Sami Yusuf
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| Born | July, 1980 |
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| Website http://www.samiyusuf.com (Official Website) |
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Sami Yusuf is a British Muslim singer-songwriter of Iranian Azeri origin.[1][2] He was born in Tehran, Iran to Azeri Muslim parents Babak Radmanesh[3] in July 1980 and raised in London.[4]
Signed to Awakening Records, his first album Al-Mu'allim was self-produced and released in July 2003 which attained huge success. His second album, My Ummah, which was released in 2005, comes in two versions, a musical version and one with just percussion. Yusuf's music comprises mostly of songs to do with Islam and being a Muslim in today's world. He also deals with many social and humanitarian issues in his music. Presently, he is fast becoming a very popular figure in the Islamic world, having made videos for several of his tracks.[5] A third album, entitled 'Without You', is planned for release during mid-2008. Sami performed two of the songs from his upcoming album in his Wembley concert (21 October 2007), and during his US tour, organised by Islamic Relief.[6]
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- Released: July, 2003
- Total Sales: 1,000,000
- Singles: "Al-Mu'allim" "Supplication"
- Released: September, 2005
- Total sales : 4,000,000
- Singles: "Hasbi Rabbi" "Mother" "Munajat"
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| NAME | Yusuf,Sami |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | British musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tehran-Iran |
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