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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 and music producer.[3] He released his debut album Thank You Allah, an internationally successful album produced by Awakening Records, in He released his follow-up album Forgive Me in April under the same production company, and a third album One in

Career

Early life

Maher Zain's Lebanese family emigrated to Sweden when he was eight years old.[4] He completed his schooling there, gaining a bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering.

After university, he entered the music industry in Sweden, and in linked up with the Moroccan-born Swedish producer RedOne.[5] When RedOne moved to New York in , Zain soon followed to continue his music industry career in the United States, producing for artists such as Kat DeLuna.[6]

On returning home to Sweden, Zain became engaged once more with his Islamic faith[7] and decided to move away from a career as a music 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 album with Awakening Records.

Maher zain age Maher Zain is a Swedish-Lebanese singer, songwriter, and musician. Maher Zain is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and musician, originally from Lebanon. Although his father himself was a singer in Lebanon, Maher knew that it was not going to be easy for him to be part of the hip-hop music scene. He ventured into music at a very early age, after he got a keyboard at the age of He learned to play the keyboard himself.

His debut album, Thank You Allah, with 13 songs and two bonus tracks, was released on 1 November with percussion versions and French versions of some tracks released shortly afterwards.[9] Earlier, he had published some of his tracks on Sony Music Group and Rotana Music Group, though his tracks became popular at Awakening Music.

Zain and Awakening Records successfully used Facebook, YouTube[10] and iTunes to promote tracks from the album.[11][12] In early his music very quickly gathered a huge online following in Arabic-speaking and Islamic countries as well as among young Muslims in western countries.[13] By the end of , he was the most Googled celebrity in Malaysia for that year.[12] Malaysia and Indonesia have been the countries where he has had the most commercial success.

The album Thank You Allah has been certified multiple platinum by Warner Music Malaysia and Sony Music Indonesia.[5] It became the highest selling album of in Malaysia.[14]

Zain sings mainly in English but has released some of his most popular songs in other languages. The song "Insha Allah", for example, is now available in English, French, Arabic, Turkish, Malay and Indonesian versions.

Another song, "Allahi Allah Kiya Karo" ("Continuously Saying Allah"), is sung in Urdu and features the Pakistan-born Canadian singer Irfan Makki,[11] while his song Asalamu Alayka was sung in about six different languages, including Arabic, English, Turkish, beyond others.

Zain has performed concerts around the world, including in the UK, the United States, Malaysia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

He has fan clubs in several countries including Malaysia, Egypt, and Morocco.[15] He took part in the judging committee of the Awakening Talent Contest to choose Awakening Records' new star in [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 Hussein Al-Jismi, Mohammed Mounir and Sami Yusuf.[17]

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

Zain was chosen as a Muslim Star of in a competition organized by [18] In July he featured on the cover of the UK Muslim lifestyle magazine Emel.[19]

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

Zain has appeared in the episode Indonesian TV drama Insya-Allah.

The show was aired on Malaysian satellite TV channel, Astro Oasis and Mustika HD, starting 17 July , concurrent with the 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: Awakening Records
  • Formats: Digital Download, CD
  • Total tracks: 15 tracks
The Best of Maher Zain Live & Acoustic
  • Released: April
  • Label: Awakening Records
  • Formats: Digital Download, CD
  • Total tracks: 14 tracks

Mini albums

Year Album details
Love Will 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 Be Free
  • Insha Allah
  • The Chosen One
  • Freedom
  • Ya Nabi Salam Alayka
  • For The Rest Of My 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 Me 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 of 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.

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  • Ummi
  • Antassalam
  • Asma Allah Alhusna (The 99 Names of Allah)
  • Break The Chains
  • Srebrenica
  • Nour Ala Nour
  • Huwa Ahmadun
  • Laytaka Ma'ana
  • Qalbi Sajad
  • Hubb Ennabi
  • Nuru Nebi (in Turkish Nûru Nebi)
  • No One 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 feat. Maher Zain) (in Mesut Kurtis' album Beloved)
  • So Real (Raef feat. Maher Zain) (in Raef's album The Path)
  • Eidun Saeed (Mesut Kurtis feat. Maher Zain) (in Mesut Kurtis' album Tabassam)

Philanthropic activities

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