Naomi Lareine

Naomi Lareine
Born
Naomi Bruderer

(1994-01-17) 17 January 1994 (age 30)
Switzerland
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2018–present
Association football career
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2005–2006 FC Wallisellen
2006–2008 FC Langnau
2008–2009 GC/Schwerzenbach
2009–2010 Grasshopper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Grasshopper 9 (0)
2017 FC Altstetten 32 (8)
International career
2010–2011 Switzerland U17 10 (0)
2011 Switzerland U19 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Naomi Bruderer (born 17 January 1994), known professionally as Naomi Lareine,[1] is a Swiss rhythm and blues singer-songwriter and former footballer who represented Switzerland internationally as a youth.

Career

Discovered by the rapper Noizy, Lareine released her first song, "Sweet Latina", in March 2018. Nine months later, her song "Issa Vibe" was a noted success and allowed her to establish herself in Swiss music.[2] She has collaborated with the rapper Stress and has performed, with him and solo, in major Swiss music festivals, including the Gurtenfestival. In 2019, Swiss Radio chose her as "SRF 3 Best Talent" for her debut EP, "Unchained".[3]

Initially, Lareine's love songs were about boys. But after her first romantic relationship, with a woman, she decided to come out as gay and to write only about women, beginning with "Sweet Latina". She has attributed the success of her songs, in part, to their resulting authenticity.[4]

Personal life

Lareine's family is of Senegalese, Mauritanian and Swiss origin. Her father was a professional ice hockey player. Up until age 19, she played football for Grasshopper Club Zürich and in the Swiss national under-19 football team, then decided to focus on her musical career.[3]

"Naomi Lareine" is a stage name. She was in her mid-twenties as of 2019.[3]

References

  1. ^ Luttenberger, Sabrina (June 2021). ""Ehrlichkeit hat eine besondere Energie"" [Honesty has a special energy]. The Red Bulletin (in German). pp. 34–36. Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ Braun, Claire (28 February 2019). "Die R'n'B-Queen Naomi Lareine hebt ihr Zepter für Selbstakzeptanz". Vice (in German). Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "SRF 3 Best Talent – Die Live-Kür der R'n'B-Queen: Naomi Lareine im SRF 3 Studio". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 31 October 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  4. ^ ""Ich singe nur noch über Girls"". 20 Minuten (in German). 16 October 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.