Fady Maalouf

Taking a brief break from the intrigue and mounting tensions as we approach Eurosong our German Artists ‘In Profile’ deals with a relative new comer to the German music scene.  At 31 although he certainly doesn’t look it, (love to know what moisturiser he uses) this multilingual artist (German, French, English and Arabic) came second in the fifth season of the German pop idol.  Let me introduce you to the handsome Fady Maalouf. 

Born in the Lebanon in 1979 his German connections are through his Fathers side who came from Berlin.  The war in the Lebanon forced Fady to relocate to France where his love of Fashion had him working as an intern with some top designers such as Elie Saab and Robert Abi Nader.  Elie Saab has dressed some of Hollywoods brightest and best including, Rachel McAdams, Kristen Stewart, Toni Collette, Beyonce, Rhianna, Desperate Housewives-Marcia Cross and Teri Hatcher, Victoria Princess of Sweden and Queen Rania of Jordan.  Robert Abi Nader has designed all the evening gowns for the Miss France competition for the last numerous years.  Both men are of Lebanese origin which perhaps helped Fady with his beginning.  However in 2006 he moved to Germany with his brother and started again, this time entering into the German version of Pop Idol ‘DSDS’.

While not winning the competition his single ‘Blessed’ was released and reached number 2 in the German charts, his album also called ‘Blessed’ also reached the number 2 spot.  Other singles off the album included a cover of the Lonestar song ‘Amazed’ which has also been covered by Duncan James who will be rejoining boy-band ‘Blue’ to represent the UK in this years Eurovision.  The third single from the album was called ‘Show me your love’.  In this video Fady displays his love of free diving and his ability for Apnea which allows a person to hold their breath for up to four minutes in depths as far down as 214 metres.   Apnea however can be very dangerous and can result in the body been tricked into believing it had more oxygen than it actually does resulting in hyperventilation. 

A short break brought about the 2010 album ‘Into the light’.  The lead single, ‘Into the light’ a dance number didn’t fare so well in the charts only reaching number 44.  The song itself is good but the video is shocking, my friend who is a make up artist laughed when she saw how tangerine he was, we both agreed whoever left him appear as a tall ‘Oompa Loompa’ in the video didn’t have his best interests at heart.  Other good songs on the album include ‘Kissing Moonlight’, ‘Holding onto water’, cover version of Roxettes ‘Listen to your heart’ and the brilliant Mika influenced ‘I still cry’.  None of these have yet to materialise as a follow up single.

His personal life has also come under scrutiny with claims been made, which he has neither confirmed nor denied, that he is in a same sex civil partnership.  I think anyone with the slightest hint of Gaydar would go ‘Duh’.  Can’t wait to see what his next single will be and live in hope that one day he will represent some country in the Eurovision.