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Not.fay

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not.fay
Born9 May 1995
OriginSwitzerland
GenresR&B
Years active2017–present
Labels
Websitewww.itsnotfay.com

Not.fay (born Nour Alessandra Fahmy) is a Swiss-Egyptian R&B artist. In 2017, not.fay released her debut EP Purple.[1][2] Since 2017, she has been releasing singles regularly, unattached to a project.[1][3] Not.fay has opened for Yizzy and was planned to open for Bhad Bhabie in Jordan before the concert was cancelled.[4][5]

Personal life

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Not.fay was born in Switzerland to an Egyptian father and a Swiss mother.[6] During her adolescence, not.fay lived in Jordan[7] and then moved to the UK.[8] She is currently based in Oakland, California.[5]

Career

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In 2018, not.fay placed number 27 in the UK Music Week charts.[3] In 2019, she was selected by public vote to open for popular UK music festival called Strawberries & Creem.[7] She was also set to open for Bhad Bhabie's concert in Jordan before the show itself was cancelled because Bhad Bhabie had made controversial comments.[9][10]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Lowkey R&B Presents: The Not.Fay Interview". What You Expect?. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  2. ^ "UK based Swiss born artist FAY hits the official U.K Commercial Pop Charts with 'Candy Crush'". Tophitz. 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  3. ^ a b Odutola, Tayo (2020-11-02). "not.fay lays out her thoughts on "never me"". EARMILK. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  4. ^ Odutola, Tayo (2020-06-30). "not.fay sets it off on the sultry "Cabernet" • Word Is Bond". Word Is Bond. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  5. ^ a b "Oakland-based Egyptian R&B singer Not.Fay shares '2009': Listen – GRUNGECAKE". grungecake.com. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  6. ^ "Diandra Reviews It All- Interviews Not Fay: Finding The Original You". Diandra Reviews It All. 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  7. ^ a b "On Ghostwriting, Chart Success and International Incidents: In Conversation with Not.Fay". www.scenenoise.com. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  8. ^ weeklymusicexpress (2018-04-24). "UK based Swiss born artist FAY hits the official U.K Commercial Pop Charts with 'Candycrush'". Weekly Music Express. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  9. ^ "Bhad Bhabie Reacts to Jordan Concert Cancellation Over Tweet: 'I Don't Know Why They Was So Sensitive to That'". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  10. ^ "Bhad Bhabie concert in Jordan canceled over Israel support". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2021-05-13.