Ferras
Ferras | |
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Years active | 2007–present |
Labels | Big 3 Records Capitol Records[1] EMI Unsub Records[2] |
Website | Official Website |
Ferras Alqaisi (
Early life and education
Ferras was born in 1982 in
Career
Ferras' career began when he was in
In April 2008, Ferras released his major record label debut with Aliens & Rainbows via
Ferras released an independent EP entitled "Interim" on July 2, 2010. The EP consisted of five original acoustic songs recorded as a live performance in a studio setting.
The year 2010 was also a big year for his songwriting. He co-wrote the song "Aftermath" for Adam Lambert's debut CD For Your Entertainment.[12] In late September 2010, the song was a #1 single in Finland.[13] In June 2010, Australian singer Michael Paynter released the song "Love the Fall" featuring The Veronicas which was co-written by Ferras and Gary Clark. It became the most added song to Australian radio in the first week of July and was the first top-20 single on the ARIA chart for Paynter, and was later certified Platinum.[14]
Ferras continued concentrating on songwriting and in January 2011, German singer
Ferras released
In July 2014, he was picked as
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Details |
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Aliens & Rainbows |
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Extended plays
Title | Details |
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Interim - The Time Between |
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Ferras |
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Singles
Title | Year | Producers | Album |
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"Hollywood's Not America" | 2008 | The Matrix / Gary Clark | Aliens & Rainbows |
"Liberation Day" | The Matrix / Gary Clark | ||
"Rush" | The Matrix / Gary Clark | ||
"Wall Around My Heart" | 2010 | Interim - The Time Between | |
"Speak in Tongues" | 2014 | Billboard | Ferras |
"Closer" | 2016 | Stuart Crichton | |
"Medicine" (featuring Raja Kumari) |
Stuart Crichton | ||
"Coming Back Around" | 2018 | Greg Wells |
Songwriting credits
Title | Year | Artist(s) | Producer(s) | Album | Credits |
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"Aftermath" | 2009 | Adam Lambert | For Your Entertainment | Co-writer | |
"Love The Fall" | 2010 | Michael Paynter (ft. The Veronicas) | |||
"A Un Paso de Tenerte" | 2011 | Luis Fonsi | Tierra Firme | ||
"Mas" | Ricky Martin | Música + Alma + Sexo | |||
"Te Busco y Te Alcanzo" | |||||
"Sera Sera" | |||||
"No Te Miento" | |||||
"Freak of Nature" (Ralphi Rosario's Big Room Club Vocal Mix) | |||||
"Good News" | Lena Meyer-Landrut | Good News | |||
"Electric Misfit Love Machine" | Ultraviolet Sound | Ultraviolet Sound | |||
"Galaxy" | Jessica Mauboy & Stan Walker | Let the Music Play | |||
"Floorplay" | 2012 | Catalin Josan ft. Iuliana Puschila | |||
"Aun No Se" | 2014 | Noel Scharjis | Verte Nacer | ||
"Queen of Swords" | 2016 | Idina Menzel | Idina | ||
"Born To Love U" | 2017 | Empire Cast ft. Jussie Smollett | |||
"Genesis" | Dua Lipa | Axident | Dua Lipa | ||
"Bon Appétit" (featuring Migos) |
Katy Perry | Max Martin / Shellback / Oscar Holter | Witness | ||
"Deja Vu" | Hayden James | ||||
"Roulette" | Max Martin / Shellback / Ali Payami | ||||
"Into Me You See" | Dustin O'Halloran | ||||
"Two Fux" | Adam Lambert | Big Taste | |||
"Wir brechen das Schweigen" | Helene Fischer | Helene Fischer (album) | |||
"I Come In Pieces" | Alisan Porter | I Come In Pieces | |||
"Material Boy" | Allie Simpson | ||||
"Xxpen$ive" | Erika Jayne | Space Primates | N/A | ||
"Body Adi" | 2018 | Roshelle | |||
"Spaceman" | Chloe Black | ||||
"Signs" | Starley | ||||
"Lonely Star" | Ariana and the Rose | ||||
"Cozy Little Christmas" | Katy Perry | Greg Wells | N/A | ||
"Immortal Flame" | Katy Perry | ||||
"Dime Que No Te Iras" | 2019 | Luis Fonsi | |||
"Harder" | Keala Settle | ||||
"Extra Fries" | Ilira | ||||
"Now Or Never" | HAYES, Mugisho | ||||
"Brain" | Drax Project | Jordan Palmer | Drax Project | ||
"See The Way" | The Chainsmokers ft. Sabrina Claudio | World War Joy | |||
"Lento" | David Bisbal | En Tus Planes | |||
"Cold" | 2020 | Matt Simons | |||
"Wanderlust" | Meghan Kabir | ||||
”Smile” | Katy Perry | Josh Abraham, Oligee & G Koop | Smile | ||
”Resilient” | Stargate | ||||
”Tucked” | John Ryan
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"Heavy" | CXLOE | Andrew Wells | Single | ||
"Judgin' to Jesus" | RaeLynn | Cory Crowder | Baytown | ||
"Atmosphere" | 2023 | Drax Project | Cory Enemy, Drax Project, Neil MacLeod | Single | |
"Scared of Heights" | 2024 | Hera Björk | Michael Burek | Single |
References
- ^ Boardman, Madeline (17 June 2014). "Katy Perry Launches Metamorphosis Music Record Label, Signs Tour Opener Ferras". US Weekly. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ a b Jones, David (17 June 2014). "Katy Perry Makes Huge Announcement On Twitter, Signs Her First Artist". Business 2 Community. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ a b c Weitz, Sara (28 February 2008). "Probing A Probably Pop Prince". Daily Nexus. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ a b c d Blum, Haley (17 June 2014). "9 things you need to know about Ferras, Katy Perry's first signee". USA Today. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ Collar, Matt. "Ferrass". AllMusic. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- ^ a b c Sandy (7 November 2009). "Ferras Alqaisi is Adam Lambert's Boyfriend". Right Celebrity. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ a b "How Ferras achieved his dream (and how you can too)". Do Something. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ Shanahan, Mark; Goldstein, Meredith (November 2009). "Lambert dating a Berklee guy?". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ a b Krochmal, Shana Naomi (16 June 2009). "Aliens & Rainbows". Out Magazine. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ Maroney, Padraic (5 April 2008). "Aliens & Rainbows". Edge Boston. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- Reality Blurred. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
- ^ Parker, Lyndsey (9 March 2011). "Aftermath Gets Better: Adam Lambert Releases Remix To Benefit The Trevor Project". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ Wheeler, Katrina K. (30 September 2010). "American Idol: Adam Lambert's Aftermath hits #1 in Finland". The Examiner.
- ^ Byrnes, Holly; Adams, Cameron (21 April 2013). "Reality show The Voice gives seasoned Australian singers another career shot". Courier Mail. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ Klier, Marcus (31 January 2011). "Live: First semi final in Germany". Esc Today. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ Get 'Em Girls (Deluxe Edition) (CD liner). Jessica Mauboy. Sony Music Australia. 2011.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Jessica Mauboy Feat. Stan Walker - Galaxy". Australian Charts. Archived from the original on 23 July 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ Grow, Kory (17 June 2014). "Katy Perry Launches New Label Metamorphosis Music, Signs Ferras". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ "Katy Perry launches record label through Capitol". Buffalo News. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ "Katy Perry Launches Label, Signs Pop Singer Ferras". Billboard. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
External links
- Official Ferras website