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Massari
Country: Lebanon
Website of the Lebanese pop and hip-hop singer in Canada. Biography, photos, news, events and more.
MassariPreference: Main| French |Germany| U.K.| AustraliaTo View the Site Correctly you need the Flash 7 Player. If you Dont have it you can download it here.It isn rsquo;t everyday that Canadian independent urban artists achievethe level of success that Ottawa-based Massari has received in such ashort period of time. Massari rsquo;s debut album was released less than ayear ago and reached Gold record status within six months of releasemaking 2005 the year for Canada rsquo;s breakthrough R amp;B recording artistMassari and Ottawa-based independent label Capital Prophet Records. Sincethe debut release early last year, Massari has had his first threesingles and videos in the Top 20, two back to back # 1 videos on theMuchMusic Top 30 Countdown, nominations for two 2005 MuchMusic VideoAwards (Best Independent Video, MuchVibe Best Rap Video), nominationsfor two 2005 Canadian Urban Music Awards (Best New Artist, R amp;B/SoulRecording of the Year), and most recently a 2006 Juno Award nominationin the R amp;B/Soul Recording of the Year category. Massari isscheduled to perform alongside Coldplay, Michael Buble, Black Eyed Peasand others for the LIVE Juno Broadcast in Halifax, NS on April 2nd,2006.The 25-year old Sagittarius, born in Beirut,Lebanon, moved with his family to Montreal at the age of 10 to breakout of the unrest within the population at that time. Later, at 13 hemoved to Ottawa where he currently resides. The trilingual artist ndash; hespeaks English, French and Arabic fluently ndash; cites Michael Jackson,Stevie Wonder, and Aretha Franklin as musical influences. However,growing up he has been exposed to various styles of music and becauseof that his biggest influence is legendary Arabic singer GeorgeWassouf. In 2002, Massari recorded and released ldquo;Spitfire rdquo; which garnered heavy rotation on Ottawa radio stations. Hereturned in 2005 with his self-titled debut album release on May 31st,2005 through MapleNationWide/Universal. For this record, Massari workedclosely with Da Heala of the Capital Prophet Records production team.The album, with its upbeat club-style tracks, mid-tempo joints andsmooth ballads draws influences from Massari rsquo;s middle-eastern origins. ldquo;Because of my background, my music is heavily influenced withmiddle-eastern melodies. rdquo;, explains Massari.Massari(pronounced Ma-Sar-ee) - whose Arabic name literally translated means lsquo;money rsquo; - has taken the industry by surprise in Canada. A nationalindie phenomenon Massaris self-titled album debuted on the Top 40SoundScan Chart at #29, and #6 on the R amp;B chart selling outnationwide in its first couple days of release. The lead off single, ldquo;Smile For Me rdquo; features former Bad Boy Entertainment recording artistLoon. ldquo;It didn rsquo;t matter if he was an established artist or not, it wasjust the quality of the record, the quality of the music that made mewant to get involved rdquo;, says Loon about his involvement with Massari andCapital
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