Nasri (musician)
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Birth name | Nasri Tony Atweh |
Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 10 January 1981
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Years active | 2002–present |
Labels | RCA |
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Nasri Tony Atweh (
Nasri is also a renowned songwriter and producer, one half of the songwriting and production duo
Early life and education
Nasri was born and raised in
Career
Early career as a solo artist
At age 19, Atweh presented a demo to a local radio station. He then earned a deal with Universal Canada.[8] Two years later in 2002, he won the John Lennon Songwriting Contest with a song he wrote with Adam Messinger.[9] The following year, he released two solo singles through Universal, "Go" and "Ova N' Dun With"․[10]
The songs received some airplay in Canada, and another song titled "Best Friend" was also heard on indie radio in his hometown in 2003. According to the promotional material attached to his single "Go", he was to release an album titled Invisible Walls sometime in 2003 or 2004, but that never materialized.[10] In 2007, he released a song entitled "Click, Click, Click", that would ultimately be covered by the New Kids on the Block.[8][11]
Writing and production with the Messengers
Nasri is part of the writing and production duo the Messengers alongside
The Messengers are a Grammy-winning production team. Their work has resulted in two Grammy Award nominations for 2011 Best Pop Vocal Album for Justin Bieber (
Success with Magic!
While playing music with friend Mark Pellizzer (who played guitar for
Their debut album, Don't Kill the Magic, was released in 2014 and charted at number 5 in Canada and at number 6 in the U.S.[12] Their follow-up, Primary Colours, was released in 2016 and third album Expectations in 2018.[18]
Personal life
Since 2009, he has been linked romantically with the German singer Sandy Mölling.[19] The two had met while working on the No Angels album Welcome to the Dance. He has a son called Noah with Mölling.[20]
Discography
As solo artist
Singles
- "Go" (2003)
- "Ova N' Dun With" (2003)
- "Click Click Click" (2007)
- "You Deserve Better" (2012)
along with many other unreleased demos
As member of Magic!
Songwriting and production
Song name [21][22] |
Year | Primary artist(s) | Album | Role | Notes |
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"Summertime" | 2008 | New Kids on the Block | The Block | Co-writer | US #36[23] |
"Single" | New Kids on the Block (feat. Ne-Yo) | CAN #42[24] | |||
"Crawl" | 2009 | Chris Brown | Graffiti | Co-writer, co-producer | US #53[25] |
"One Life" | No Angels | Welcome to the Dance | Co-writer, co-producer | GER #15[26] | |
"Derailed" | Co-writer | ||||
"Dance-Aholic" | |||||
"Say Goodbye" | |||||
"Too Old" | |||||
"Young Love" | |||||
"Up" | 2010 | Justin Bieber | My World 2.0 | Co-writer, co-producer | |
"That Should Be Me" | US #92[27] | ||||
"Pray" | My Worlds Acoustic | US #61[27] | |||
"Never Say Never" | US #8[27] | ||||
"Mistletoe" | 2011 | Justin Bieber | Under the Mistletoe | Co-writer, co-producer | US #11[27] |
"Next to You" | Chris Brown (feat. Justin Bieber) | F.A.M.E. | Co-writer | US #26[27] | |
"On My Mind" | Cody Simpson | Coast to Coast | Co-writer | US Pop #39[28]
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"Feel This Moment" | 2012 | Pitbull (feat. Christina Aguilera) | Global Warming | Co-writer, co-producer | US #8[29] |
"All Around the World" | Justin Bieber (feat. Ludacris) | Believe | Co-writer | US #22[27] | |
"As Long as You Love Me" | Justin Bieber (feat. Big Sean) | US #6[27] | |||
"Don't Judge Me" | Chris Brown | Fortune | Co-writer | US #67[25] | |
"The Vision of Love" | Kris Allen | Thank You Camellia | Co-writer, co-producer | US Top 40 #29[30] | |
"We Own the Night" | 2013 | The Wanted | Word of Mouth | Co-writer, co-producer | US #94[31] |
"Change Your Life" | 2014 | Iggy Azalea (feat. T.I.) | The New Classic | Co-writer, co-producer | UK #10[32]
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"You Don't Care About Me" | Shakira | Shakira | Co-writer | ||
"The One Thing" | |||||
"Cut Me Deep" | Shakira (feat. Magic!) | ||||
"Can I" | 2017 | Prince Charlez | Evolution Pt. 1 | ||
"Arms Open" | The Script | Freedom Child | |||
"Bad News" | SOJA | Poetry in Motion | |||
"Comme Moi" | Shakira (feat. Black M) | El Dorado | |||
"What We Said (Comme Moi)" | Shakira (feat. Magic!) | ||||
"Not Afraid Anymore" | Halsey | Fifty Shades Darker: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Co-writer, co-producer | US #77[33] | |
"Flame" | Tinashe | Joyride | Co-writer | ||
"So Long" | Massari | Beirut | |||
"High Right Now" | 2019 | Tyla Yaweh | Heart Full of Rage | ||
"I Cry" | 2020 | Usher | non-album release | Co-writer, co-producer | |
"Changes" | Justin Bieber | Changes | |||
"Never Break" | John Legend | Bigger Love | |||
"Busy Boy" | Chloe x Halle | Ungodly Hour | |||
"Don't Make It Harder on Me" | Co-writer | ||||
"A New Day" | 2021 | No Angels | 20 | ||
"Love You for Eternity" | |||||
"Hard to Love" | H.E.R. | Back of My Mind |
References
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- ^ "Kelsie Smith". SXSW 2020 Schedule. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Palestinian Canadian lands huge hit on U.S. music charts". Archived from the original on 12 October 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "إذاعة الشمس تستضيف الفنان العالمي ابن مدينة الناصرة نصري طوني عطوة". Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Nasri - About". Facebook.com. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Music Junkie – Nael Atweh". Sickestaddictions.com. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "AE: Entertainment: News By Industry – Page 1". 24-7pressrelease.com. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ a b c "The MAGIC! of BMI Songwriter Nasri | News". BMI.com. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Black Eyed Peas Present the John Lennon Songwriting Contest's 'Maxell Song of the Year' to Amy Fairchild". BusinessWire. 18 July 2003. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ a b Lau, Melody (21 April 2016). "From the Weeknd to Magic!: Canadian musicians before they were famous". CBC Music. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ Smith, Jay (27 January 2016). "A Look at Danny Wood". Pollstar. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d Widran, Jonathan (20 June 2014). "Interview With Hot Band MAGIC! About Their #1 Hit Single "Rude," Their Debut Album and Songwriting". Songwriter Universe. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ Anitai, Tamar (11 July 2014). "Here's The Story Behind MAGIC!, That Band That Sings That Random Reggae Song, 'Rude'". MTV. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "Nasri Atweh | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "NOMINEES 18th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards". Latin Grammy Awards. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ Chow, Andrew R. (28 January 2018). "Grammy 2018 Winners: Full List". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "Raggae pop band MAGIC! signs with Sony Music International". Themusicuniverse.com. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ Williams, John (30 June 2016). "Magic!'s Nasri on 'Primary Colours', his high school prophecy and loving the Raptors". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "Ein Gespräch mit ... Sandy Mölling, Frankfurt | PRINZ". Prinz.de. 27 November 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "MAGIC! documents life's crazy changes on Expectations". The Georgia Straight. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Nasri Atweh". Discogs. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Nasri Atweh - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "New Kids on the Block - Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "New Kids on the Block - Chart History - Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Chris Brown - Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "One Life". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Justin Bieber - Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Cody Simpson - Chart History - Mainstream Top 40". Billboard. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Pitbull - Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Kris Allen - Chart History - Adult Top 40". Billboard. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "The Wanted - Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Change Your Life". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Halsey - Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
External links
- MAGIC! official website (archived)
- Nasri official MySpace