Massari

**Sari Abboud** () or simply known as **Massari** () which means "money" in Arabic, is a Lebanese-born contemporary R&B/hip-hop singer. Massari was born in Beirut, Lebanon on December 10, 1980. His family moved to Canada while he was teenager. Massari began performing at a young age. Massari released his debut album _Massari_ in 2005. The album was certified gold by the CRIA for selling 50,000 copies in that country alone. In 2009, Massari released _Forever Massari_. The album sold over 120,000 copies in Lebanon and Canada, combined.

### Studio albums

|align="center" rowspan="1"|Year|align="center" rowspan="1"|Information|align="center" rowspan="1"|Canada|align="center" rowspan="1"|Certifications|
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|2006|***Massari*** *<small>First studio album</small> *<small>Released: May 31, 2005</small> *<small>Label: CP Records</small> *<small>Format: CD</small>|29|<small>CAN: Gold</small>|||||
|2009|***Forever Massari*** *<small>Second studio album</small> *<small>Released: November 10, 2009 Canada and iTunes November 17, 2009 Internationally</small> *<small>Label: Universal Records Canada</small> *<small>Format: CD, iTunes</small>|align="center"||align="center"||||

### DVD

- 2006: _Massari: Road to Success_

### Singles

|Year|Single|style="width:30px;"|CAN|style="width:30px;"|AUT|style="width:30px;"|GER|style="width:30px;"|POR|style="width:30px;"|SWI|Album|||
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|rowspan="2"|2005|"Smile for Me" <small>(feat. Loon)</small>|align="center"|18|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|12|align="center"|—|rowspan="4"|_Massari_|
|"Be Easy"|align="center"|4|align="center"|—|align="center"|70|align="center"|16|align="center"|—|||||
|rowspan="2"|2006|"Real Love"|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|48|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|||
|"Rush the Floor" <small>(feat. Belly)</small>|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|||||
|rowspan="2"|2008|"Say You Love Me"|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|rowspan="2"|non-album single|
|"In Love Again"|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|||||
|rowspan="2"|2009|"Bad Girl"|align="center"|77|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|rowspan="2"|_Forever Massari_|
|"Body Body"|align="center"|81|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|||||
|2011|"Dance for Your Life"|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|rowspan="2"|non-album singles||
|rowspan="2"|2012|"Full Circle" <small>(feat. Belly)</small>|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|||
|"Brand New Day"|align="center"|41|align="center"|26|align="center"|29|align="center"|—|align="center"|24|rowspan="4"|TBA|||
|2013|"Shisha" <small>(feat. French Montana)</small>|align="center"|37|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—||||
|2014|"What About the Love" <small>(feat. Mia Martina)</small>|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—||||
|2017|"So Long"|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—||||

### Awards and nominations

|style="text-align:center; width:30px;"|Year|style="text-align:center;"|Awards ceremony|style="text-align:center;"|Award|style="text-align:center;"|Results|
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|rowspan="4"|2005|MuchMusic Video Awards|Best Independent Video|||||
|MuchMusic Video Awards|MuchVibe Best Rap Video|||||||
|Canadian Urban Music Awards|Best New Artist|||||||
|Canadian Urban Music Awards|R&B/Soul Recording of the Year|||||||
|rowspan="7"|2006|MuchMusic Award|Best Director|||||
|MuchMusic Award|Best Cinematography|||||||
|MuchMusic Award|Best Pop Video|||||||
|MuchMusic Award|Best Independent Video|||||||
|MuchMusic Award|Favourite Canadian Artist|||||||
|MuchMusic Award|Song of the Year|||||||
|Juno Award|R&B/Soul Recording of the Year|||||||

- <sup></sup> For the song "Be Easy".
- <sup></sup> For the song "Real Love".

## Other websites

- BlackBeatsFM Interview with Massari