Jamia Simone Nash

Jamia Simone Nash started singing at two years old and was discovered at five, after winning the Apollo Kids Talent Search Competition. She went on to appear on Showtime at the Apollo, where she sang Alicia Keys' song Fallin' and wowed the audience.

Since then, she has shared the stage with many celebrity artists, performing for the Essence Awards, the NBA All Star Game, The Maury Show, Soul Train Christmas Starfest, BET's Celebration of Gospel, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Steve Harvey's Big Time.

For television, Nash lends her singing voice to the character Uniqua on the Nick Jr. animated show The Backyardigans. Billed as MC Lily, Nash sang about the alphabet on Nick Jr. in the music video Bongo Bird, which was featured on the Noggin series Jack's Big Music Show. She has also been seen on the prime-time series My Wife and Kids Half and Half and Romeo! Last summer she appeared as Young Fantasia in the Lifetime original movie Life Is Not A Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story.

Nash makes her big-screen debut in August Rush.

Jamia Simone Nash Facts

Occupation	Actress
Birthday	August 21, 1996 (11)
Sign	Leo
Birthplace	Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

Selected Filmography

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