Salem Al Fakir

Salem al Fakir, 来自瑞典的独立音乐创作人及乐器演奏家。音乐极具流行电音的风格。2007年与EMI公司联合发行的专辑This Is Who I Am横霸瑞典专辑排行榜榜首。Salem于四岁开始练习小提琴，随后又投入到爵士钢琴的学习当中。Salem早期作为一名幕后音乐创作人，为许多专辑都配过乐，其中包括Governor Andy的Torra Benens Dal (2002) 及 Örjan Hultén Trio的 Ayouni (2005)；同时他也与瑞典的二人说唱组合Snook有过密切的合作。作为一名独立艺人，Salem于2006年发行了他的首张商业性质的EP专辑Dream Girl，EP囊括5首曲目，其中主打歌曲一经发布便打入了瑞典个人单曲排行榜的前30名。2007年正式发行的全新专辑This Is Who I Am不仅在商业上获得巨大成功，同时也为Salem赢得了7项瑞典格莱美奖提名，并最终荣获最佳新人、最佳制作人以及最佳创作人三项大奖。此外，Salem还于2009年发行了他的第二张个人专辑Astronaut，其中单曲"It's Only You, Pt. 2"，"Astronaut" 及 "Roxy"入围当年十大热门单曲。
Multi-instrumentalist Salem Al Fakir was born October 27, 1981, in metropolitan Stockholm. The youngest of four, he was raised by his Syrian father and Swedish mother. Al Fakir studied at the renowned Södra Latin School, where he mastered both violin and piano. The musical prodigy was touring as a solo violinist throughout Russia by the age of 12. As time marched on, Al Fakir turned that instrumental virtuosity toward pop-oriented instruments, primarily keyboards, but also including drums, bass, guitar, and a variety of more obscure musical instruments like xylophone. His childlike voice and unapologetically poppy arrangements were first heard on his hit single debut, "Dream Girl." The song was released at the end of 2006, priming audiences for the January 2007 release of his debut record, This Is Who I Am. Noted for its extreme musical sophistication and an amazing array of styles (including rock, soul, gospel, and classical), the record stayed in the national Top Ten for several weeks, and wasted no time in going gold. Al Fakir stayed close to home following the record's success, touring primarily in and around Sweden.