Faydee
Faydee | |
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Birth name | Fady Fatrouni |
Born |
Sydney, Australia | 2 February 1987
Origin | Lebanese |
Genres | R&B, dance |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | Buckle Up Entertainment |
Associated acts | Shaggy, Mohombi, Costi, Lazy J, James Yammouni <3 |
Website | www.faydee.com |
Fady Fatrouni (born February 2, 1987), best known by his stage name Faydee, is an Australian singer and songwriter of Lebanese descent.[1][2][3] Additionally, he is an ambassador of the Bully Free Australia Foundation.[4]
Early life and education
Faydee was born on February 2, 1987 in Sydney, Australia. His parents originated from Tripoli, Lebanon. Faydee’s interest in music began through his cousins, who would record beats and rap and sing over them for entertainment. At the age of thirteen, he began writing and recording music from his bedroom.[5]
Career
Faydee was discovered online by Ronnie Diamond, the owner and founder of Buckle Up Entertainment, at 19 years old. Shortly after, he released "Laugh Till You Cry", which topped the Hot 100 airplay charts in Romania for six consecutive weeks.[2][5] The song also charted in Bulgaria, Greece, Moldova, Cyprus, Armenia, Turkey, Belarus, Hungary, Israel, Mauritius and Lithuania. In 2013, Faydee was named the national ambassador for the Bully Zero Australia Foundation releasing the song "Unbreakable" featuring Miracle.[4]
In February 2015, Faydee traveled to Greece to film a music video for "Who" with Claydee Lupa.[6][7][8] The song placed on Greece’s Top 40 airplay chart two weeks after its release.[7] "I Need Your Love" by Shaggy featuring Mohombi, Faydee and Costi charted on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 2015.[9] The song placed 25th on the Top 40 Pop US Billboard Charts in May. An Arabic version of the song, "Habibi (I Need Your Love)," was co-written with Romanian music producer Costi Ioniță and released in 2014.[10] The song was also released in Russian with Uzbek singer Shahzoda and Dr. Costi as "Habibi (Улыбнись и все Ок)," and in Bulgarian with singer Galena as "Habibi". Alexandra Stan announced that she will perform with Faydee in Turkey in May 2015.[5]
Discography
Albums
- 2009: Never Saw Me Coming
EPs
- 2009: Never Ever EP
- 2011: Say My Name EP
- 2011: Psycho EP
- 2013: Unbreakable EP
- 2016: Legendary EP
Remixes
- 2015: Who (Remixes) EP (with Claydee)
Singles
- 2014: "Habibi (I Need Your Love)" (Shaggy, Mohombi, Faydee, Costi)
- 2014: "Habibi" (with Galena)
- 2014: "Habibi (Улыбнись и все Ок)" (with Shahzoda and Dr. Costi)
- 2015: "I Need Your Love" (Shaggy featuring Mohombi, Faydee & Costi)
- 2015: "Habibi Love (French Kiss)" (Shaggy featuring Mohombi, Faydee & Costi)
- 2015: "I Need Your Love (Te Quiero Mas)" (Shaggy featuring Mohombi, Faydee & Costi)
- Other songs / Videography
- 2008: "Never Ever"
- 2010: "Shelter Your Heart"
- 2010: "I Should've Known" (feat. Manny Boy)
- 2011: "Fallin' (Ya Gamil)" (produced by Divy Pota)
- 2011: "Say My Name'
- 2011: "Psycho"
- 2012: "Forget the World (FML)"
- 2012: "Laugh Till You Cry" (feat. Lazy J)
- 2013: "Unbreakable" (feat. Miracle)
- 2013: "Catch Me"
- 2013: "Can't Let Go"
- 2014: "You Deserve Better"
- 2014: "Beautiful Girl" (with Costi)
- 2014: "Far Away"
- 2014: "Maria"
- 2014: "Habibi (I Need Your Love)"
- 2014: "In the Dark"
- 2015: "Move On (C'est La Vie)"
- 2015: "Lullaby"
- 2015: "Sun Don't Shine"
- 2016: "Amari"
- 2016: "Legendary"
- 2016: "Jealous"
- 2016: "Ya Linda"
- 2016: "If I Didn't Love You"
- Featured in
Year | Single | Peak positions | |||||||||
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AUT [11] |
BEL (Wa) [12] |
FR [13] |
GER |
NED [14] |
UK |
US Billboard Hot 100 |
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay |
US Mainstream Top 40 |
US Rhythmic | ||
2015 | "I Need Your Love" (credited to Shaggy feat. Mohombi, Faydee, Costi |
75 | 6* (Ultratip) |
147 | 91 | 10 | 36 | 66[15] | 16[16] | 20[17] | 27[18] |
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
- 2014: "Dangerous" (Moody feat. Faydee)
- 2014: "Mad in Love" (Lazy J feat. Faydee)
- 2015: "Who" (Claydee feat. Faydee)
- 2015: "Luv You Better" (Manny feat. Faydee)
- 2015: "Live Forever" (DJ James Yammouni feat. Faydee)
References
- ↑ "Faydee, un australian indragostit de Romania: Fetele sunt uluitor de frumoase". January 3, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- 1 2 "Faydee". Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ↑ "New Video: Shaggy ‘I Need Your Love’ Featuring Mohombi and Faydee". January 17, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- 1 2 "Faydee – Exclusive Interview "I would love to write a song for Ellie Goulding"". July 17, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Faydee Is Live on One On OneAvenue.tv – Exclusive Interview". July 6, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Video Premiere: Claydee & Faydee- "Who"". Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- 1 2 ""Who" Backstage φωτογραφίες από το video clip του Claydee & Faydee". February 5, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Claydee: "Πόλεμος" με τον Αυστραλό τραγουδιστή Faydee για τα μάτια μιας γυναίκας! Φωτογραφίες". February 11, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Iggy Azalea's "Trouble," Fifth Harmony's "Worth It" and Shaggy's "I Need Your Love" officially reach the Top 40 at pop radio". March 8, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Faydee: I wrote "Lullaby" when i was Touring!". Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Faydee discography". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ↑ "Faydee discography". ultratop.be/fr/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ↑ "Faydee discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ↑ "Faydee discography". dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ↑ Billboard.com: Shaggy page
- ↑ Billboard: Shaggy Featuring Mohombi, Faydee, Costi discography on Dance/Mix Show Airplay
- ↑ Billboard: Shaggy Featuring Mohombi, Faydee, Costi discography on Mainstream Top 40
- ↑ Billboard: Shaggy Featuring Mohombi, Faydee, Costi discography on Rhythmic chart