Bakhtiyar Mammadov (Azerbaijani: Bəxtiyar Məmmədov, Kazakh: Бахтияр Мамедов; born 29 September 1993), known professionally as Jah Khalib is a Kazakh rapper, singer and record producer.
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Birth name | Bakhtiyar Mammadov |
Born | (1993-09-29) September 29, 1993 (age 29) Almaty, Kazakhstan |
Origin | Azerbaijani |
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Labels | Warner Music Russia |
Website | jahkhalib |
Bakhtiyar Mammadov was born on September 29, 1993, in Almaty to an Azerbaijani father and Kazakh mother.[1][2] He studied musicology and management in the Kazakh National Conservatory.[3]
When starting his solo career, he took on the stage name of Jah Khalib. According to him, Khalib is a fictitious name, while Jah is the name of God in Rastafari.[3] Among his early works, the most popular were "Твои сонные глаза", "SnD", "Сжигая дотла" and "Ты для меня". Soon after, his popularity grew outside Kazakhstan.[4] He released his first solo album in 2016, named "Если че, я Баха".[4]
In 2015 and 2016 he was included in the list of stars of show business and sports of the Forbes Kazakhstan magazine.[4] In June 2017, he won the Muz-TV 2017 Prize for the "Breakthrough of the Year" nomination.[5] In 2018, he received his first Golden Gramophone Award for the song "Медина" in Moscow.[6]
In the summer of 2019, he moved to Kyiv, where he continued to work on his album "Выход в свет".[7] He released the album on 29 October 2019, which contained 14 tracks.
Bakhtiyar Mammadov got married in the summer of 2020.[8]