Nadia Mladjao, better known by her stage name Imany, is an Afro-soul singer. She was born in the French Comoros Islands in 1979. Her stage name Imany (Imani) means faith in Swahili.
As a youth, she was a successful athlete, doing high jump. Later she became a model for the Ford Models Europe agency. She went to the United States for seven years, before coming back to France, when she started her singing career. Currently, she lives between The States and France.