Sevda Alizadeh (born 1 September 1987), known professionally as Sevdaliza, is an Iranian-Dutch singer and songwriter Born in Iran and based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, she was originally a professional basketball player before embarking upon a music career Her music has been described as a fusion of trip hop, experimental pop, and alternative R&B, while incorporating influences from various other sourcesSevdaliza's visually sophisticated music videos caught the attention of many international blogs and magazines, with Complex nominating her video for "Sirens of the Caspian" as a top ten video of the year in 2014 This was succeeded by features with Vogue and Alexander Wang, while H&M made her a brand ambassador Sevdaliza herself describes her music as "raw, strong, and vulnerable", while her stage persona is "everything (the audience) want(s) (her) to be"Sevdaliza was born in Tehran, Iran in 1987, but moved to the Netherlands at a young age She left home at 16 on a basketball scholarship and played as part of the Dutch national team She continued with basketball and her studies, but chose to start making music when she was 24 Not trained to read music or play instruments, she taught herself how to sing and how to use Ableton, drawing on the reserve of discipline that drove her time in sports
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