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Faydee
Birth nameFady Fatrouni
Born (1987-02-02) 2 February 1987 (age 37)
Sydney, Australia
OriginLebanese
GenresR&B, dance
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Years active2008–present
LabelsBuckle Up Entertainment
Websitewww.faydee.com

Fady Fatrouni (born February 2, 1987), best known by his stage name Faydee, is an Australian singer and songwriter of Lebanese descent.[1][2][3] He is best known for his international hit "Habibi (I Need Your Love)" credited to Shaggy, Mohombi, Faydee and Costi.

Early life and education

Fady was born on February 2, 1987 in Sydney, Australia. His parents originated from Tripoli, Lebanon. His family Sunni Muslim. Fady is the oldest of five children, with two sisters and two brothers. Fady's interest in music began through his cousins, who would record beats and rap and sing over them for entertainment. At the age of thirteen, he began writing and recording music from his bedroom.[4]

Career

Faydee was discovered online by Ronnie Diamond, the owner and founder of Buckle Up Entertainment, at 19 years old. Shortly after, he released "Laugh Till You Cry", which topped the Hot 100 airplay charts in Romania for six consecutive weeks.[2][4] The song became a pan-European and international hit for Faydee. In 2013, Faydee was named the national ambassador for the Bully Zero Australia Foundation releasing the song "Unbreakable" featuring Miracle.[5]

In February 2015, Faydee traveled to Greece to film a music video for "Who" with Claydee Lupa.[6][7][8] The song placed on Greece's Top 40 airplay chart two weeks after its release.[7] The bilingual English/Arabic song, "Habibi (I Need Your Love)" co-written by Faydee and Romanian music producer Costi Ioniță was released in 2014.[9]"I Need Your Love" was released crediting Shaggy featuring Mohombi, Faydee and Costi. This version charted on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 2015.[10] The song placed 25th on the Top 40 Pop US Billboard Charts in May. It also charted on the UK Singles chart, as well as in Australia, Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands. The song was also released in other languages including in Russian with Uzbek singer Shahzoda and Dr. Costi as "Habibi (Улыбнись и все Ок)," and in Bulgarian with singer Galena as "Habibi".

Discography

Albums

  • 2009: Never Saw Me Coming

EPs

  • 2009: Never Ever EP
  • 2011: Say My Name EP
  • 2011: Psycho EP
  • 2013: Unbreakable EP
  • 2016: Legendary EP

Remixes

  • 2015: Who (Remixes) EP (with Claydee)

Singles

Other songs / Videography
  • 2008: "Never Ever"
  • 2010: "Shelter Your Heart"
  • 2010: "I Should've Known" (feat. Manny Boy)
  • 2011: "Fallin' (Ya Gamil)" (produced by Divy Pota)
  • 2011: "Say My Name'
  • 2011: "Psycho"
  • 2012: "Forget the World (FML)"
  • 2012: "Laugh Till You Cry" (feat. Lazy J)
  • 2013: "Unbreakable" (feat. Miracle)
  • 2013: "Catch Me"
  • 2013: "Can't Let Go"
  • 2014: "You Deserve Better"
  • 2014: "Beautiful Girl" (with Costi)
  • 2014: "Far Away"
  • 2014: "Maria"
  • 2014: "Habibi (I Need Your Love)"
  • 2014: "In the Dark"
  • 2015: "Who" (with Claydee)
  • 2015: "Move On (C'est La Vie)"
  • 2015: "Lullaby"
  • 2015: "Sun Don't Shine"
  • 2016: "Amari"
  • 2016: "Legendary"
  • 2016: "Jealous"
  • 2016: "Ya Linda"
  • 2016: "If I Didn't Love You"
  • 2016: "Burn It Down" (with Ahzee)
  • 2016: "Nobody" (feat. Kat DeLuna & Leftside)
Featured in
Year Single Peak positions
AUT
[11] 		BEL
(Wa)
[12] 		FR
[13] 		GER
 NED
[14] 		UK
 US
Billboard
Hot 100
 US
Dance/Mix
Show Airplay 		US
Mainstream
Top 40 		US
Rhythmic
2015 "I Need Your Love"
(credited to Shaggy feat.
Mohombi, Faydee, Costi 		75 6*
(Ultratip) 		147 91 10 36 66[15] 16[16] 20[17] 27[18]

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

  • 2014: "Dangerous" (Moody feat. Faydee)
  • 2014: "Mad in Love" (Lazy J feat. Faydee)
  • 2015: "Luv You Better" (Manny feat. Faydee)
  • 2015: "Live Forever" (DJ James Yammouni feat. Faydee)
  • 2016: "Love in Dubai" (DJ Sava feat. Faydee)
  • 2016: "Believe" (Kay One feat. Faydee)

References

  1. ^ "Faydee, un australian indragostit de Romania: Fetele sunt uluitor de frumoase". January 3, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Faydee". Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  3. ^ "New Video: Shaggy 'I Need Your Love' Featuring Mohombi and Faydee". January 17, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Faydee Is Live on One On OneAvenue.tv – Exclusive Interview". July 6, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  5. ^ "Faydee – Exclusive Interview "I would love to write a song for Ellie Goulding"". July 17, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  6. ^ "Video Premiere: Claydee & Faydee- "Who"". Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  7. ^ a b ""Who" Backstage φωτογραφίες από το video clip του Claydee & Faydee". February 5, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  8. ^ "Claydee: "Πόλεμος" με τον Αυστραλό τραγουδιστή Faydee για τα μάτια μιας γυναίκας! Φωτογραφίες". February 11, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  9. ^ "Faydee: I wrote "Lullaby" when i was Touring!". Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  10. ^ "Iggy Azalea's "Trouble," Fifth Harmony's "Worth It" and Shaggy's "I Need Your Love" officially reach the Top 40 at pop radio". March 8, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  11. ^ "Faydee discography". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  12. ^ "Faydee discography". ultratop.be/fr/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  13. ^ "Faydee discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  14. ^ "Faydee discography". dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 March 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  15. ^ Billboard.com: Shaggy page
  16. ^ Billboard: Shaggy Featuring Mohombi, Faydee, Costi discography on Dance/Mix Show Airplay
  17. ^ Billboard: Shaggy Featuring Mohombi, Faydee, Costi discography on Mainstream Top 40
  18. ^ Billboard: Shaggy Featuring Mohombi, Faydee, Costi discography on Rhythmic chart
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