Imodeli nomculi u-Imany (igama langempela uNadia Mlajao) wazalwa ngo-April 5, 1979 eFrance. Naphezu kokuqala ngempumelelo komsebenzi wakhe ebhizinisini lokumodela, akazange agcine indima "yentombazane ekhavayo" futhi, ngenxa yezwi elihle lezwi lakhe, wazuza izinhliziyo zezigidi zabalandeli njengomculi.
Ubuntwana bukaNadia Mlajao
Uyise nomama ka-Imani babehlala eComoros. Ngaphambi nje kokuzalwa kwendodakazi yabo, abazali banquma ukuthuthela eFrance, lapho babenethemba lokuzinikeza bona kanye nentombazane impilo engcono.
U-Imani wazalelwa kakade edolobheni laseFrance iMartigues, elitholakala esifundeni saseProvence, eningizimu-mpumalanga yezwe.
Eseyingane, wayehlukaniswa ngamandla nokuhamba. Ukuze bathuthukise lezi zimfanelo, abazali bakhokhele indodakazi yabo imisebenzi yezemidlalo yobuchwepheshe.
Ekuqaleni, intombazane yayizibandakanya kwezokusubatha, lapho yathola khona imiphumela emihle ekugijimeni. Wabe esekhangwa ukugxuma okuphezulu.
Lapho ineminyaka engu-10, indodakazi yami yathunyelwa esikoleni sezempi esikhethekile sezingane. Lapha, imithwalo yezemidlalo engathi sína, kanye nesiyalo esinzima, simlindile.
Le ngxenye yempilo yomculi ayikwazi ukubizwa ngokuthi ijabule kakhulu, kodwa kwaba sesikoleni sezempi lapho kutholakala khona okusha okumangalisayo - wabona ikhono lakhe lomculo futhi waqala ukucula.
Ekuqaleni bekungamakilasi ekwaya yesikole. Ngokushesha othisha baqaphela ukuthi intombazane yayinekhono ngenxa yamandla angavamile ezwi layo.
Ngesikhathi esifanayo, umculi osemusha wayelalela kusihlwa (emva kwesikole) izingoma zikaTina Turner noBillie Holiday, futhi wayefisa ukuba ngumdlali we-actress eNew York.
Umsebenzi wokumodela u-Imany
Izinhlelo azihloselwe ukufezeka ngaso sonke isikhathi. Yilokhu okwenzeka ku-Imani. Lapho ephothula esikoleni esiphakeme, esikhundleni sokuqhubeka nezifundo zokucula kanye nohambo lokuya eNew York ukuze athole udumo lokulingisa, kungazelelwe waba imodeli. Intombazane yayinomzimba ofanelekayo, ukubukeka okungavamile futhi yayinomusa ngokwemvelo.
Waqashelwa omunye wama-agent ayefuna onobuhle bebhizinisi lokumodela, owamnika isipho okwakungenakwenzeka ukuba ale. Futhi ngemva kokuhlolwa okuphumelelayo, intombazane yaqala umsebenzi wayo wokumodela ejensi eyaziwayo emhlabeni wonke ye-Ford Models.
Ukusebenza ejensi yokumodela eyiphrofeshinali kuyishintshe kakhulu impilo yentombazane. Amathemba amasha, angakaze abonwe kuze kube manje avuleka phambi kwakhe.
Ngokushesha, ngemva kokusayina inkontileka entsha enkulu, u-Imani wathuthela e-United States, lapho ahlala khona iminyaka engaba ngu-7. Lapha wabamba iqhaza emibukisweni yemfashini futhi wakhanya emakhazeni ama-tabloids adumile.
Ibhizinisi lokumodela linonya, futhi iminyaka yamamodeli adumile yayinomkhawulo wayo. Lapho u-Imani ebona ukuthi isikhathi sakhe siyasondela, wabuyela ezweni lakubo eFrance ukuze aphinde ahlanganyele ithalente lakhe lokucula.
Umsebenzi ka-Imany emculweni
Umculi wathuthela eParis futhi wathatha igama lesiteji elithi Imany. Eziningi ongakhetha kuzo, wayishiya lena, njengoba ihunyushwa isuka olimini lwesiSwahili ngokuthi “ukholo”.
Ukuzijwayeza nokuthuthukisa izwi lakhe, umculi owayesafuna ukunikeza amakhonsathi ezindaweni zokudlela ezincane nasemakilabhini eParis. Wenze izingoma ezidumile nezaziwayo enezingoma aziqambe yena.
Ngemva kokuthola ulwazi olwanele, u-Imani waqala ukwakha i-albhamu yakhe yokuqala enobude obugcwele. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngalesi sikhathi wayeseqongelele izinto zengoma ezanele ukuze aqophe i-disc.
Irekhodi lalo mculi lokuqala laphuma ngo-2011 labizwa ngokuthi, The Shape of a Broken Heart, elaqoshwa ngesitayela somphefumulo. Abagxeki baphawule indlela asebenza ngayo u-Imani evusa inkanuko kanye nokukhanga kwakhe kwemvelo.
Ngokushesha lo mculi waba nolwandle lwabalandeli ababonga ithalente lakhe lomculo. I-albhamu ithole imiklomelo nezindondo ezahlukene. Ngakho, eFrance naseGreece, yaba i-platinum, futhi ePoland yanikezwa lesi simo izikhathi ezintathu!
Ingoma ethi Ongeke Wayazi ijabulele impumelelo enkulu. Ngezinhlelo ezahlukene, le ngoma idlalwe imisakazo ethandwa kakhulu.
Ngokuzayo, ithrekhi ithathe izikhundla eziphezulu kumashadi omculo amakhulu emhlabeni. Kwakuvame ukufakwa emakilabhini, emicimbini, futhi umculi wayethandwa kakhulu.
Naphezu kokuthi sekudlule iminyaka eminingi kwasungulwa leli culo, lisasohlwini lwadlalwayo namashadi omculo. Ecishe yaduma kakhulu enye ingoma yomculi othi The Good The Bad & The Crazy.
Yilezi zingoma ezimbili eziwuhlobo lwekhadi lokuvakasha lika-Imani. Ngenxa yabo, wawina izethameli eziningi emhlabeni wonke futhi wafinyelela izinga elisha emsebenzini wakhe womculo.
Ebheka isiFulentshi njengomdabu wakhe, umculi uyaqhubeka nokucula kuyo. Futhi ngisho newebhusayithi yayo esemthethweni idalwe ngalolu limi.
Ngaphandle komsebenzi womculo nokumodela
Umculi uzama ukungakhangisi impilo yakhe yomuntu siqu futhi ugcina bonke ubudlelwano bakhe buyimfihlo. Ukholelwa ukuthi umbono ngaye kufanele uvezwe ngokusekelwe emsebenzini wakhe, hhayi ngesisekelo samanoveli othando nenhlebo.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngenxa yokuba matasa, isimiso somzuzu nomzuzu, u-Imani umane akanaso isikhathi esanele namandla othando. Umculi uyakwazi ukuhlala ngesikhathi esisodwa eFrance nase-USA, kanye nokuhamba emhlabeni wonke ngamakhonsathi.
Njengoba u-Imani esho, akakaze afune ukuduma. Ngolunye usuku nje ngabona ukuthi umculo uyinto ebaluleke kakhulu okufanele uzinikele kuyo.
Akagcini lapho, umculi uqamba izingoma ezintsha ezinhle, urekhoda amarekhodi futhi avakashe ngentshiseko.
