Carl Abou Samah (Arabic: كارل أبو سمØ‎; born April 18,
1979) better known by his stage name Karl Wolf is a Lebanese-born
Canadian musician based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He has been a
singer, songwriter and producer since 2001, releasing his first solo
album Face Behind the Face on MapleNationwide/Universal in 2006,
followed by a second album Bite the Bullet in 2007. His third album
Nightlife was released in 2009 followed by Finally Free in 2012,
Stereotype in 2014 and WOW in 2015. His biggest hit has been a remake
of Toto's "Africa" sampling from the song and providing new lyrics and
arrangements. Through his company, Lone Wolf Management, Karl Wolf
also manages a number of new artists. In 2015, he announced a new
collaboration under the name BAE (Be All Equal) with Show Stephens,
Brenda Mullen and producer MasterTrak. Karl signed a new solo contract
in Canada with British Columbia-based Cordova Bay Records as well as
two new worldwide deals in Los Angeles, one for a publishing contract
with BMG and another Digital "YouTube" deal with Collective Digital
Studios. He has co-written the OMI hit "Hula Hoop".Wolf was born as
Carl Abou Samah in Beirut, Lebanon. He came from a musical household.
His mother was a piano instructor and his father played the oud,
derbake and guitar. He moved on with his family to Sharjah, UAE when
he was three years old due to the civil war in Lebanon. He studied in
the UAE. In an interview with Shave Magazine, Karl explained that in
Arabic, his family name (Abou Samah) means 'father of forgiveness'.
His stage name 'wolf' comes from a nickname he received on his high
school basketball team because he was the smallest and quickest in his
team. He also says his mother and father drove him to a career in
music. Wolf's mother was a piano teacher and his father played guitar,
drums and the traditional Middle Eastern oud.At 16, Wolf immigrated to
Canada in 1995, residing in Montreal, Quebec. He studied Film Studies
at Montreal's Concordia University. He began his career "behind the
scenes," and has been writing co-producing since 2001. Initially he
was a backup singer for some hits by the Quebec band Dubmatique. The
2001 hit album from Gabrielle Destroismaisons generated two singles
co-written by him that reached No. 1 on the BDS Francophone Charts,
and the record earned him a Félix Award at the L'ADISQ Awards for
"Best Mix and Sound of the Year".
1979) better known by his stage name Karl Wolf is a Lebanese-born
Canadian musician based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He has been a
singer, songwriter and producer since 2001, releasing his first solo
album Face Behind the Face on MapleNationwide/Universal in 2006,
followed by a second album Bite the Bullet in 2007. His third album
Nightlife was released in 2009 followed by Finally Free in 2012,
Stereotype in 2014 and WOW in 2015. His biggest hit has been a remake
of Toto's "Africa" sampling from the song and providing new lyrics and
arrangements. Through his company, Lone Wolf Management, Karl Wolf
also manages a number of new artists. In 2015, he announced a new
collaboration under the name BAE (Be All Equal) with Show Stephens,
Brenda Mullen and producer MasterTrak. Karl signed a new solo contract
in Canada with British Columbia-based Cordova Bay Records as well as
two new worldwide deals in Los Angeles, one for a publishing contract
with BMG and another Digital "YouTube" deal with Collective Digital
Studios. He has co-written the OMI hit "Hula Hoop".Wolf was born as
Carl Abou Samah in Beirut, Lebanon. He came from a musical household.
His mother was a piano instructor and his father played the oud,
derbake and guitar. He moved on with his family to Sharjah, UAE when
he was three years old due to the civil war in Lebanon. He studied in
the UAE. In an interview with Shave Magazine, Karl explained that in
Arabic, his family name (Abou Samah) means 'father of forgiveness'.
His stage name 'wolf' comes from a nickname he received on his high
school basketball team because he was the smallest and quickest in his
team. He also says his mother and father drove him to a career in
music. Wolf's mother was a piano teacher and his father played guitar,
drums and the traditional Middle Eastern oud.At 16, Wolf immigrated to
Canada in 1995, residing in Montreal, Quebec. He studied Film Studies
at Montreal's Concordia University. He began his career "behind the
scenes," and has been writing co-producing since 2001. Initially he
was a backup singer for some hits by the Quebec band Dubmatique. The
2001 hit album from Gabrielle Destroismaisons generated two singles
co-written by him that reached No. 1 on the BDS Francophone Charts,
and the record earned him a Félix Award at the L'ADISQ Awards for
"Best Mix and Sound of the Year".
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