Sari Abboud (Arabic: ساري عبÙ'ود‎; born December 10, 1980),
better known by his stage name Massari (/məˈsÉ'Ë ri/ mÉ™-SAH-ree),
is a Lebaneseâ€"Canadian R&B pop recording artist with roots in
Palestine and Jordan. His music combines Middle Eastern culture with
western culture. He started his musical career in 2001â€"2002, and has
released three albums, Massari in 2005, Forever Massari in 2009 and
Tune In in 2018. He has had a number of hit singles in Canada, his
home country of Lebanon, the Middle East, Europe, and internationally.
He is managed by SAL&CO.Born in Beirut, his family relocated to
Montreal, Quebec when he was 11 years old. At the age of 13, he and
his younger brothers moved to Ottawa, Ontario, where he attended
Hillcrest High School.He started his musical career in 2001-2002
adopting the stage name Massari, which in Lebanese Arabic, Massari
(مصاري maá¹£Ä ri ) means "money". The chosen name is also
reminiscent of his birth name Sari. His cultural and social upbringing
shaped his musical style very early in his music career. He released
his first song "Spitfire" (2002) which was aired on Ottawa radio
stations. Since then, Massari has been steadily writing and developing
his sound.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 continued to have
international success in Europe, Asia, the Middle East. Two of his
early singles "Be Easy" and "Real Love" besides being two of his major
hits in Canada, cracking the Canadian Top 10, they also charted
notably in the German Singles Chart. Based on his initial success,
Massari signed a record deal with independent record label, CP
Records, becoming the prominent successful performing artist for the
record company alongside Belly (rapper). On November 14, 2007, Massari
and his record label, CP Records, came to a mutual agreement to end
their relationship.
better known by his stage name Massari (/məˈsÉ'Ë ri/ mÉ™-SAH-ree),
is a Lebaneseâ€"Canadian R&B pop recording artist with roots in
Palestine and Jordan. His music combines Middle Eastern culture with
western culture. He started his musical career in 2001â€"2002, and has
released three albums, Massari in 2005, Forever Massari in 2009 and
Tune In in 2018. He has had a number of hit singles in Canada, his
home country of Lebanon, the Middle East, Europe, and internationally.
He is managed by SAL&CO.Born in Beirut, his family relocated to
Montreal, Quebec when he was 11 years old. At the age of 13, he and
his younger brothers moved to Ottawa, Ontario, where he attended
Hillcrest High School.He started his musical career in 2001-2002
adopting the stage name Massari, which in Lebanese Arabic, Massari
(مصاري maá¹£Ä ri ) means "money". The chosen name is also
reminiscent of his birth name Sari. His cultural and social upbringing
shaped his musical style very early in his music career. He released
his first song "Spitfire" (2002) which was aired on Ottawa radio
stations. Since then, Massari has been steadily writing and developing
his sound.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 continued to have
international success in Europe, Asia, the Middle East. Two of his
early singles "Be Easy" and "Real Love" besides being two of his major
hits in Canada, cracking the Canadian Top 10, they also charted
notably in the German Singles Chart. Based on his initial success,
Massari signed a record deal with independent record label, CP
Records, becoming the prominent successful performing artist for the
record company alongside Belly (rapper). On November 14, 2007, Massari
and his record label, CP Records, came to a mutual agreement to end
their relationship.
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