Massari (singer)
Massari (* 10. December 1981 in Beirut , Lebanon as Sari Abboud ) is in Canada living Lebanese R & B - singer .
life and career
Sari Abboud moved to Montréal at the age of 10 and to Ottawa at the age of 13 , where he still lives today. He speaks and sings in English , French and Arabic . For his songs he picks up elements from the musical styles that have shaped him: soul and Lebanese music, as celebrated by his role model George Wassouf .
For the first single Smile for Me on his debut album Massari, he was supported by the former bad boy rapper Loon . In 2002 he had a radio hit with the song Spitfire in Ottawa. Three of his singles entered the Canadian Top 20, and was nominated for several MuchMusic Awards , an award from Canada's largest music channel. He was nominated in two categories at the Canadian Urban Music Awards (Best New Artist, R & B / Soul Recording of the Year). His debut album Massari has already been awarded a gold record in Canada . With his second single Be Easy , Massari made his international breakthrough. It was also released in Germany on March 10, 2006 and, in addition to being in the official charts, became a club hit. Another major success was the single Brand New Day (Habibi) , which reached the single charts in the entire German-speaking area in the summer of 2013.
In 2018 Massari released the album Tune In through Universal Music . The advance single Number One was released in 2017, recorded with the Canadian singer Tory Lanez and re-released in spring 2018 with the participation of the German rapper Kay One . The original version reached the top 20 of the Lebanese single charts, the partly German-language version with Kay One also made an entry in the German single charts. The album's lead single, also called Tune In , was created in collaboration with Dutch DJ and producer Afrojack and Jamaican dancehall singer Beenie Man . A remix was produced by the Swiss house producer DJ Antoine and his studio partner Mad Mark .
The single Ya Nour El Ein , also released in 2018, is a collaboration with the Lebanese singer Maya Diab and the successful American rapper French Montana . The cover of the 1996 hit by Amr Diab was particularly successful in the Arab market and reached the top of the Lebanese singles charts.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2005 | Massari | - | - | - |
CA29  (… Where.)CA |
First published: May 31, 2005
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| 2009 | Forever Massari | - | - | - | - |
First published: November 10, 2009
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| 2018 | Tune In | - | - | - | - |
First published: July 20, 2018
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EPs
- 2015: Hero
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2005 | Smile for Me Massari |
- | - | - |
CA18 (14 weeks) CA |
First published: January 9th, 2005
(feat. Loon ) |
| Be Easy Massari |
DE70 (5 weeks) DE |
- | - |
CA4 (18 weeks) CA |
First published: April 2005
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| 2006 | Real Love Massari |
DE48 (9 weeks) DE |
- | - |
CA9 (... weeks) CA |
First published: June 30, 2006
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| 2009 | Bad Girl Forever Massari |
- | - | - |
CA77 (4 weeks) CA |
First published: June 9, 2009
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| Body Body Forever Massari |
- | - | - |
CA81 (4 weeks) CA |
First published: September 22, 2009
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| 2012 | Brand New Day Hero |
DE29 (9 weeks) DE |
AT28 (6 weeks) AT |
CH24 (7 weeks) CH |
CA41 (20 weeks)CA |
First published: July 1, 2012
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| 2013 | Shisha Hero |
- | - | - |
CA37 (20 weeks)CA |
First published: May 21, 2013
(feat. French Montana ) |
| 2017 | Number One Tune In |
DE81 (1 week) DE |
- | - | - | |
More singles
- 2006: Rush the Floor (feat. Belly )
- 2008: Say You Love Me
- 2008: In Love Again
- 2011: That Kinda Love (with Sol City)
- 2011: Dance for Your Life
- 2012: Full Circle (feat. Belly)
- 2014: What About the Love (feat. Mia Martina )
- 2016: Sherazade (with Kurdo )
- 2017: So Long
- 2017: Done Da Da
- 2018: Why (with Shaggy )
- 2018: Roll with It (with Mohammed Assaf )
- 2018: Tune In (feat. Afrojack & Beenie Man )
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Web links
- official homepage
- Massari in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Massari |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Abboud, sari (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lebanese R&B singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 10, 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Beirut , Lebanon |