Nana Hedin, also known as Nana, Na Na, and Nana d'Aquini, is an internationally known vocalist from Sweden. She was born in Eskilstuna, Sweden, on 24 May, 1968. She started singing at age three and her first performance at a Children's Day festival when she was five. When she was older, she often worked as a street musician. She spent a few years in the late-80s/early-90s as a member of the band Chris At The Moment before starting to work with Dr Alban, going on a world tour with him in 1992. ...show more

Nana Hedin, also known as Nana, Na Na, and Nana d'Aquini, is an internationally known vocalist from Sweden. She was born in Eskilstuna, Sweden, on 24 May, 1968. She started singing at age three and her first performance at a Children's Day festival when she was five. When she was older, she often worked as a street musician. She spent a few years in the late-80s/early-90s as a member of the band Chris At The Moment before starting to work with Dr Alban, going on a world tour with him in 1992. The next year she joined Swedish author and comedian Jonas Gardell (where she would also eventually work with Sarah Dawn Finer) on tour, and has continued performing with him on and off to the present day.

Hedin is best known, however, as a well-repected backing singer and the voice of many acts in the eurodance genre. Her lead vocals are well known to listeners of E-Type, Stakka Bo, Dr Alban, and Flexx, as well as her own solo work. She has also done background vocals for many of the world's top artists, like Ace of Base, Céline Dion, Herbie, Britney Spears, Papa Dee. Five, Safe, Aqua, Dj Bobo, Dana Dragomir, Graaf, Gary Barlow, Amadin, & A*Teens, as well as many others.

Her first solo song was called "I'm Alive", co-written with Mikael Hujanen and Johan Nilsson, which was not the dance music she was known for. Nana recorded a dance cover of Irene Cara's "Fame" in 2001 as Nana d'Aquini, but supposedly none of the follow-ups produced in-studio were considered good enough to release. She's also been active in doing vocals for advert music, and adding her vocals to a track from the Swedish movie "Bert - den sista oskulden". In 2004, she participated in Melodifestivalen with E-type (the contests to pick the Swedish entry into the Eurovision Song Contest) with the song "Paradise", but it did not make it to the final round. She also released a cover of The Weather Girls' hit "It's Raining Men" on the Absolute HitMania compilation CD. In 2005, she also participated in Melodifestivalen, this time as a solo artist, singing "Wherever You Go". This song also failed to reach the final round.

She has many favourite artists from many different genres, like Sting and Gladys Knight. She likes films from Luc Besson (with the music of Eric Serra), and "Rumblefish", starring Mickey Rourke. She has reddish-brown hair and blue eyes, with freckles in the summertime. She's 1.56m (5'1.5") tall. Her favourite colour is blue, and she enjoys watching the moon. There is a blue moon in a dreamcatcher tattooed on her shoulder blade. She also likes SCUBA diving and collecting masks from the many countries she's visited. Her favourite foods are pasta and Thai food.

Her official site is www.nanahedin.com.

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