Rabih Jaber (in
Arabic ربيع جابر) (full name Rabih Mahmoud Jaber; born 5 August 1987, in
Lebanon), also known by his
mononym Rabih is a Swedish
singer of
Lebanese
Lebanese may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Lebanese Republic
* Lebanese people
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origin. He is a former participant of Swedish
Idol 2009, where he finished in seventh place. Jaber and
Eddie Razaz, yet another Idol participant, became a duo pop boy band as
Rebound! in 2010 with a number of hits on the Swedish charts. After the split-up of the duo in April 2011, Jaber continued for a while as a solo singer. He has of recent years made a career as a songwriter for other artists.
Life and career
1987-2009: Early life
Rabih Jaber immigrated with his family to Sweden when he was just 2 years old. They resided in
Lycksele. An active sportsman, he was a striker in a Swedish soccer team playing in the Swedish Division III.
2009: ''Idol''
In 2009, he took part in
TV4 Idol 2009, the sixth season of the Swedish version of
Idol'' and finished 7th overall.
He sang the following songs during the competition:
*First audition: "
Waiting on the World to Change" by
John Mayer
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*Qualifying semifinal: "
With You" by
Chris Brown
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*Qualifying final: "
Stand by Me" by
Ben E. King
*Week 1 (Club Idol): "
When Love Takes Over" by
David Guetta and
Kelly Rowland
*Week 2 (Michael Jackson): "
You Are Not Alone" by
Michael Jackson
*Week 3 (Rock): "
Driving One of Your Cars
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" by
Lisa Miskovsky
*Week 4 (Las Vegas): "
That's Amore" by
Dean Martin
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*Week 5 (International best track) "
All My Life" by
K-Ci & JoJo
*Eliminated finishing 7th overall.
Rabih Jaber's live performance of
Michael Jackson's "
You Are Not Alone" during Idol 2009 became a hit that stayed one week in the Swedish Singles Chart of 23 October 2009 at #44
2010: ''Let's Dance''
In 2010, Rabih Jaber took part in the fifth season of ''
Let's Dance 2010
Let's Dance 2010 was the fifth season of the Swedish version of ''Strictly Come Dancing.'' It was broadcast on the Swedish television channel TV4 starting on 8 January 2010 and ending on 26 March 2010.
Couples
Scoring chart
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'' the ''
Swedish
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* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
'' version of ''
Strictly Come Dancing
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'', broadcast on the Swedish television channel
TV4 in January to March 2010. In weeks 1 and 2, his dancing partner was Maria Lindberg. In the inaugural week, he danced the
valse on the tunes of "
The Last Waltz" sung by
Engelbert Humperdinck finishing 8th among 12 contestants. In week 2, he danced the
rumba on the tunes of
Bobby Vinton's "
Sealed with a Kiss" finishing last of 12 contestants.
In weeks 3 and 4 his dancing part was
Oksana Spichak. In week 3 he danced the "quickstep" to the tune of
Alesha Dixon song "
The Boy Does Nothing" finishing 9th among 11 contestants. He was in danger of elimination in week 3 and was confronted by comedian
Peter Wahlbeck
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and his dancing partner
Maria Bild
Let's Dance 2010 was the fifth season of the Swedish version of '' Strictly Come Dancing.'' It was broadcast on the Swedish television channel TV4 starting on 8 January 2010 and ending on 26 March 2010.
Couples
Scoring chart
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, but Jaber passed to the following round. In week 4 he danced the
pasodoble on the tunes of "Hurtful" by Eric Hassle finishing 7th among 10 contestants.
In week 5, his earlier dancing partner Maria Lindberg returned. Both danced the
cha-cha-cha
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* ''Cha-cha-chá'' (music), a style of Cuban dance music
* Cha-cha-cha (dance), a Latin American dance accompanying the music
Film and television
* ''Cha Cha Cha'' (film), a 2013 Italian crime film
* ''Cha Cha Cha'' ...
on
Lipps Inc.
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's "
Funky Town
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". He finished 7th among 9 contestants. He was put in danger of elimination and couldn't pass through against the poet and writer
Marcus Birro and his dancing partner
Helena Fransson. Rabih Jaber was eliminated from the competition finishing ninth overall in the season.
2010-2011: Rebound!
After the ''Idol'', Rabih Jaber paired with a Swedish singer of Iranian origin and another contestant on sixth season of the Swedish ''Idol''
Eddie Razaz to form
Rebound! (often stylized as REbound! with Capital R standing for Rabih and capital E for Eddie)
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They released their debut single named " Hurricane" on 12 April 2010. It reached #1 on the Swedish Singles Chart for 7 May 2010.
The follow-up singles were "Not Helpless" and "Psycho". Their debut album was to follow in 2011 but it never materialized. The duo announced the split-up of the group in two posts on the official website of the group on 30 April and 1 May 2011. They both declared that they were pursuing solo careers.
2011-2014: Solo career
After the split-up, Rabih Jaber is continuing as a solo artist.[ScanddiPop: Rabih Jaber – "Millionaire"]
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Jaber released his solo single "Millionaire" in summer 2011 produced by Robbin "Raaban" Söderlund who has produced other materials from Rabih[ In June 2015, he released the bilingual Arab/English single "Habibi Hayati" (meaning My love, my life in Arabic).
In 2011, Jaber released the charity single "Leave the World Behind" with proceeds going to Karen Gebraeb Memorial Fund, after she was brutally murdered on 3 October 2011, while serving as a prison officer. Karen had been a fan of Rabih Jaber's music and came to a number of his concerts.
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2014: ''The Voice Ahla Sawt''
In 2014, he auditioned to the second season of the pan-Arab version of '' The Voice'' called ''The Voice Ahla Sawt
''The Voice: Ahla Sawt'' is the Arabic version of Dutch show ''The Voice of Holland'' created by John de Mol and produced by Talpa Media Group. The first season of MENA's version of ''The Voice'' debuted on 14 September 2012 and was broadcast wor ...
'' broadcast on MBC. In the blind audition, he sang " I Believe I Can Fly". Three of the four judges, Kadhim Al-Saher (Iraq), Saber Rebaï
Saber Rebai ( ar, صابر الرباعي, ''Saber al Ruba'i''; born 13 March 1967) is a Tunisian pan-Arab singer, actor, and composer of Yemeni Origin. He is known for his song " Sidi Mansour". Some albums carry the variant transliteration Sab ...
(Tunisia) and Sherine
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(Egypt) turned their chairs, with Assi El Helani (Lebanon) the only dissenting judge that didn't turn his chair. He was presented to the audience as a Lebanese-Swedish contestant and was the only contestant from Europe in that season's competition. In the Battle Round, he sang " Rule the World" and in the following round " Just the Way You Are" before being eliminated. After ''The Voice Ahla Sawt'', he took part in a number of Lebanese and pan-Arab entertainment shows. He also released a bilingual Arabic/English duet titled "Nazra" (in Arabic نظرة) with the Lebanese singer Assi El Helani.
2016-present: Songwriter
In 2016 Rabih Jaber signed an exclusive worldwide publishing agreement with EKKO Music Rights Europe.
Discography
As a songwriter
*2017: Henrik Høven feat. Andreyun – “Gotta Move On”
*2017: Zhana Bergendorff – Dokrai
*2016: Justice Crew – Pop Dat Buckle
Solo Artist
*2009: " You Are Not Alone" (a release during ''Idol'') (reached #44 in the Swedish Singles Chart)
*2011: "Grenade
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" (Raaban feat. Rabih)
*2011: "Millionaire"
With Rebound!
*2010: " Hurricane" (reached #1 in the Swedish Singles Chart)"Hurricane" page on SwedishCharts.com
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*2010: "Not Helpless"
Featured in
*2019: "Mamma" (CLUEE featuring Rabih Jaber)
References
External links
Rabih Jaber blog
Idol 2009 page of Rabih Jaber
Rebound! Official website
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1987 births
Living people
Lebanese emigrants to Sweden
English-language singers from Sweden
Idols (franchise) participants
21st-century Swedish singers
21st-century Swedish male singers