Chopy Shakir Fatah () (; born June 10, 1983) is a contemporary

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singer. She was born in Kirkuk, Iraq.

Career

Her family emigrated to the

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in 1988. She released her first album titled ''Çît Naw Binêm'' in 2003. After emigrating to the Netherlands, she joined a Dutch

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school in 1990 and also attended a music school in 1996 where she focused on singing under the supervision of her teachers. In 1999, she attended the Kurdish Music Academy in

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where she studied under the supervision of the Kurdish music teacher ''Wirya Ahmad''. She performed on stage for the first time in

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in 2000. Chopy has released a total of 5 Kurdish music albums and 3 English singles "Draw the Line", "My Homeland" and "Think of Me". Chopy has been interviewed by many Kurdish and Iraqi newspapers and magazines, as well as by newspapers from Turkey (

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), Dutch newspapers

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and the Italian weekly women's fashion and celebrity gossip magazine

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. The Dutch current affairs TV programmes

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and Goudmijn made reports about Chopy's life. She has also performed in Jörgen Raymanns TV show 'Zo Raymann' (Raymanns Suikerfeest). In 2008 Chopy became the cultural

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that caters to more than 9 million subscribers around

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. The result of this was that thousands of Chopy's (Asia Cell) billboards were placed around Iraq. Chopy has performed in

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, the

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, the

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, the

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and the

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. In the Kurdish populated areas of

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and

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, she is one of the most famous singers (according to Turkish newspaper Habertürk ). Thousands of her CDs have been sold around the world. Uniquely of Chopy is the fact that she is known in different parts of

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because she sings in Kurdish-Sorani (native) and Kurdish-Kurmanci (according to the Dutch newspaper NRC Next). Thus she gave concerts throughout Kurdistan: in Diyarbakir (Amed), Batman, Arbil (Erbil/Hawler), Qamishlo,

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and Van. Chopy was one of the first singers to perform in the Iraqi city of

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after the fall off Saddam's dictatorship. Chopy stated that she did so because of her love for her hometown and her many fans (according to the Dutch newspaper

). Many of Chopy Fatah's concerts and music events have been attended by important Iraqi and Kurdish politicians like the President of the Republic of Iraq,

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and the president of the

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, Massoud Barzani. Chopy Fatah during One Young World summit in South Africa

Chopy supported in 2009 the

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DTP (the current BDP

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) by sending an official letter to its leader

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where she explained that she will do everything in her power to support the peaceful solution of the Kurdish issue in

(North-Kurdistan). “As a

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I want to show my support to the solution of the Kurdish question in North-Kurdistan (Southeast Turkey).” Chopy said she is willing to give free concerts in

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(Amed), Cizîr, Batman and other cities to support peace. Chopy was one of the Kurdish singers that held concerts in Iraqi Kurdistan to raise money for the Kurdish victims of the Van earthquake that struck the city in southeastern Turkey in October 2011 (

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). On 21 March 2013 she held a performance in the

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i city of

(Amed) in front of 2 million people to support peace and freedom for the

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. In October 2013 Chopy was chosen to be the Kurdish flag bearer for the One Young World Summit' in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Kurdish flag was for the first time hoisted at the event, alongside flags of 190 other countries attending the summit.

Chopy's music & advertisement videos are played on different TV channels in the Middle East: * ''Qatar – Arabic'' Flag of Qatar

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* ''Iraq – Arabic'' Flag of Iraq

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, Al Sharqiya, Al-Baghdadia TV,

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and Al Sumaria * ''Iraq – Kurdish'' Flag of Iraq

: Kurdistan TV, KurdSat, Kurdish News Network (KNN), Zagros TV, Gali Kurdistan, Kanal4, KOREK TV, VIN TV, Kurdmax, NRT2, Rudaw TV * ''UAE – Arabic'' Flag of the United Arab Emirates

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(MBC) * ''UAE – Persian'' Flag of the United Arab Emirates

: Persian Music Channel (PMC) * ''Iran – Kurdish'' Flag of Iran

: TISHK TV, Rojhelat TV, KBC, Newroz TV, KLIK SAT, KOMALA TV * ''Turkey – Kurdish'' Flag of Turkey

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, Sterk TV, MMC TV, TRT 6, Kurd1 Channel, Dünya TV, * ''Lebanon and Egypt – Arabic'' Flag of Lebanon

: Melody Music * ''Syria – Kurdish'' : Ronahî TV

Discography

2003 – Çît Naw Binêm

* 02. Siya Cemane * 03. Legel Xem * 04. Yara Min * 05. Le Mehzunan * 06. Xosewistekem * 07. Hevala Min * 08. Xemi Duri * 09. Seydayi

2007 – Nawit Denem Jino

* 01. Gwe Nagirim * 02. Serbesti * 03. Hedi Hedi * 04. Bimbexse * 05. Xak * 06. Isqa Mezin * 07. De Birro * 08. Zistani Ruhh * 09. Day Wele Nabe, Semame * 10. Ere Bazo, Neki * 11. Be Soz * 12. Grftar * 13. Kirkuk

2010 – Crystal

* 01. Hewilmede * 02. Kiristal * 03. Be tu nagem * 04. Disan * 05. Eshqe diwar ninin * 06. Meysharewe * 07. Mire peyvan * 08. Ho ew kesey

2011 – Şara

* 01. Le Paş Mergim * 02. Nemam * 03. Lanik Jînan * 04. Beqûrban * 05. Sefer * 06. Nemirdim Min * 07. Ehmedî Mala Mûsa * 08. Evînê * 09. Le Derîyawe * 10. Loy Nemayîme * 11. Lawkê Metînê * 12. Bûlbûl Exwênê

2012 – Baran

* 01. Awir Dewe * 02. Baran * 03. Wenegir * 04. Diltengiyekanim * 05. Tirsi Mergawi * 06. Rojgar * 07. Yar * 08. Xweneri Tenya * 09. Diro * 10. Baran (Unplugged Version)

2017 – Bnar

* 01. To Siareki * 02. Lem Ziz Mebe (Zana Remix) * 03. Be Yadi Towe * 04. Hat U Cu * 05. Heqi Xote * 06. Bot Nusiwm * 07. Copi * 08. Barana * 09. Dem Ewareye * 10. Tube Bit * 11. Lem Ziz Mebe * 12. Daya Gian (Dillin Hoox Collab) * 13. Copi (Renas Miran Remix)

Singles

* 01. Think of me * 02. Draw the line * 03. My Homeland

References

External links

Official website of Chopy Fatah

* ttp://www.brendastoter.nl/?p=2701 Chopy's newspaper interview – Algemeen Dagblad (Dutch)
Report about Chopy on Dutch Television – EenVandaag (Dutch)

Report about Chopy on Dutch Television – Goudmijn (Dutch)

Chopy on Dutch TV programme Raymanns Suikerfeest – from min 39(Dutch)

Chopy in an AsiaCell advertisement
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Career

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Discography

2003 – Çît Naw Binêm

2007 – Nawit Denem Jino

2010 – Crystal

2011 – Şara

2012 – Baran

2017 – Bnar

Singles

References

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