Massari

Massari

Massari born Sari Abboud, ساري عبّود on December 10, 1981 in Beirut, Lebanon) is an Arab R&B, pop and hip-hop singer from Lebanon, who grew up in Canada.

Biography

Massari was born in Beirut, Lebanon, moved to Montreal at the age of 10 and at 13 he moved to Ottawa where he currently resides. The trilingual artist - fluently speaks English, French and Arabic - cites Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin and the Arabic singer George Wassouf who taught him to sing from his heart, says Massari about how this legendary singer has affected his music. Keeping in mind that Massari means money in the Arabic language. In 2002, Massari recorded and released "Spitfire" which garnered heavy rotation on Ottawa radio stations. He has been steadily writing and developing his sound. He returned in 2005 with his self-titled debut album release on May 31, 2005 through MapleNationWide/Universal, which has since been certified gold in Canada (50,000+ sold).

Massari was nominated for 5 MuchMusic Video Awards in 2006, 4 for Be Easy and 1 for Real Love. He won the award for Best Pop Video, during the 2006 MMVAs, for Be Easy. In 2007 Massari has been traveling in the middle east and performing concert he has been in Lebanon, in Egypt and Syria and he is number 1 in the Middle East.

Discography

Albums

• Massari

Album Songs

• Rush the Floor (ft. Belly)
• Gone Away
• Who Knows
• Don't Let Go (ft. Belly)
• Show Me
• Follow My Lead (ft. Vico)
• Inta Hayati
• What Kinda Girl?
• Real Love
• Be easy
• Smile for me (ft. Loon)
• Ya Du

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External links

• Official Site
• Official Myspace Site
• Official Fansite