Alanas Chošnau | |
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| Born | Alanas Ibrahimas Chošnau (1974-07-11)July 11, 1974 (age 51) Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Origin | Lithuanian |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | Monaco Production, Melodija |
| Website | http://www.alanaschosnau.com/ |
Alanas Chošnau (born July 11, 1974) is aLithuanian singer and songwriter.[1] From 1992–2001 and 2014–2018, he was the frontman of the bandNaktinės Personos. From 2001 and 2009 and since 2019, Chošnau successfully developed a solo career. He won the 'Best Performer of the Year' , 'Best Song', 'Best Video', 'Golden Disc' in the Lithuanian National Radio Awards.[2][3] Chošnau is continuously named as one of the most played and most performing artists of Lithuania.
Chošnau was born to a Lithuanian mother andKurdish father fromIraq[1] inVilnius, Lithuania. The family—Chošnau with his parents and sister Greta—lived inBaghdad,Iraq until Chošnau's mother died in 1983.[4] The 8-year-old Chošnau returned to Lithuania and was raised by his grandparents. However, his then teenaged sister was left in Baghdad with their father.[4] Thus Chošnau grew up speaking the Arabic language and only later learned theLithuanian language.[5] Tragic family split was not enough for the destiny. The long lasting Iraq–Iran war separated Chošnau from his father and sister for a long time.
Despite all of the difficult times and severe emotions, Chošnau established the pop music group Naktinės Personos along with Aras Vėberis in 1992. Chošnau performed as the frontman singer of Naktinės Personos over 10 years until the group split in 2001. During the Naktinės Personos national tour in 1997, Chošnau together with Aras and their manager got into road accident crashing his car and severely injuring the neck, which temporally paralysed both legs.[6] Fortunately, after a long treatment and rehabilitation Chošnau fully recovered and returned back to the music. In 1992 – 2001 Naktinės Personos released 10 albums and 2 singles with multiple national awards the 'Band of the Year' and 'Album of the Year'. It was a truly successful band attracting up to 30,000 fans at their live concerts (Vingis Park, 1998).
Since 2001 Chošnau continues releasing new style music and performing live as a solo artist proving another level of success. Chošnau released 7 solo albums until 2009 and then he made a break travelling to his fatherland Baghdad (Iraq) and Amman (Jordan) for creative and personal recharge.
During his solo period, in 2003, Chošnau released his debut solo albumPusiau atmerktos akys, which was sold in a more than 10,000 copies in 3 months and was announced 'Golden',.[7] In the same year, it was immediately followed by another solo albumMintimis su tavimi, which became 'Golden' again.[8] In 2003 Chošnau was nominated by the national "Bravo Awards" as the "Male Singer of the Year".[9]
In 2004 Chošnau participated in a reality showDžiunglės[10] a survival competition in Malaysian jungles organised by TV3 television channelTV3. In 2007 Chošnau took part in another TV projects such asŠok su žvaigžde!(Lithuanian installment ofDancing with the Stars)[11] andŽvaigždžių duetai onLNK (singing competition of celebrity duos) in 2008.[12] Chošnau songKur gimsta lašai, released within the third solo album, became the theme song of the projectDžiunglės.[13] In 2008, Chošnau played the artist's role in a Lithuanian movie5 dienų avantiūra ('Five Days Affair').[14]
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