Maher Zain (Arabic: ماهر زين) (born March 16, 1981) is a Swedish R&B singer, songwriter and music producer of Lebanese origin. He also resided for a while in the United States. His debut album Thank You Allah, with 13 songs and two bonus tracks was released on 1 November 2009, with an exclusive Percussion Version and a French Version released shortly afterwards. He sings mainly in English, but also, amongst others, in French, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish and Malay.
Maher Zain was born in 1981 in Lebanon.[citation needed] His father Mustafa Maher was a local singer in his hometown Tripoli, Lebanon.[citation needed] His family moved to Sweden when Maher was only eight,where he continued his schooling. Maher got his first keyboard when he was ten.[1] He later entered university and got a Bachelors degree in Aeronautical Engineering.[2][verification needed] During his teenage years, he liked to spend late nights at school with his friends where they would sing, rap, compose and experiment with music.
2008: Involvement with RedOne
After being involved for a while in the music scene as a music producer,[2] Maher was introduced to RedOne, a Swedish music producer of Moroccan origin in Sweden. Maher started working with RedOne[verification needed][2] on some of the latter's projects. Later, he moved to New York where he took part in producing Kat DeLuna on her debut album including hits "Whine Up" and "Run the Show".[verification needed][3] Then he returned for a while to Sweden where he had his spiritual 'awakening'.[citation needed]
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