Massari Biography

Massari
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Massari
Birth name	Sari Abboud
Born	December 10, 1980 (1980-12-10) (age 29)
Origin	Beirut, Lebanon
Genres	R&B, pop, hip Hop
Occupations	Singer
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Capital Prophets (CP) Records Inc. (2001-2007) Universal Records Canada (2008-current)
Associated acts	Loon, Vico, Belly
Website	http://www.forevermassari.com/

Sari Abboud (in Arabic ساري عبّود) (born December 10, 1980 in Beirut, Lebanon) better known by his stage name Massari (in Arabic مساري) is Lebanese Canadian R&B, pop, and hip hop singer who grew up in Canada. Massari is Levantine-Arabic and Lebanese dialect slang for the word "money" (in Arabic مصاري)

He started his musical career in 2002, and has released two albums, Massari in 2006 and Forever Massari in 2009. He has had a number of hit singles in Canada, the Middle East and internationally.

1 Career
2 Collaborations
3 Discography
4 Sources
5 References
6 External links

Career

Massari and his family moved to Montreal, Quebec when he was 10 years old. At 13, he moved to Stittsville, a suburb of Ottawa, Ontario with his younger brothers Sami and Samer. In 2002, Massari released a demo for "Spitfire" that received good airplay on local radio.

Based on his initial success, Massari signed a record deal with independent record label, Capital Prophets (CP) Records Inc. becoming the prominent successful performing artist for the record company alongside Belly.

After three years of preparation, he released a self-titled album Massari on CP Records. His debut album resulted in four singles, receiving Gold certification in Canada, and he went on to have international success including in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and in his home country Lebanon. The relationship between Massari and CP Records continued until late 2007. On 14 November 2007, Massari and the record label, CP Records came to a mutual agreement to dissolve their relationship due to contractual and financial disputes.¹

On 12 June 2008, Massari signed a new contract with Universal Records who had been keeping an eye on Massari's progress as a singer. While the album was in preparation, Massari released two singles, "Say You Love Me" and "In Love Again". "Say You Love Me" was a hit on radio stations worldwide, and on May 16, 2008 it was performed in Lebanon on Star Academy Arab World. Neither was included in the new album.

During 2009, he also released two tracks from the forthcoming album, namely "Bad Girl" and "Body Body". The album itself Forever Massari was officially released on Universal Records Canada on 10 November 2009. It included songs by well-known writers and producers like Rupert Gayle, Alex Greggs, Derek Brin, Rob Wells and Justin Forsley.

Collaborations

Massari has collaborated with a number of artists:

The single "Smile For Me" featured the rap artist Loon.
The single 'Rush The Floor' features another Capital Prophets artist and a personal childhood friend of Massari, Palestinian Canadian rap artist Belly.
Vico, a former Capital Prophets (CP) Records Inc. artist is featured in 'Follow My Lead' from Massari first album.

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Information	Canada	Certifications
2006	Massari First studio album Released: May 14, 2005 Label: CP Records Format: CD	29²	CRIA: Gold³
2009	Forever Massari Second studio album Released: November 10, 2009⁴ Label: Universal Records Canada Format: CD, iTunes	—

DVD

2006: Massari: Road to Success

Singles

Year	Single	CAN	GER	POR	Album
2005	"Smile for Me" (feat. Loon)	18	—	12	Massari
2005	"Be Easy"	4	70	16
2006	"Real Love"	—	48	—
2006	"Rush the Floor" (feat. Belly)	—	—	—
2008	"Say You Love Me"	—	—	—	non-album single
2008	"In Love Again"	—	—	—	non-album single
2009	"Bad Girl"	77	—	—	Forever Massari
	"Body Body"	81	—	—
	"Under the Radar"⁵	—	—	—