Rebound! was a

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established in 2010. Rebound! (written many times as REbound!) was made up of

Rabih Jaber 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 origin. He is a former participant of Swedish Idol 2009, where he finished ...

and

Eddie Razaz Eddie Razaz (in Persian ادى رزاز) (full name Ardalan Razaz Rahmati, in Persian اردلان رزاز رحمتى) born on 21 December 1988 in Stockholm, Sweden) is an Iranian-Swedish singer. He was a former participant of Swedish ''Idol 20 ...

, two contestants in Swedish '' Idol''. The band was dissolved in April 2011 after three hits, including a #1 hit "

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". After the split-up, the members continued pursuing solo singing careers.

Career

The duo was formed in the beginning of

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and included the Swedish singer of Lebanese origin

and Swedish singer of Persian origin

. They adopted the stylized form REbound! with Capital R standing for Rabih and capital E standing for EddieAnders Öhrman interview on QX: Eddie - "Jag har alltid levt öppet"
/ref> They released their debut single named "

" 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.

Members

Both members of REbound! are former participants of

Idol 2009 where they met.

(in

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ربيع جابر) (full name Rabih Mahmoud Jaber) was born on 5 August 1987 in

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. His family immigrated to Sweden when he was 2 years old and resided in Lycksele. He was a striker in a Swedish soccer team playing in the Swedish Division III. He took part in TV4 Idol 2009. He survived until Week 5 when he was eliminated finishing seventh overall. His live performance of

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" during Idol 2009 became a hit that stayed one week in the Swedish Singles Chart of 23 October 2009 at #44

(full name Ardalan Razaz Rahmati) is a Swedish singer of

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origin born in

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on 21 December 1988. He first auditioned for Swedish Idol in 2005 but was eliminated during the qualifying rounds. He also worked with a modeling agency. During Idol 2009, he was more successful, as he survived until Week 6 before being eliminated and finishing sixth overall. In the May 2010 issue of the Swedish gay magazine QX, Eddie Razaz came out as gay. He is also pursuing a modelling career. He modeled for Tom Ford Eyewear with photography by Bingo Rimér.

After split-up

After the split-up, each of the two members has decided to continue in a solo career. Rabih Jaber cooperated with producer Raaban in "

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", a cover of a Bruno Mars. The release was credited to Raaban feat. Rabih. Jaber is releasing his solo single "Millionaire" in summer 2011. In 2011, he also 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. The established fund helps young people recover from exclusion. Eddie Razaz, signed with Warner Music Sweden. is preparing his debut solo album. He is cooperating in this regard with Kurdish-Persian-Swedish rapper and producer

Rebstar Rebin Shah (born 4 October 1988), better known by his stage name Rebstar, is a Swedish recording artist and music entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of the entertainment company Today Is Vintage and pro-bono Creative Director for World Childho ...

.TheuropeanDream.com: Rebstar songwriting on Eddie Razaz album
/ref> He is also taking part in Melodifestivalen 2013 with the song "Alibi".

Discography

(For releases by duo members

and

after split-up, refer to their individual pages.)

Singles

;Others *2010: "Not Helpless (Rink's If Only You Knew Remix)

References

External links

*
Rebound! VEVO channel

Rebound! Facebook page

Rebound! Official YouTube channel

Last.fm Group
;Rabih Jaber
Rabih Jaber blogIdol 2009 page of Rabih Jaber
;Eddie Razaz
Eddie Razaz My SpaceEddie Razaz TwitterIdol 2009 page of Eddie Razaz
;Swedish fan blogs
REbound Fever blogREbound Fans blogLove REbound blog

Eddie Razaz fan blogRabih Jaber fan blogRabih Jaber fan blogRabibi (Rabih Jaber) fan blog

Rabih Jaber fan blogRabih Jaber fan blogRabih Jaber fan blog
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