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Massari Birth name Sari Abboud Born December 10, 1980 Origin Beirut, Lebanon Genres R&B, pop, hip Hop Occupations Singer Instruments Vocals, keyboard Years active 2001–present Labels Capital Prophets (CP) Records Inc. (2001-2007)
Universal Records Canada (2008-present)Associated acts Loon, Belly Website http://www.forevermassari.com/ Sari Abboud[1] (Arabic: ساري عبّود) (born December 10, 1980 in Beirut, Lebanon[1]) better known by his stage name Massari is a Lebanese Canadian R&B, pop, and hip hop singer who grew up in Canada.[1] Massari (مصاري) means "my destiny" in Arabic.
He started his musical career in 2001-2002, and has released two albums, Massari in 2005 and Forever Massari in 2009. He has had a number of hit singles in Canada, the Middle East and internationally.
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Career
Massari and his family moved to Montreal, Quebec when he was 10 years old.[1] At 13, he moved to Cedarwood/Baycrest, a neighborhood of Ottawa, Ontario with his younger brothers Sami and Samer. Where he attended Hillcrest High School.[1] In 2002, Massari released a demo for "Spitfire" that received good airplay on local radio. Based on his initial success, Massari signed a record deal with independent record label, Capital Prophets (CP) Records Inc. becoming the prominent successful performing artist for the record company alongside Belly[citation needed].
After three years of preparation, he released a self-titled album Massari on CP Records. His debut album resulted in four singles, receiving Gold certification in Canada, and he went on to have international success including in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and in his home country Lebanon[citation needed]. The relationship between Massari and CP Records continued until late 2007. On 14 November 2007, Massari and the record label, CP Records came to a mutual agreement to dissolve their relationship due to contractual and financial disputes.[2]
On 12 June 2008, Massari signed a new contract with Universal Records who had been keeping an eye on Massari's progress as a singer. While the album was in preparation, Massari released two singles, "Say You Love Me" and "In Love Again".On May 16, 2008 it was performed in Lebanon on Star Academy Arab World. Neither was included in the new album[citation needed].
During 2009, he also released two tracks from the forthcoming album, namely "Bad Girl" and "Body Body". The album itself Forever Massari was officially released on Universal Records Canada on 10 November 2009. It included songs by writers and producers like Rupert Gayle, Alex Greggs, Derek Brin, Rob Wells and Justin Forsley[citation needed].
Massari is currently working on his third album scheduled for release in 2011.
Collaborations
Massari has collaborated with a number of artists:
- The single "Smile For Me" featured the rap artist Loon.
- The single "Rush the Floor" features another Capital Prophets artist and a personal childhood friend of Massari, Palestinian Canadian rap artist Belly.
Discography
Studio albums
Year Information Canada Certifications 2006 Massari - First studio album
- Released: May 31, 2005
- Label: CP Records
- Format: CD
29[3] CAN: Gold[4] 2009 Forever Massari - Second studio album
- Released: November 10, 2009 Canada and iTunes
November 17, 2009 Internationally - Label: Universal Records Canada
- Format: CD, iTunes
— — DVD
- 2006: Massari: Road to Success
Singles
Year Single CAN GER POR Album 2005 "Smile for Me" (feat. Loon) 18 — 12 Massari "Be Easy" 4 70 16 2006 "Real Love" — 48 — "Rush the Floor" (feat. Belly) — — — 2008 "Say You Love Me" — — — non-album single "In Love Again" — — — 2009 "Bad Girl" 77 — — Forever Massari "Body Body" 81 — — Awards/Nominations
- 2005: Nominated for 2 Much Music Video Awards for Best Independent Video and Much Vibe Best Rap Video
- 2005: Nominated for 2 Canadian Urban Music Awards for Best New Artist and R&B/Soul Recording of the Year
- 2006: Nominated for 5 Much Music Award for Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Pop Video, Best Independent Video for "Be Easy" and People's Choice Favorite Canadian Artist
- 2006: Won Much Music Award for Best Pop Video for "Be Easy"
- 2006: Nominated for Juno Award for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year category
- 2006: Won Much Music Video Award for "Real Love"
Citations
- Ottawa Citizen: "Back with a splash: Rebuilding the Massari empire"
- BlackBeatsFM Interview with Massari (German)
- Metro News Toronto: Forever or nothing
- Star Phoenix: Rebuilding Massari empire
- PlanetUrban (Australia) interview with Massari
- Naked Eye video interview with Massari
References
- ^ a b c d e "Massari biography". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2173625/bio. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ Massari and CP Records Part Ways
- ^ http://www.cprecords.com/massari.html
- ^ Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA)
External links
Categories:- 1981 births
- Living people
- Canadian male singers
- Canadian pop singers
- Canadian rappers
- Canadian rhythm and blues singers
- Canadian Muslims
- Canadian people of Lebanese descent
- Lebanese emigrants to Canada
- Musicians from Ottawa
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