Gemma Khalid (alternately Jamuna or Jemma Halid) is a Russian singer active since the 1990s.[1][2][3][4] [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
Gemma was born in Moscow. Her mother is Russian, her father is Yusuf Khalid, of Arab (Berbers) origin, a native of Morocco.[6] The parents named the girl Gemma, after the heroine of the famous novel The Gadfly by E. L. Voynich.[6]
Gemma graduated from music school with a degree in piano. Since 1987, for 3 years, she studied at the Gnessin State Musical College in vocal class.[8]
According to Edita Piekha, "Having an original voice, she does not imitate anyone, she is very original, emotional. You can feel a person and an actress in her".[9]