released just right after the TV show, brought Andria to the position of a valuable and notable young artist of the nation.
Andria then moved to France and pursued a degree in Economics and Management at Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense, with majoring in Finance and Banking.
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