Naaz - mini concert

Don't miss this acoustic set by singer-songwriter Naaz in the foyer of LantarenVenster. With well-known songs with millions of streams like "Words," "Loving Love" and "Up To Something" and recent releases like "Sad Violins and "Azadî," Naaz is one of the most authentic and pure artists you've heard in ages. 

"Hope is every second after this minute. Hope is going on and knowing that it will be okay and then it can go wrong again too, but you're still there." 

Rotterdam-Kurdish singer-songwriter Naaz's career has been one of high peaks and deep valleys. She first gained fame with her participation in Holland's Got Talent in 2014, with the release of her debut EP Bits of Naaz (2018) she went like a comet. She won two Edisons and performed at major festivals such as Lowlands and Eurosonic Noorderslag. In 2020, she suddenly disappeared from view; in Dutch Vogue she spoke openly the about the mental and physical exploitation due to success and she put a point behind her career. Fortunately, the good feeling returned when in 2022 it turned out that music made her happy after all. Since early 2022, the urge to record songs returned, and without a plan, she dove into the studio. "There, for the first time, I felt happy again. Butterflies in my stomach; a physical reaction." The first song she wrote was the successful comeback single "Sad Violins," which she is sure to perform this evening.

Watch the clip of 'Azadî' below or watch the Meet Naaz, Ambassador of the 53rd Poetry International Festival-clip