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Bilal Hajji
Bilal Hajji, sometimes also known as The Chef (at times Bilal "The Chef" or Bilal "The Chef" Hajji) is a Moroccan-Swedish songwriter and record producer. Based in Sweden, of Moroccan origin, he has worked with many worldwide artists and celebrities, such as Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga, Pitbull, Enrique Iglesias, Akon, One Direction, Nicki Minaj, Nicole Scherzinger. He has written or co-written many charting hits on the music charts in many International countries. His early success came through co-writing songs for Alexandra Burke, Lady Gaga, Sean Kingston, Kat DeLuna and Swedish acts Darin Zanyar and Mohombi. He achieved recognition for his work in 2005, firstly with the Darin song " Step Up", which reached No. 1 in Sweden and later won him both a Swedish Grammy and Scandinavian Song of the Year award. Later hits written or co-written by him include songs for Jennifer Lopez, Pitbull, Enrique Iglesias, Nicole Scherzinger, Akon, One Direction, Nicki Minaj, Khaled amongst others. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Record Producer
A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure.Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as Composer: Shaping the Sounds of Popular Music'' (Cambridge, MA & London, UK: MIT Press, 2005).Richard James Burgess, ''The History of Music Production'' (New York: Oxford University Press, 2014)pp 12–13Allan Watson, ''Cultural Production in and Beyond the Recording Studio'' (New York: Routledge, 2015)pp 25–27 The record producer, or simply the producer, is likened to film director and art director. The executive producer, on the other hand, enables the recording project through entrepreneurship, and an audio engineer operates the technology. Varying by project, the producer may or may not choose all of the artists. If employing only synthesized or sampled instrumentation, the producer may be the sole artist. Conversely, some artists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Step Up (Darin Song)
"Step Up" is a song by Swedish singer Darin, released in September 2005 as the lead single from his second album, '' Darin''. The song was co-written by Darin with RedOne and Bilal Hajji and debuted at number one. Music video The video has a very R&B theme to it featuring Darin singing through a broken window in front of green strobe lights similar to that of Yeah! by U.S. singer Usher. Darin is seen with his dancers performing in front of a wall of graffiti in a basement style setting where there also is a crowded party, with Darin being seen dancing in the crowd. In the video there is a wall with a picture of Darin painted on it, in front of which he is seen singing. The video is produced and directed by Mikedalica and Harakiri, and is featured on the DVD Tour Videos Interview. Track listing # "Step Up" -3:07 # "Step Up" (Instrumental) -3:07 Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications Notes "Step Up" was heard playing in a club in episode 5 of the third ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breathing Your Love
"Breathing Your Love" is a song by the Swedish singer Darin featuring vocals by American singer Kat DeLuna and the first single from Darin's fourth studio album, '' Flashback''. The song is co-written by Darin with RedOne, Bilal Hajji and Novel was released to radio stations and as a digital download in Sweden on 8 October 2008. The single was released in Finland and is also the first single from Darin to be released in the United Kingdom, which it was in January 2010. In October 2009 Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang took 2 copies of the single into space with him, as his daughter is a Darin fan. A photo of the disc can be seen with earth in the distance on the official Darin website. Chart performance The single was released as a digital download and to Swedish radio on 8 October and entered the chart the same week on place 5. The next week it climbed to its peak position, 2, where it stayed for 2 weeks. "Breathing Your Love" was also released as a physical single in Sweden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mannequin Factory
Alaina Marie Beaton (born October 1, 1985), known professionally as Porcelain Black, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, and model. At age 16, she embarked on her music career as a solo act under the name Porcelain and the Tramps with Virgin Records. However, Black and Virgin could not agree on the music she would record. Her music was posted to her Myspace account, "rockcitynosebleed", where she gained millions of hits. After three years of trying to get out of the contract, she signed with RedOne's Universal Republic imprint, 2101 Records, late in 2009, and began working on her debut album. After many internal problems between the artist and record producer RedOne, Porcelain Black announced the partnership had come to an end, with anticipation of releasing her debut album in the vein of her Porcelain and the Tramps project in 2015. She appeared in the music video for Jack White's "Freedom at 21". As a songwriter, she is credited on songs performed by One Direction, Ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porcelain Black
Alaina Marie Beaton (born October 1, 1985), known professionally as Porcelain Black, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, and model. At age 16, she embarked on her music career as a solo act under the name Porcelain and the Tramps with Virgin Records. However, Black and Virgin could not agree on the music she would record. Her music was posted to her Myspace account, "rockcitynosebleed", where she gained millions of hits. After three years of trying to get out of the contract, she signed with RedOne's Universal Republic imprint, 2101 Records, late in 2009, and began working on her debut album. After many internal problems between the artist and record producer RedOne, Porcelain Black announced the partnership had come to an end, with anticipation of releasing her debut album in the vein of her Porcelain and the Tramps project in 2015. She appeared in the music video for Jack White's " Freedom at 21". As a songwriter, she is credited on songs performed by One Direction, Or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brava!
''Brava!'' (''Brave!'') is the tenth studio album and second bilingual album by Mexican recording artist Paulina Rubio, released on November 15, 2011 by Universal Music Latino. Two of its three singles "Me Gustas Tanto" and " Boys Will Be Boys" became hits for Rubio. In 2012, ''Brava!'' was reissued as two expanded editions titled ''Brava! Reload'' in Europe and ''Bravísima!'' in North America. At the same time, these expansions were also separately released as EPs in their respective regions containing the newly added songs. The album sold 100,000 copies worldwide. Background and production In early August 2010, Paulina talked on her first Twitcam about her upcoming projects including her next studio album. She said that her new album will be "spanglish" and will include songs in Spanish and English. She also hoped that the first single of the new material would be released in the middle or the end of 2011. In May 2011, Paulina announced on Twitter that she and Moroccan/Swe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulina Rubio
Paulina Susana Rubio Dosamantes (; born 17 June 1971) is a Mexican singer. Referred to as "Honorific nicknames in popular music, The Golden Girl" and "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Latin Pop", she first achieved recognition as a member of the successful pop group Timbiriche from 1982 through 1991. After leaving Timbiriche, she embarked on a solo career. Rubio has sold over 15 million records, making her one of the best-selling Latin music artists of all time. Rubio's first two studio albums, ''La Chica Dorada'' (1992) and ''24 Kilates'' (1993), were commercial successes and made her then Capitol Latin, EMI Latin's best-selling Mexican female artist. In the mid-1990s, she adopted a more mature and Electronic dance music, electronic style for her next two albums, ''El Tiempo Es Oro (album), El Tiempo Es Oro'' (1995) and Planeta Paulina (1996), and made her feature film debut with a starring role in Bésame En La Boca (film), ''Bésame en la Boca'' (1995). Followin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MoveMeant
''MoveMeant'' is the debut studio album by Swedes, Swedish-Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congolese contemporary R&B, R&B recording artist Mohombi. It was released on 28 February 2011 on RedOne's joint venture with Universal Music Group, Universal, 2101 Records. It was preceded by the lead single, "Bumpy Ride" on 24 August 2010. Mohombi has described the sound of the album as R&B music with African culture, African influences. Track listing Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''MoveMeant''. * RedOne – engineer (tracks 1–4, 6–9), vocal arrangement (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6–10), vocal editing (tracks 1–4, 6–8), background vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6) * Mohombi – vocal arrangement (track 5), background vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4–7, 10) * AJ Junior – engineer (tracks 5, 7–9), vocal editing (tracks 5, 7), background vocals (tracks 4, 6, 7) * Bilal "The Chef" Hajji – background vocals (tracks 4, 6, 7) * Jimmy Joker – background vocals (track 7) * Kinnda "Ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thank You Allah
''Thank You Allah'' is the debut studio album by Muslim Swedish singer Maher Zain. The album was released on November 1, 2009, by Awakening Records, with 13 songs and two bonus tracks. Maher's debut album is accompanied by three singles, each with its own music video. The album has achieved 8× platinum sales record in Malaysia as of January 2011 and has sold over 300,000 copies (20× platinum) as of June 2016. Maher produced this album with Swedish producer from Bilal Hajji. In September 2011, Maher Zain received a nomination in the 18th Anugerah Industri Muzik, a Malaysian music award ceremony. He was nominated in the "Best Malay Song Performed by a Foreign Artist" category for his single Insha Allah (Malay). The eventual winner in November 2011 was "Ku Menunggu" by Indonesian singer Rossa. Music videos *The music video for "Palestine Will Be Free" was released on August 8, 2009. The video features the story of a young brave Palestinian girl who never loses hope for a better f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maher Zain
Maher Zain ( ar, ماهر زين; born 16 July 1981) is a Lebanese-Swedish R&B singer, songwriter and music producer. He released his debut album ''Thank You Allah'', an internationally successful album produced by Awakening Records, in 2009. He released his follow-up album '' Forgive Me'' in April 2012 under the same production company, and a third album '' One'' in 2016. Career Beginnings Maher Zain's Lebanese family emigrated to Sweden when he was eight. He completed his schooling there, gaining a bachelor's degree in Aeronautical Engineering. After university, he entered the music industry in Sweden, and in 2005 linked up with the Moroccan-born Swedish producer RedOne.Entertainment (2011-08-10)"Maher Zain's Hip but Pious Soundtrack to the Arab Spring" ''The Atlantic''. Retrieved 10 October 2011. When RedOne moved to New York in 2006, Zain soon followed to continue his music industry career in the United States, producing for artists such as Kat DeLuna. On returning hom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darin (album)
''Darin'' is the second studio album by Swedish singer/songwriter Darin. It was released on September 28, 2005 in Sweden and features the singles " Step Up", "Want Ya!" and "Who's That Girl?". The album became Darin's second number one album, with the first being '' The Anthem''. ''Darin'' is also the only of Darin's albums to be released in Finland. History After the success of his debut album ''The Anthem'', Darin returned with his second solo album. The album reveals a new style with a more R&B based sound and also marks the second time Darin has worked with producer RedOne. The album was released on 28 September 2005 and debuted at number one on the Swedish Album Chart. The album has since been certified platinum by the GLF. The album was also released in Finland and peaked at number 13 on the Finnish album chart. Singles *" Step Up" was released as the album's first single on September 7, 2005, the song peaked at number one on the Swedish singles charts In 2012, the singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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