Introduction
Ardalan Afshar (Persian: اردلان افشار; born 20 September 1984 in Tehran), better known by his stage name Nazar, is an Austrian rapper of Iranian descent from Vienna.
Biography
Nazar grew up in Vienna, Austria. His father had died as a soldier in the Iran-Iraq War, whereupon his mother fled to Austria with him and his brother. Nazar spent his youth in Vienna's district of Favoriten, where at this time he often clashed with neo-Nazis. In 2006 Nazar began his career as a rapper. At a gig near Stuttgart, he was discovered by the record label Assphalt Muzik. In 2007, Nazar published several songs on the Internet, which spread quickly even outside the country.
In June 2008 the charges of robbery against him were dropped. Nazar's lawyer said his client had in the commotion "just" pulled a gun and threatened to beat the opponent.
On 12 March 2010 Nazar published the album Artkore with RAF Camora.
Since 6 May 2011 Nazar has been seen in the documentary Schwarzkopf by Arman T. Riahi. On 13 May he released his album Fakker, which was co-produced again by RAF Camora.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT |
GER |
SWI | |||
| 2008 | Kinder des Himmels | – | – | – | |
| 2009 | Paradox | – | – | – | |
| 2010 | Artkore |
31 | – | – | |
| 2011 | Fakker | 6 | 36 | – | |
| 2012 | Narkose | 5 | 10 | 28 | |
| 2013 | Fakker Lifestyle | 2 | 3 | 15 | |
| 2014 | Camouflage | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2016 | Irreversibel | 1 | 7 | 22 | |
| 2018 | Mosaik | 2 | 15 | 38 | |
Singles
| Year | Song | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUT | |||
| 2009 | "Össi Ö" |
– | Paradox |
| 2011 | "Kein morgen" |
– | |
| 2014 | "Freundlicher Diktator" | 67 | Camouflage |
| "Zwischen Zeit und Raum" |
14 | ||
| 2016 | "La Haine Kidz" | – | Irreversibel |
| "Hood Life Crew" | – | ||
| "Generation Darth Vader" | – |
- Featured in
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT |
GER | |||
| 2012 | "Fallen |
57 | 96 | |
- Juice-Exclusives
- 2010: "Fakkergeddon" (feat. RAF Camora) (Juice Exclusive!)
- 2011: "Glaubs mir" (feat. RAF 3.0) (Juice Exclusive!)
- Freetracks
- 2009: "Flammen über Wien Pt. 2" (feat. RAF Camora)
- 2010: "Meine Stadt" (feat. Chakuza, Kamp and RAF Camora)
- 2010: "Sagol" (feat. RAF Camora & Playboy 51)
Videography
- "Sandsturm" (12 August 2012)
- "Lost in Translation" (27 July 2012)
- "Narkose" (25 August 2012)
- "Danke für alles" (feat. O.Z & Dj Paul Blaze) (17 September 2012)
- "Intro" (16 June 2013)
- "Abrakadabra" (5 July 2013)
- "An Manchen Tagen" (19 July 2013)
- "Intro" (16 June 2014)
- "Rapbeef" (27 June 2014)
- "Borderliner" (11 July 2014)
- "Freundlicher Diktator" (28 August 2014)
- "Zwischen Zeit & Raum" (15 August 2014)