Jamia Simone Nash (born August 21, 1996) in

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, U.S., also known simply as Jamia, is an American singer and actress.

Career

Nash's first national appearance was in ''

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'' in 2000 in which she played Quincy and Monica’s baby. ''

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'' in 2002, where she sang the

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song " Fallin'". She performed at the 2003

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, singing

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's song " Who's Lovin' You" in honor of

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. She and her younger sister Olivia sing the hook in the song "Black Girl Pain" on Talib Kweli's 2004 album ''

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''. In 2005, she performed a variation of " B-I-N-G-O," titled "B-O-N-G-O," in a music video for '' Jack's Big Music Show''. The song was about a time a bongo bird was found in a bongo tree. She played a ten-year-old Fantasia Barrino in the 2006

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Original Movie '' Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story'', a biographical film about the 2004 ''

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'' winner. In the 2007 film ''August Rush'', Nash's character "Hope" is the lead vocalist on the song "

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", which was nominated for the

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. Nash performed "Raise It Up" from ''August Rush'' at the 2008 Academy Awards, making her the youngest ever to perform on an Academy Awards telecast. Also at the Academy Awards, she was shown on stage playing tennis via ''

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'' with the host

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until he noticed the crowd behind her and she ran off stage. Her latest appearance was on July 18, 2009, in the Kennedy Center. She sang

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" as a tribute for the Apollo program's 40th anniversary. Nash appeared on CBS' daytime television soap opera, ''

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'' as

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in 2008. Billed as MC Lily, Nash sang and rapped about the alphabet on Nick Jr. Her song "Bongo Bird" (sung to the tune of "Bingo") was featured as a video on the Noggin series '' Jack's Big Music Show''. She was the original singing voice of the character Uniqua on the first three seasons of '' The Backyardigans''. She has also acted in episodes of '' 7th Heaven'', '' Romeo!'', ''

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'', and appeared as herself on '' The Tony Danza Show'', '' Half & Half'' and ''Big Time''. She also performed the

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at Citi Field. Nash, credited as 'Jamia', is featured on the song "Haunted" from the Deluxe version of Fantasia Barrino's album '' Side Effects of You'' (2013). On March 28, 2017, Nash independently released her debut EP, "Simply Jamia."

Discography

*''Simply Jamia EP'' (2017)

Filmography

*'' Half & Half'' (2003) – Jamia *'' 7th Heaven'' (2003) – Haley Michaels *''

'' (2003) – Aretha *'' Romeo!'' (2004) – Chantel *'' The Backyardigans'' – Uniqua (singing voice from 2004 to 2009) *'' Jack's Big Music Show'' (2005) – Jamia *'' Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story'' (2006) – Young Fantasia Barrino *'' August Rush'' (2007) – Hope *''

'' (2008–2012) –

References

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