Yasmine Hamdan

About

World Music singer from Lebanon who rose to fame after co-founding the duo Soapkills, one of the first independent electronic bands in the Middle East. She moved to Paris, collaborating with other artists and coming out with her first album, Arabology, in 2008 under the Y.A.S moniker. In 2012, she released her first self-titled solo album in France, which was released internationally in 2013. She is known for playing with various dialects in her lyrics.

Before Fame

She and Zeid Hamdan (no relation) formed the duo Soapkills and released their first album, Bater, in 1999. Because of Soapkills' ingenuity, she remains an icon of underground music in the Arab world. 

Trivia

Her yasminehamdan Instagram account has 30,000 followers. She posts information about what's going on in the middle east and which causes to support. There are posters and CD covers advertising her work, as well as videos from concerts she's played. There are photos of her surroundings and her family. She shared a link to her Instagram for a gofundme to help a friend get a kidney transplant. 

Family Life

She is married to Palestinian film director and actor Elia Suleiman. She has cats. She was born in Beirut, and has lived in Greece as well.

Associated With

She has a cameo in Jim Jarmusch's film Only Lovers Left Alive which starred Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston.