Massari

• Name — Massari • Birth Name — Sari Abboud • Born — 10 December 1980 • Birthplace — Beirut, Lebanon • Origin — Ottawa, Ontario, Canada • Genre — * R&B • pop • hip-hop • crunk • dance • Occupation — * Singer • songwriter • Years Active — 2001–present • Label — * Universal Music • SAL&CO • Website — http: www.massarionline.com • Instruments — * Vocals • keyboard

Sari Abboud was born in Beirut, Lebanon. His family relocated to Montreal, Quebec when he was 11 years old. At the age of 13, he and his younger brothers moved to Ottawa, Ontario, where he attended Hillcrest High School. At age 13 he performed at a school talent show which was the first time he wanted to pursue that as his career.

He started his musical career in 2001-2002 adopting the stage name Massari, a reference to his first name Sari and the Lebanese Arabic slang مصاري maṣāri meaning "money". He released his first song "Spitfire" (2002) which was aired on Ottawa radio stations.

After three years of preparation, he released a self-titled album Massari on CP Records. His debut album resulted in four singles, receiving Gold certification in Canada, and he continued to have international success in Europe, Asia, the Middle East. Two of his early singles "Be Easy" and "Real Love" besides being two of his major hits in Canada, cracking the Canadian Top 10, they also charted notably in the German Singles Chart. Based on his initial success, Massari signed a record deal with independent record label, CP Records, becoming the prominent successful performing artist for the record company alongside rapper Belly. On November 14, 2007, Massari and his record label, CP Records, came to a mutual agreement to end their relationship.

During 2009, he released two tracks from the forthcoming album, namely "Bad Girl" and "Body Body". The album itself Forever Massari was officially released on Universal Records Canada on 10 November 2009. It included songs by writers and producers like Rupert Gayle, Alex Greggs, Derek Brin, Rob Wells and Justin Forsley.

In summer of 2011, Massari signed again with CP Records, after five years of his departure from the label. On June 20, 2012, Massari realized there was money to be made off of the Middle Eastern ethnic audience, and released a free single called "Full Circle" featuring Belly as the lead single from his first EP Hero. Massari's second single for the EP, called "Brand New Day", was released on July 1, 2012 (Canada Day). Massari shot the video in Miami with Canadian director RT!. In January 2013, "Brand New Day" went Gold in Canada. It also charted on the Austrian Ö3 Austria Top 40, German Media Control Charts and Swiss Hitparade. The third single from the EP, "Shisha", features French Montana. It was released on May 21, 2013.

On March 24, 2017, Massari released a brand new song "So Long" along with a music video featuring former Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach. It is the first single from his second EP Tune In. The album contains features from Mohammed Assaf, Tory Lanez, Beenie Man, Shaggy, Afrojack and producer DaHeala. On March 31, 2017, a follow-up single "Done Da Da" was released along with a music video which received over 7.2 million views within 3 weeks on Vevo. In 2024, Massari, Future, and Mohamed Ramadan released the WWE Crown Jewel theme song, ARABI.

A large portion of Massari's work incorporates elements of both singing and rapping, depending on whether or not another artist is featured on the track. Overall, Massari incorporates elements of R&B, hip hop, and pop in his music.

Massari is fluent in English, Arabic and French. In 2021 he proposed to his longtime partner, Sahar Golestani; the pair were married in Los Angeles in 2023.

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications • Title — Album details — Peak chart positions — Certifications • CAN • Massari — * Released: May 31, 2005 * Label: CP Records * Formats: CD, digital download — 29 — * MC: Gold • Forever Massari — * Released: November 10, 2009 * Label: Universal Music Canada * Formats: CD, digital download — — • "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.

• Title — EP details • Hero — * Released: May 17, 2015 * Label: CP Music Group * Format: CD, Digital download • Tune In — * Released: July 20, 2018 * Label: Massari & Co. * Formats: CD, digital download

• 2006: Massari: Road to Success

• Year — Title — Peak chart positions — Certifications — Album • CAN — AUT — GER — POR — SWI — ROM — LEB • 2005 — "Smile for Me" (feat. Loon) — 18 — — — — — 12 — — — — — — — Massari • "Be Easy" — 4 — — — 70 — 16 — — — — — — • 2006 — "Real Love" — 9 — — — 48 — 48 — — — — — — • "Rush the Floor" (feat. Belly) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • 2008 — "Say You Love Me" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="2" non-album singles • "In Love Again" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • 2009 — "Bad Girl" — 77 — — — — — — — — — — — — — Forever Massari • "Body Body" — 81 — — — — — 81 — — — — — — • 2010 — "Under the Radar" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • 2011 — "Dance for Your Life" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="1" non-album single • 2012 — "Full Circle" (feat. Belly) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Hero • "Brand New Day" — 41 — 26 — 29 — 24 — 24 — — — — — * MC: Gold • 2013 — "Shisha" (feat. French Montana) — 37 — — — — — 37 — — — — — — — * MC: Gold • 2014 — "What About the Love" (feat. Mia Martina) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • 2017 — "So Long" — — — — — — — — — — — — — 7 — Tune In • "Done Da Da" — — — — — — — 21 — — — 15 — 15 • "Number One" (feat. Tory Lanez) — — — — — 81 — — — — — — — 20 • 2018 — "Roll with It" (with Mohammed Assaf) — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 • "Why" (with Shaggy) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "Tune In" (feat. Afrojack & Beenie Man) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "Ya Nour El Ein" (feat. Maya Diab & French Montana) — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 — rowspan="4" non-album singles • 2019 — "Albeh Nkasar" — — — — — — — — — — — — — 14 • 2020 — "I See the Dream (Badna Salam)" (with Ali Gatie) — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 • 2021 — "Be Mine" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name • Title — Year — Album • "Soul on Fire" (KMC ft. Beenie Man & Massari) — 2006 — Soul on Fire • "Ya Dunya" (Belly ft. Massari) — 2007 — The Revolution • "Latin Moon" (Mia Martina ft. Massari) — 2011 — Devotion • "That Kinda Love" (Sol City ft. Massari) — non-album single • "La noche entera" (Pachanga ft. Massari) — 2015 — La era positiva • "Sherazade" (Kurdo ft. Massari) — 2016 — Verbrecher aus der Wüste • "Asheghet Manam" (Tohi ft. Massari) — 2018 — non-album single • "Ana Lahale" (Elyanna ft. Massari) — 2020 — Elyanna • "Arabi" (Mohamed Ramadan ft. Future & Massari) — 2024 — non-album single