"''Blessed''" is an English language hit single by Lebanese-German singer

Fady Maalouf Fady Maalouf ( ar, فادي معلوف pronounced Fādī Maʿlūf; born on 20 April 1979) is a German–Lebanese pop and crossover opera singer. He is known as the runner up of the fifth season of ''Deutschland sucht den Superstar'', the Germa ...

. Maalouf was a contestant in 2008 of

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, the German version of

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. He sang the song for the first time on 17 May 2008 in the finals of the said competition as the "winner's song" in case he won the competition. He eventually came second (runner up) to winner Thomas Godoj. "Blessed" also appears in Fady Maalouf's debut album also entitled ''

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''. Even though Fady Maalouf did not win the title, his extraordinary voice and his charming personality had, by then, won him the hearts of an enormous fan base, which then, in an unprecedented effort, bombarded

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with letters, mails and phone calls, all demanding the same – the release of Fady Maalouf's title "Blessed", performed by him during the final show. After a contract with Columbia, a subsidiary of

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"Blessed" was released on 4 July 2008 as a single and went straight to no. 2 in the German single charts."Blessed" page on aCharts.us
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and

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, a songwriter team of international standing, who have worked with such names as

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, and especially

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. The song is produced by

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, who has worked with artists such as

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, Tom Jones,

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. The album, also named ''

'' including 14 tracks, saw the light on 25 July 2008, and went as well straight to no. 2 in the German album charts. These simultaneous single and album charts positions made Maalouf the most successful

DSDS ''Deutschland sucht den Superstar'' (''DSDS''; "Germany is looking for the Superstar") is a German reality talent show. Part of the ''Idol'' franchise, it was created by British media mogul Simon Fuller as a spin-off from the British show ''P ...

finalist of all time.

Track list

;CD Maxi #"Blessed" (Radio Version) (3:27) #"Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" (3:30) #"Blessed" (Acoustic Version) (3:27) #"Blessed" (Alternative Remix) (3:20) #"Blessed" (Instrumental) (3:27) #"Blessed" (Video clip) ;CD single #"Blessed" (Radio Version) (3:27) #"Blessed" (Acoustic Version) (3:27)

Chart performance

Year-end charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Blessed (Fady Maalouf Song) 2008 singles Songs written by Jörgen Elofsson Fady Maalouf songs Songs written by Peer Åström 2008 songs Columbia Records singles