Irma (singer)
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Irma during a charity concert on 14 July 2011.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Irma Pany |
| Born |
15 July 1988 Douala, Cameroon |
| Origin | Paris, France |
| Genres | Folk, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | My Major Company, Universal Republic Records |
| Website | irmaofficial |
Irma Pany (born 15 July 1988), better known as Irma, is a Cameroonian singer-songwriter living in France.
She was born in Douala in a family with musical background. Her father is a guitarist and her mother was in a church choir.
As a child Irma was performing at masses too. At age 15, she went to a high school in Paris, France, to improve her school education.
In 2008, Irma entered ESCP Europe (Top French Business School) and graduated in the Master in Management in 2012.
By 2007, she had posted her first videos on YouTube. Those included her own compositions, including "Letter to the Lord" and a piano piece "Somehow", as well as cover versions of songs including "I Want You Back" by The Jackson 5, "Bubbly" by Colbie Caillat and "New Soul" by Yael Naim.
She released several home-made videos with acoustic covers on YouTube in collaboration with French and international musicians, including Tété ("Hey Ya!"), Matthieu Chédid ("Rolling in the Deep"), Gad Elmaleh ("Isn't She Lovely?"), Tom Dice ("Talkin' 'bout a Revolution") from Belgium and Patrice ("The Times They Are a-Changin'") from Germany. Together with will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas she performed a cover version of "I Want You Back".
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