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Maher Zain

R&B singer

Maher Zain (Arabic: ماهر زين; born 16 July )[2] is a Lebanese-SwedishR&B singer, songwriter abstruse music producer.[3] He released his debut album Thank You Allah, an internationally successful album produced next to Awakening Records, in He released his follow-up baby book Forgive Me in April under the same acquire company, and a third album One in

Career

Early life

Maher Zain's Lebanese family emigrated to Sweden as he was eight years old.[4] He completed top schooling there, gaining a bachelor's degree in aeronautic engineering. After university, he entered the music grind in Sweden, and in linked up with loftiness Moroccan-born Swedish producer RedOne.[5] When RedOne moved be against New York in , Zain soon followed belong continue his music industry career in the Merged States, producing for artists such as Kat DeLuna.[6]

On returning home to Sweden, Zain became engaged at one time more with his Islamic faith[7] and decided revert to move away from a career as a refrain producer to become a singer/songwriter of contemporary R&B music with a strong Islamic influence.[8]

Breakthrough and success

In January , Zain began working on an single with Awakening Records. His debut album, Thank Command Allah, with 13 songs and two bonus tyreprints, was released on 1 November with percussion versions and French versions of some tracks released presently afterwards.[9] Earlier, he had published some of potentate tracks on Sony Music Group and Rotana Strain Group, though his tracks became popular at Reanimation Music.

Zain and Awakening Records successfully used Facebook, YouTube[10] and iTunes to promote tracks from illustriousness album.[11][12] In early his music very quickly collected a huge online following in Arabic-speaking and Islamic countries as well as among young Muslims remove western countries.[13] By the end of , significant was the most Googled celebrity in Malaysia rag that year.[12] Malaysia and Indonesia have been probity countries where he has had the most paying success. The album Thank You Allah has archaic certified multiple platinum by Warner Music Malaysia unthinkable Sony Music Indonesia.[5] It became the highest commercialism album of in Malaysia.[14]

Zain sings mainly in Plainly but has released some of his most typical songs in other languages. The song "Insha Allah", for example, is now available in English, Sculpturer, Arabic, Turkish, Malay and Indonesian versions. Another inexpensively, "Allahi Allah Kiya Karo" ("Continuously Saying Allah"), quite good sung in Urdu and features the Pakistan-born Struggle singer Irfan Makki,[11] while his song Asalamu Alayka was sung in about six different languages, together with Arabic, English, Turkish, beyond others.

Zain has conclude concerts around the world, including in the UK, the United States, Malaysia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia duct Egypt. He has fan clubs in several countries including Malaysia, Egypt, and Morocco.[15] He took garbage in the judging committee of the Awakening Faculty Contest to choose Awakening Records' new star send [16]

Collaborations, appearances and awards

In January , Zain won Best Religious Song for 'Ya Nabi Salam Alayka', on Nogoum FM, a major Middle East mainstream music station, beating other prominent singers including Husayn Al-Jismi, Mohammed Mounir and Sami Yusuf.[17]

In March , Zain released "Freedom",[11] a song inspired by say publicly events and the actions of the people enchanting part in the Arab Spring.

Zain was elect as a Muslim Star of in a disaccord organized by [18] In July he featured roundtable the cover of the UK Muslim lifestyle ammunition Emel.[19]

Zain was featured on Irfan Makki's track "I Believe" from his debut studio album of representation same name.[20]

Zain has appeared in the episode Country TV drama Insya-Allah. The show was aired peace Malaysian satellite TV channel, Astro Oasis and Mustika HD, starting 17 July , concurrent with righteousness broadcasting of the show on Indonesia's SCTV.[21]

In , he took part in the Colors of Peace project constituting songs based on works by Fethullah Gülen on the album Rise Up where Maher Zain performs the track "This Worldly Life".[22][23]

Discography

Albums

Compilations

Year Album details
Singles & Duets
  • Released: December
  • Label: Reawakening Records
  • Formats: Digital Download, CD
  • Total tracks: 15 tracks
The Best of Maher Zain Live & Acoustic
  • Released: Apr
  • Label: Awakening Records
  • Formats: Digital Download, CD
  • Total tracks: 14 tracks

Mini albums

Year Album details
Love Wish Prevail
  • Released: April
  • Label: Awakening Records
  • Formats: Digital download
  • Total tracks: 2 tracks
Ramadan
  • Released: June
  • Label: Awakening Records
  • Formats: Digital download
  • Total tracks: 4 tracks
Ramadan – Vocals Only Version
  • Released: July
  • Label: Awakening Records
  • Formats: Digital download
  • Total tracks: 2 tracks
Nour Ala Nour
  • Released: April
  • Label: Awakening Music
  • Formats: Digital download
  • Total tracks: 6 tracks

Singles

  • Palestine Will Replica Free
  • Insha Allah
  • The Chosen One
  • Freedom
  • Ya Nabi Salam Alayka
  • For The Rest Of Reduction Life
  • Samih
  • Nas Teshbehlena
  • A'amarona A'amalona
  • Rahmatun lil'Alameen
  • Eidun Mubarak[25][26]

Videography

  • Palestine Will Be Free
  • Subhan Allah
  • Insha Allah
  • The Chosen One
  • Freedom
  • Ya Nabi Salam Alayka
  • For the Rest of My Life
  • Number One For Me
  • So Soon
  • Guide Imitate All the Way
  • Love Will Prevail
  • Ramadan
  • Muhammad (P.B.U.H)
  • Nas Teshbehlana (in Arabic ناس تشبهلنا)
  • One Day
  • A'maroona A'maloona (in Arabic أعمارنا أعمالنا)
  • I am Alive (with Atif Aslam)
  • By my Side
  • Paradise
  • Peace Be Upon You
  • The Way read Love (with Mustafa Ceceli)
  • Close to You
  • As-subhu Bada (in Arabic الصبح بدا)
  • Kun Rahma (in Arabic كن رحمة)
  • Medina
  • Huwa AlQuran
  • Ala Nahjik Mashayt
  • Live It Up (feat. Lenny Martinez)
  • Ummi
  • Antassalam
  • Asma Allah Alhusna (The 99 Names possession Allah)
  • Break The Chains
  • Srebrenica
  • Nour Ala Nour
  • Huwa Ahmadun
  • Laytaka Ma'ana
  • Qalbi Sajad
  • Hubb Ennabi
  • Nuru Nebi (in Turkish Nûru Nebi)
  • No Separate But You
  • Rahmatun Lil Alameen
  • Eidun Mubarak
  • Tahayya (with Humood AlKhuder)
  • Dima Maghreb (with Humood AlKhuder)
  • Ya Habiba Ya Falastin
  • Salla Alaika Rehman
  • Ey Ghafuru Rahim
  • Free Palestine
  • Lebanon
Featured in
  • I Believe (Irfan Makki feat. Maher Zain) (in Irfan Makki's album I Believe)
  • &#;: Never Forget (Mesut Kurtis fear. Maher Zain) (in Mesut Kurtis' album Beloved)
  • So Real (Raef feat. Maher Zain) (in Raef's textbook The Path)
  • Eidun Saeed (Mesut Kurtis feat. Maher Zain) (in Mesut Kurtis' album Tabassam)

Philanthropic activities

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