Official website (https://samiyusufofficial.com/)
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It sits within the topics 1980 births, 21st-century British male singers and 21st-century British singers.
Its subject is documented across 42 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1980-07-21 ) 21 July 1980 (age 45) , Tehran , Iran
- Genres
- World music
- Occupations
- Musician singer composer songwriter humanitarian
- Years active
- 2003–present
- Labels
- ETM Sony Warner Andante Fairwood (publisher) Awakening Records
- Website
- samiyusuf .art
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Official website
Sami Yusuf
Official website of British composer Sami Yusuf — explore his pioneering works in World Music Traditions, immersive soundscapes, and performances.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Tehran
- Occupation
- vocalist
- Position held
- ambassador
- Languages spoken
- Hindi
- Religion
- Sunni Islam
- Instrument
- drum
- Record label
- Awakening Music
- Official website
- samiyusuf.art
- Image
- Sami Yusuf 2011 (cropped2).jpg
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- Commons category
- Sami Yusuf
- date of birth
- 1980-07-21
- start of work period
- 2003-00-00
- name in native language
- Sami Yusuf
- social media followers
- 3680000
- madhhab
- Hanafism
- P10632
- Sami Yusuf
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Encyclopedic overview
Sami Yusuf (born 21 July 1980) is a British singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and composer of Azerbaijani descent. He gained international attention with the release of his debut album, Al-Muʽallim, in 2003. As of 2020, he has released eight studio albums, five live albums and one compilation album. His studio albums were mostly released by Andante Records, with the first two being released by Awakening Records. He has sold over 34 million albums as of 2016.
Besides English, Yusuf has performed in Arabic, Kurdish, Azerbaijani, Persian, Turkish, Punjabi, and Urdu, sometimes in the same work, as was the case with his hit Hasbi Rabbi. His work is marked by blending different musical styles and genres, including elements from Sufi, folk, and Rock music. He used his multilingual and multi-instrumentalist style to address social, spiritual, and humanitarian issues. In recognition of his philanthropy, in 2014, Yusuf was appointed United Nations Global Ambassador for the World Food Programme.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sami Yusuf” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.