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Eric Saade (born on 29th October 1990, in Kattarp, Helsingborg, Sweden, to a Lebanese father and a Swedish mother) is a Swedish pop singer. He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, held in Düsseldorf, Germany, with the song Popular, and came 3rd in the final, receiving a total of 185 points. Saade first came to prominence after his win in the Swedish music contest Joker (now Popkorn). He was also a member of the Swedish boyband What's Up!. He left the band in February 2009 to pursue his solo career. Saade voiced the character of Shane in the...

Saade (formerly Sade) is a two-piece rock band based in Prague, Czech republic, formed in 2009. The band's sound is heavy, deriving influences from 70s hard rock, 90s grunge, psychedelic and stoner rock, with deep guitarlines and blues-inspired feeling. The lyrics are dark and somewhat disturbing. Think Kyuss, Goatsnake, Dinosaur Jr. or Melvins (goes pop). The band comprises of Tomas (guitar, vocals, lyrics, also playing guitar for Sunshine Genocide) and Simon (drums, formerly of The Ritchie Success). They released first eponymous demo tape (as cassette) on Silver Rocket Records in 2009, official debut album You Are Coming Home is out...

I was born in Istanbul in 1961 and I am currently living in Zurich. Due to the political pressure of the Chinese government upon the Turk people in East Turkestan (Uyghur Autonomous Region), my parents fled to Istanbul, where they settled as Kazakh refugees. They transmitted us the rich oral and musical traditions of the highlands of Central Asia.With the tales of their far away country and their journey to Turkey, the elderly people of the Kasakh community influenced my imagination as musician until nowadays. As a child, living in Istanbul near the Marmara Sea, I wanted to be a...