Delara (singer)

{{Infobox musical artist | background = person | name = Delara | image = Amanda Delara Piknik i Parken 2017 (210157).jpg | alt = Delara singing into a microphone. | caption = Delara performing in 2017 | native_name = دلارا | native_name_lang = fa | birth_name = Delara Nikman | alias = Amanda Delara | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1997}} | birth_place = Sweden | origin = Norway | genre = {{hlist|[[Pop music|Pop]]|[[contemporary R&B|R&B]]<ref name="obos" />}} | occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}} | instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|piano}} | years_active = 2016–present | label = {{hlist|GR:OW|[[Sony Music|Sony]]}} | website = {{URL|amandadelara.com}} }} '''Amanda Delara Nikman''' ({{langx|fa|آماندا دلارا نیکمن}}; born 1997), known by her stage name '''Delara''' (formerly '''Amanda Delara'''), is a Norwegian and Iranian singer. Starting her career in 2016 with debut single, "Paper Paper", she has released four EPs and one studio album, ''Shahrazad'' (2023). In 2024, her song "{{langx|no|Siste dans|label=none|i=no}}", from the film {{ill|The Snow Sister|qid=Q130478877|lt=''The Snow Sister''}}, reached [[List of number-one singles of the 2020s (Norway)|number-one in Norway]].

== Early life == Delara Nikman{{efn|In an interview with [[NRK P3]], Delara says she was born with the given name Delara; when her family moved to Norway, her parents decided she needed a Norwegian name so her name became both Delara and Amanda.<ref name="politikken">{{Cite web|url=https://p3.no/p3gull-2023-delara-ble-radet-til-a-roe-ned-pa-politikken/|title=Delara ble rådet til å «roe ned på politikken»|date=14 October 2023|lang=no|first=Espen|last=Roness|publisher=[[NRK P3]]|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref>}} was born in Sweden in 1997 to [[Swedish Iranians|Iranian parents]].<ref name="obos">{{Cite web|url=https://www.obos.no/temasider/opplevelser-og-kultur/amanda-delara-spiller-pa-manefestivalen-2024-158040|title=– Driven er en viktig del av personligheten min|date=5 April 2024|lang=no|publisher=OBOS|first=Caroline|last=Korsvoll|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref> Her mother grew up in Iran during the [[Iran–Iraq War|war with Iraq]] and was raised by a single mother.<ref name="obos" /> Delara moved to Norway at the age of one, spending fourteen years in [[Lillehammer]], and subsequently in [[Neskollen]] from the age of fifteen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://melkoghonning.no/stilorama-artisten-amanda-delara/|title=Stilorama: Artisten Amanda Delara|date=1 February 2020|lang=nb|first=Caroline|last=Krager|work=Melk & Honning|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref> Her original plan was to become a doctor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/amanda-delara-slottsfjell|title=Amanda Delara|date=21 July 2017|first=Haley|last=Weiss|work=[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref> At the age of six, she heard "[[Numb/Encore]]" by [[Jay-Z]] and [[Linkin Park]], which had a lasting impact on her; she describes it as the first time she felt a love for music.<ref name="obos" /> Delara won a school talent competition, which led her to think that she could pursue a career in music.<ref name="d2" /> She started making music full-time after secondary school.<ref name="obos" />

As a teenager, Delara would post videos on [[Instagram]] of her singing while playing piano. At the age of sixteen, she got a hold of the [[Snapchat]] account of {{ill|Kaveh (rapper)|no|Kaven (artist)|lt=Kaveh}}, a fellow Norwegian–Iranian artist who was popular at the time, and sent him videos of herself singing.<ref name="d2" /> He invited Delara to his studio in [[Økern]], Oslo, and became a mentor to her, helping her with recording her self-written songs.<ref name="d2" />

== Career == Debut single "Paper Paper" was released in August 2016 under the name Amanda Delara, through the [[independent record label]] [[GR:OW Records|GR:OW]].<ref name="d2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dn.no/d2/ledestjerner/musikk/ledestjerner-2023/ledestjerner/ledestjernen-om-rb-protestene-i-iran-og-musikkvideoen-med-alicia-keys/2-1-1448788|title=Ledestjernen om r&b, protestene i Iran og musikkvideoen med Alicia Keys|date=31 May 2023|lang=no|first=Julia|last=Afshary-Kaasa|work=[[D2 (magazine)|D2]]|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rb.no/kultur/nes/amanda-delara/amandas-utrolig-ar-har-tatt-norge-med-storm-jeg-har-dromt-om-a-jobbe-med-dette-hele-livet/s/5-43-604645|title=Amandas utrolig år – har tatt Norge med storm: – Jeg har drømt om å jobbe med dette hele livet|date=8 October 2017|lang=no|first=Elisabeth|last=Johnsen|work=[[Romerikes Blad]]|access-date=21 January 2025}}</ref> The [[dark pop]] song reached [[Spotify]]'s Viral charts both globally and in the US.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://p3.no/landets-mest-spennende-artist/|title=Landets mest spennende artist|date=10 March 2017|lang=no|first=Yordana|last=Lieng Jakobsen|publisher=[[NRK P3]]|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref> She additionally signed with [[Sony Music Norway]] in 2017,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kommunikasjon.ntb.no/pressemelding/14453482/amanda-delara-signerer-til-sony-music-med-grow-records|title=Amanda Delara signerer til Sony Music med GR:OW Records|date=8 March 2017|lang=no|publisher=[[Sony Music Entertainment Norway]]|agency=[[Norwegian News Agency]]|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref> prior to the release of R&B follow-up singles "Dirhamz" and "New Generation", and Delara's first EP, ''Rebel'', released later that year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/amanda-delara-dirhamz|title=Amanda Delara's "Dirhamz" is a stunning R&B jam with a social conscience|date=10 March 2017|first=Andrew|last=Hannah|work=[[The Line of Best Fit]]|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/amanda-delara-new-generation|title=Amanda Delara discusses the politics and attitude behind stunning new single "New Generation"|date=1 June 2017|first=Andrew|last=Hannah|work=[[The Line of Best Fit]]|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tidal.com/magazine/article/singelsnakk-med-amanda-delara/1-47136|title=Singelsnakk med Amanda Delara|date=12 January 2018|lang=no|first=Henrik|last=Sanne Kristensen|work=[[Tidal (service)|Tidal Magazine]]|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref> In the same year, she also released a cover of "Gunerius" by [[Karpe]]{{efn|At the time, Karpe used the stage name Karpe Diem.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.finansavisen.no/nyheter/finans/2020/10/07/7574377/knallar-for-karpe-okte-inntektene-med-467-prosent|title=Knallår for Karpe: Økte inntektene med 467 prosent|date=7 October 2020|lang=no|first=Herman Tinius|last=Folvik|work=[[Finansavisen]]|access-date=26 January 2025}}</ref>}}, which was featured in the Norwegian television series ''[[Skam (TV series)|Skam]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dagsavisen.no/kultur/nyetakter/2017/05/19/mork-pop-lys-framtid/|title=Mørk pop, lys framtid|date=19 May 2017|lang=no|first=Geir|last=Rakvaag|work=[[Dagsavisen]]|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref>

[[File:Amanda Delara (29519017198).jpg|thumb|Delara performing in 2018]] The single "We Don't Run from Anyone" was released in early 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nbhap.com/dailytune/amanda-delara-we-dont-run-from-anyone|title=Amanda Delara – 'We Don't Run From Anyone'|date=17 January 2018|first=Austin|last=Maloney|work=[[Nothing but Hope and Passion]]|access-date=21 January 2025}}</ref> and was used as the theme song to the television series {{ill|Mesternes mester|no|lt=''Mesternes mester''}}.<ref name="politikken" /> It was included on her second EP, ''Running Deep'', released in May 2018, which Delara described as showcasing a more personal side of herself.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/amanda-delara-running-deep|title=Amanda Delara feels the fear and does it anyway on "Running Deep", the title track of her new EP|date=11 May 2018|first=Andrew|last=Hannah|work=[[The Line of Best Fit]]|access-date=21 January 2025}}</ref> The EP, along with the follow-up single "Soldiers" produced by [[Askjell Solstrand]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://730.no/%E2%99%AB-ukens-beste-nye-lat-kommer-fra-amanda-delara-%F0%9F%87%B3%F0%9F%87%B4/|title=♫ Ukens beste nye låt kommer fra Amanda Delara|date=19 October 2018|lang=no|website=730.no|access-date=21 January 2025}}</ref> garnered Delara a nomination at the 2018 [[Spellemannprisen]] in the category of Pop Artist of the Year.<ref name="kunsten" />

{{langx|no|Et lite stykke Norge|label=none}}, Delara's third EP and her first in Norwegian, was released in January 2020.<ref name="verdier">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dagsavisen.no/kultur/nyetakter/2020/01/12/jeg-vil-at-vi-skal-snakke-om-norske-verdier-som-verdier-ikke-ting-som-brunost-og-vafler/|title="Jeg vil at vi skal snakke om norske verdier som verdier, ikke ting som brunost og vafler"|date=12 January 2020|lang=no|work=[[Dagsavisen]]|access-date=21 January 2025}}</ref> Its cover features [[Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson]], considered one of the [[The Four Greats (Norwegian writers)|most influential Norwegian writers]], and its lyrics discuss Delara's identity as a minority in Norway, as well as the [[Law of Jante]], crime, and self-confidence.<ref name="verdier" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.raumnes.no/amanda-delara-pa-norsk/s/27-162-14999|title=Amanda Delara på norsk|date=12 January 2020|lang=no|first=Jan Erik|last=Hæhre|work=[[Raumnes]]|access-date=21 January 2025}}</ref> Some of its content was incorporated into the [[national curriculum]] for secondary schools in Norway.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.raumnes.no/kultur-og-idrettsgalla-disse-er-nominert-til-utoverprisene/s/5-162-72437|title=Kultur- og idrettsgalla: Disse er nominert til utøverprisene|date=29 December 2024|lang=no|first=Fred C.|last=Gjestad|work=[[Raumnes]]|access-date=21 January 2025}}</ref> In September 2020, she decided to use the mononymous Delara as her stage name.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rb.no/amanda-delara-har-skiftet-navn-jeg-forsoker-a-ikke-ha-forventninger/s/5-43-1405619|title=Amanda Delara har skiftet navn: – Jeg forsøker å ikke ha forventninger|date=26 September 2020|lang=no|first=Elisabeth|last=Johnsen|work=[[Romerikes Blad]]|access-date=21 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tv2.no/underholdning/god-kveld-norge/norsk-artist-herjer-hitlistene-i-europa-ikke-pa-topp-50-i-norge/11679459/|title=Norsk artist herjer hitlistene i Europa - ikke på topp 50 i Norge|date=30 September 2020|lang=no|first=Kristoffer|last=Arnesen|publisher=[[TV 2 (Norwegian TV channel)|TV 2]]|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref> Later that year, "Checka", a collaboration with rapper [[Loredana (rapper)|Loredana]], became a hit in [[German-speaking Europe]],<ref name="d2" /> charting in the top five in three countries and earning {{cert|gold}} certifications in Austria and Switzerland.<ref name="ifpiat" /><ref name="ifpich" /> It was included on her fourth EP, ''Timepiece'', released in May 2021 and created during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Norway|COVID-19 pandemic]], which features music that is more calm and the productions less heavy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/james-keith/premiere-delara-flashy|title=Premiere: Norwegian R&B Singer Delara Reveals Her Expensive Tastes In "Flashy" Video|date=12 May 2021|first=James|last=Keith|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|access-date=22 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://frenchfries-mag.com/interview/2021/6/8/delara-the-way-we-stereotype-or-we-dont-stereotype|title=Delara – the way we stereotype or we don't stereotype|date=8 June 2021|first=Gioia|last=Giovani|work=French Fries Magazine|access-date=22 January 2025}}</ref>

[[File:Scheherazade.tif|thumb|''Shahrazad'' (2023), Delara's debut album, was named after [[Shahrazad|the character]] (''depiction pictured'') from ''[[One Thousand and One Nights]]''.]] In May 2023, Delara was one of seventy women of colour who accompanied [[Alicia Keys]] in a reimagined version of "[[If I Ain't Got You]]" for the [[Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] of ''[[Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/alicia-keys-if-i-aint-got-you-orchestra-queen-charlotte-1234731319/|title=Alicia Keys Performs Gorgeous 'If I Ain't Got You' With All-Women Orchestra|date=8 May 2023|first=Tomás|last=Mier|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref> In June 2023, Delara's Norwegian-language cover of the Swedish-language "[[Josefin (song)|Josefin]]" by [[Albin Lee Meldau]] became popular on [[TikTok]], resulting in her releasing a studio version.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.raumnes.no/delaras-coverversjon-tok-helt-av-hva-er-det-som-skjer/s/27-162-26197|title=Delaras coverversjon tok helt av: – Hva er det som skjer?|date=26 June 2023|lang=no|first=Amanda|last=Tandberg|work=[[Raumnes]]|access-date=22 January 2025}}</ref> It charted at number two in Norway and has been certified double platinum by [[IFPI Norge]].<ref name="topplista" /><ref name="ifpino" /> ''Shahrazad'', Delara's debut album, was released in November 2023; it was named after [[Scheherazade|the character of the same name]] from the Middle Eastern folk tale collection ''[[One Thousand and One Nights]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://10magazine.com/10-questions-with-delara-ahead-of-her-norwegian-shahrazad-tour/|title=10 Questions With Delara Ahead of Her Norwegian 'Shahrazad' Tour|date=12 January 2024|first=Bella|last=Koopman|work=[[10 Magazine (British magazine)|10 Magazine]]|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref> At the 2023 Spellemannprisen ceremony, ''Shahrazad'' won in the category of Release of the Year.<ref name="spellemann23" />

In 2024, Delara appeared on the [[Coke Studio Pakistan season 15|fifteenth season]] of ''[[Coke Studio Pakistan]]'', contributing to the song "Piya Piya Calling" alongside Karpe, Pakistani singer [[Kaifi Khalil]], and Norwegian dance group [[Quick Style]]. The song was recorded remotely, with its music video shot in mid-2023, and features lyrics in Arabic, [[Balochi language|Balochi]], English, [[Persian language|Persian]], Gujarati, Norwegian, and Urdu.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/lifestyle/arts/karpe-and-quick-style-coke-studio-season-15|title=Karpe and Quick Style bring their distinct hybrid Norwegian flair to Coke Studio|date=29 June 2024|first=Aaina|last=Bhargava|work=[[Tatler Asia]]|access-date=26 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/opinion/why-piya-piya-calling-is-an-example-of-the-soft-power-that-pakistan-needs-to-promote|title=Why "Piya Piya Calling" is an example of the soft power that Pakistan needs to promote|date=17 July 2024|first=Zaib|last=Shadani|work=[[Arabian Business]]|access-date=26 January 2025}}</ref> It became a top-five hit in Norway and went on to win the [[P3 Gull]] for Song of the Year at the 2024 ceremony, where Delara had two additional nominations.<ref name="topplista" /><ref name="p3gull24" /> "{{langx|no|Siste dans|label=none|i=no}}", a [[Christmas song]] written for the film ''[[The Snow Sister]]'' (2024), became viral on social media, with the song being used in videos to memorialise people who had died.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://xn--bodposten-n8a.no/video-julestemning-med-siste-dans-av-delara/|title=VIDEO: Julestemning med «Siste dans» av Delara|date=13 December 2024|lang=no|first=Gunnar|last=Andreassen|work=Bodøposten|access-date=26 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tv2.no/underholdning/fansen-bruker-laten-til-a-takle-sorgen-blitt-brukt-i-begravelser/17270150/|title=Fansen bruker låten til å takle sorgen: – Blitt brukt i begravelser|date=11 December 2024|lang=no|first=Håkon|last=Borge Fredriksen|publisher=[[TV 2 (Norwegian TV channel)|TV 2]]|access-date=26 January 2025}}</ref> It reached [[List of number-one singles of the 2020s (Norway)|number-one in Norway]] in November 2024, becoming Delara's song to do so.<ref name="topplista" />

=== Other ventures === In 2021, Delara participated in the reality television series {{ill|Over Atlanteren|no|lt=''Over Atlanteren''}}, where she and five other Norwegian celebrities with little sailing experience were tasked with sailing across the [[Atlantic Ocean]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.raumnes.no/amanda-delara-fra-neskollen-seilte-over-atlanteren/s/27-162-16100|title=Amanda Delara fra Neskollen seilte over Atlanteren|date=17 June 2021|lang=no|first=Stine N.|last=Hennissen|work=[[Raumnes]]|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref>

== Personal life == Delara has an [[Iranian passport]] and has been active bringing awareness to social issues affecting Iran such as [[Human rights in Iran|human rights abuses]].<ref name="obos" /> Following the [[death of Mahsa Amini]], Delara collaborated with [[Amnesty International]] to [[Mahsa Amini protests|organise a protest]] in front of the [[Norwegian parliament]] in late 2022, with over 1,000 participants.<ref name="d2" /> At the red carpet of the 2022 [[P3 Gull]] ceremony, Delara carried a sign in support of Iranian rapper [[Toomaj Salehi]], who was arrested during protests.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://p3.no/raud-lopar-p3-gull-2022/|title=Sjå bilda frå raud løpar: Protesterte mot regimet i Iran|date=26 November 2023|lang=no|publisher=[[NRK P3]]|access-date=21 January 2025}}</ref>

Delara speaks Persian and was interviewed on the Persian-language channel [[Iran International]] about her activism.<ref name="kunsten">{{Cite web|url=https://www.samtiden.no/notiser/amanda-delara-jeg-laerte-a-stole-mer-pa-meg-selv-og-pa-kunsten-min/1011772|title=Amanda Delara: – Jeg lærte å stole mer på meg selv og på kunsten min|date=7 September 2023|work=[[Samtiden]]|author=[[Norwegian News Agency]]|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://730.no/gjester-internasjonal-kanal/|title=Amanda Delara Nikman gjester Iran International – se video|date=20 October 2022|first=Janne|last=Monsen Tveit|work=730.no|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref> Though most of her songs are in English, she has also released songs in Norwegian.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/i/50QaOX/amanda-delara-viser-styrke-paa-norsk|title=Amanda Delara viser styrke på norsk|date=10 January 2020|lang=no|first=Peder|last=Ebbesen|work=[[Aftenposten]]|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref> In addition, Delara revealed she was teaching herself Spanish during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Norway|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name="d2" />

== Discography == === Studio albums === * ''Shahrazad'' (2023)

=== EPs === * ''Rebel'' (2017) * ''Running Deep'' (2018) * {{langx|no|Et lite stykke Norge|label=none}} (2020) * ''Timepiece'' (2021)

=== Singles === {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ List of singles, with year released and chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Single ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="5"| Peak positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[VG-lista|NOR]] <ref name="topplista">{{Cite web|url=https://topplista.no/artist/7746/|title=Delara|publisher=[[VG-lista]]|lang=no|access-date=15 May 2026}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]] <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Delara|title=Discographie Delara|website=austriancharts.at|lang=de|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Swiss Singles Chart|CHE]] <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Delara|title=Discographie Delara|website=hitparade.ch|lang=de|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[German Singles Chart|DEU]] <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/titel-details-2081441|title=Loredana & Delara: Checka|publisher=[[GfK]]|lang=de|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]] <ref name="sverigetopplistan">{{Cite web|url=https://sverigetopplistan.se/search/?query=delara|title=Search: Delara|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]|lang=sv|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "Paper Paper" | 2016 | — || — || — || — || — | | rowspan="2"| ''Rebel'' |- ! scope="row"| "Dirhamz" | rowspan="4"| 2017 | — || — || — || — || — | * [[IFPI Norge]]: Gold<ref name="ifpino">{{Cite web|url=https://ifpi.no/trofe/trofeoversikt/?aar=&searchterm=Delara|title=Troféoversikt: Delara|lang=no|publisher=[[IFPI Norge]]|access-date=8 December 2025}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "Gunerius" (remix) | — || — || — || — || — | * IFPI Norge: 2× Platinum<ref name="ifpino" /> | {{non-album single}} |- ! scope="row"| "New Generation" | — || — || — || — || — | * IFPI Norge: Gold<ref name="ifpino" /> | ''Rebel'' |- ! scope="row"| "{{langx|no|Tilbake til meg|label=none|i=no}}" {{small|(with Arshad Maimouni and [[Lars Vaular]])}} | — || — || — || — || — | | {{non-album single}} |- ! scope="row"| "We Don't Run from Anyone" | rowspan="3"| 2018 | — || — || — || — || — | | rowspan="2"| ''Running Deep'' |- ! scope="row"| "Keep Your Dollars" | — || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Soldiers" | — || — || — || — || — | * IFPI Norge: Gold<ref name="ifpino" /> | {{non-album single}} |- ! scope="row"| "{{langx|no|Nå er det oss|label=none|i=no}}" | rowspan="3"| 2020 | —{{efn|"{{langx|no|Nå er det oss|label=none|i=no}}" did not enter the [[Norwegian Singles Chart]], but peaked at number one on the Norwegian airplay chart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://topplista.no/charts/radio/2020-w18/|title=Radio 2020 uke 18|lang=no|publisher=[[VG-lista]]|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref>}} || — || — || — || — | * IFPI Norge: Platinum<ref name="ifpino" /> | {{langx|no|Et lite stykke Norge|label=none}} |- ! scope="row"| "Tell Me One Thing" | — || — || — || — || — | | {{non-album single}} |- ! scope="row"| "Checka" {{small|(with [[Loredana (rapper)|Loredana]])}} | — || 4 || 5 || 2 || — | * [[IFPI Austria]]: Gold<ref name="ifpiat">{{Cite web|url=https://ifpi.at/auszeichnungen/?fwp_interpret=delara|title=Gold & Platin|lang=de|publisher=[[IFPI Austria]]|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref> * [[IFPI Schweiz]]: Gold<ref name="ifpich">{{Cite web|url=http://www.swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=delara|title=Edelmetall: Delara|lang=de|website=swisscharts.com|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref> | ''Medusa'' and ''Timepiece'' |- ! scope="row"| "Shark Tank" | rowspan="3"| 2021 | — || — || — || — || — | | rowspan="2"| ''Timepiece'' |- ! scope="row"| "Swole" | — || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Gone for the Night" {{small|(with Robbz x Brookz and [[Adaam]])}} | — || — || — || — || —{{efn|"Gone for the Night" did not enter the [[Swedish Singles Chart]], but peaked at number fourteen on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215?dspy=2021&dspp=47|title=Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 47, 2021|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]|lang=sv|access-date=22 January 2025}}</ref>}} | | rowspan="4"{{non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row"| "People Come and Go" | rowspan="2"| 2022 | — || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "{{langx|no|Som noen går|label=none|i=no}}" {{small|(with [[Yosef Wolde-Mariam]] and {{ill|Jonas Benyoub|no}})}} | — || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "[[Josefin (song)#Delara version|Josefin]]" | rowspan="4"| 2023 | 2 || — || — || — || 30 | * IFPI Norge: 2× Platinum<ref name="ifpino" /> * [[IFPI Sverige]]: Gold<ref name="sverigetopplistan" /> |- ! scope="row"| "Unbound" | — || — || — || — || — | | rowspan="3"| ''Shahrazad'' |- ! scope="row"| "Didn't You Know" | — || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Kalash" {{small|(featuring [[Beam (hip-hop musician)|Beam]])}} | — || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Volare" | rowspan="3"| 2024 | 20 || — || — || — || — | * IFPI Norge: Gold<ref name="ifpino" /> | {{non-album single}} |- ! scope="row"| "Piya Piya Calling" {{small|(with [[Karpe]] and [[Kaifi Khalil]] featuring the [[Quick Style]])}} | 5 || — || — || — || — | | ''[[Coke Studio Pakistan season 15|Coke Studio Season 15]]'' |- ! scope="row"| "{{langx|no|Siste dans|label=none|i=no}}" | 1 || — || — || — || — | * IFPI Norge: 2× Platinum<ref name="ifpino" /> | rowspan="2" {{non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row"| "Kalash Reimagined"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rollingstoneindia.com/delara-kalash-remix-charan-talal-qureshi/|title=Delara’s ‘Kalash’ Remix with Beam, Talal Qureshi and Charan Is A Globe-Spanning Bop|date=11 April 2025|first=Anurag|last=Tagat|work=[[Rolling Stone India]]|access-date=14 April 2025}}</ref> {{small|(with [[Talal Qureshi]] and Charan featuring Beam)}} | 2025 | — || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Sjelen" | rowspan="4"| 2026 | 1 || — || — || — || — | | rowspan="4"| ''Sjelen'' |- ! scope="row"| "Trist Masochist" | 2 || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Himmelen brenner" | 5 || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Hele uka" | 46 || — || — || — || — | |}

=== Featured singles === {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ List of featured singles, with year released and chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Single ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[VG-lista|NOR]] <ref name="topplista" /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Hitlisten|DEN]] <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=27&y=2025&list=t40|title=Track Top-40: Uge 27 – 2025|publisher=[[Hitlisten]]|lang=da|access-date=19 September 2025}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "{{langx|da|Tæt på|label=none|i=no}}" {{small|([[Tobias Rahim]] featuring Delara)}} | 2025 | 10 || 13 | * [[IFPI Danmark]]: Gold<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.dk/node/15798|title=Tobias Rahim feat. Delara "TÆT PÅ"|language=da|publisher=[[IFPI Danmark]]|date=5 August 2025|access-date=19 September 2025}}</ref> | {{langx|da|Vulkanø|label=none}} |}

== Awards and nominations == {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Nominee(s) ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Ref heading}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Gaffa Awards|''Gaffa'' Awards]] | 2017 | Norwegian Newcomer of the Year | Amanda Delara | {{won}} | align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gaffa.no/nyheter/2018/januar/gaffa-prisen-2017-hun-er-arets-norske-nykommer/|title=GAFFA-Prisen 2017: Hun er årets norske nykommer|date=17 January 2018|lang=no|first=Geir Magne|last=Staurland|work=[[Gaffa (magazine)|Gaffa]]|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" rowspan="3" | {{ill|Norwegian Music Publishers Award|no|Musikkforleggerprisen}} | 2021 | Work of the Year – Popular Music | "{{langx|no|Nå er det oss|label=none|i=no}}" | {{nom}} | align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://musikkforleggerne.no/om-oss/vart-arbeid/musikkforleggerprisen/tidligere-vinnere/musikkforleggerprisen-2021|title=Musikkforleggerprisen 2021 |lang=no|publisher=Norwegian Music Publishers Association|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"| 2025 | Creator of the Year – Popular Music | Amanda Delara Nikman | {{pending}} | align="center" rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://musikkforleggerne.no/nyheter/disse-er-nominert-til-musikkforleggerprisen-2025|title=Disse er nominert til Musikkforleggerprisen 2025!|lang=no|publisher=Norwegian Music Publishers Association|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref> |- | Song of the Year – Popular Music | "Piya Piya Calling" {{small|(with [[Karpe]], [[Kaifi Khalil]] and the [[Quick Style]])}} | {{pending}} |- ! scope="row" | {{ill|Ole Vig Prize|no|Ole Vig-prisen}} | 2024 | {{n/a}} | rowspan="2"| Amanda Delara | {{won}} | align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stjordal.kommune.no/olevig200ar/nyheter/ole-vig-prisen-2024-tildeles-amanda-delara.75056.aspx|title=Ole Vig-prisen 2024 tildeles Amanda Delara|date=1 July 2024|lang=no|publisher=[[Stjørdal kommune]]|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" rowspan="5"| [[P3 Gull]] | 2017 | Newcomer of the Year | {{nom}} | align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrk.no/presse/de-nominerte-til-p3-gull-2017-1.13766967|title=De nominerte til P3 Gull 2017|date=6 November 2017|lang=no|publisher=[[NRK]]|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref> |- | 2020 | Song of the Year | "{{langx|no|Nå er det oss|label=none|i=no}}" | {{nom}} | align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrk.no/presse/vinnerne-av-p3-gull-2020-1.15263358|title=Vinnerne av P3 Gull 2020|date=28 November 2020|lang=no|publisher=[[NRK]]|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref> |- | rowspan="3"| 2024 | Artist of the Year | Delara | {{nom}} | align="center" rowspan="3"|<ref name="p3gull24">{{Cite web|url=https://p3.no/dette-er-vinnerne-av-p3-gull-2024/|title=Dette er vinnerne av «P3 Gull» 2024: – Ikke hver dag en dansegruppe vinner en musikkpris!|date=30 November 2024|lang=no|publisher=[[NRK P3]]|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"| Song of the Year | "Piya Piya Calling" {{small|(with [[Karpe]], [[Kaifi Khalil]] and the [[Quick Style]])}} | {{won}} |- | "Volare" | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="4"| [[Spellemannprisen]] | 2018 | Pop Artist of the Year | ''Running Deep'' and "Soldiers" | {{nom}} | align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spellemann.no/nominerte-spellemannprisen-2018/|title=Nominerte Spellemannprisen 2018|date=8 February 2019|lang=no|publisher=[[Spellemannprisen]]|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref> |- | rowspan="3"| 2023 | Lyricist of the Year | Amanda Delara Nikman – ''Shahrazad'' | {{nom}} | align="center" rowspan="3"|<ref name="spellemann23">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tv2.no/underholdning/undergrunn-vant-arets-spellemann/16585659/|title=Undergrunn vant Årets Spellemann|date=4 April 2024|lang=no|publisher=[[TV 2 (Norwegian TV channel)|TV 2]]|access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref> |- | Pop | rowspan="2"| ''Shahrazad'' | {{nom}} |- | Release of the Year | {{won}} |}

== Notes == {{Notelist}}

== References == {{Reflist}}

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