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Jaafar
Jaafar
Birth name	Jaafar Saleh
Also known as	Jaafar
Born	Amman, Jordan
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Website	www.iamjaafar.com/home/

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Jaafar (born Jaafar Saleh) is a 23-year-old Jordanian singer-songwriter and producer. ^[1] Jaafar was born and raised in Amman. Jordan, before moving to London, and relocated to Miami, Florida in 2010 to begin working on his music while working sporadically for a music producer who was based there. Jaafar also began attending the University of Miami once settled in the US..^[2]^[3] He is best known for his song "Sixteen" which was released on iTunes June 2, 2015. ^[4] Jaafar's music has been described as a fusion of Middle-Eastern and Western pop-rock .^[5]

Career

2013–present: You Got Me Good, Sixteen

After moving to Miami in 2010, Jaafar began working in a studio while attending university.^[6] In June, 2013 Jaafar independently released his first debut single "You Got Me Good". With the rise of Internet platforms such as Youtube and Soundcloud Jaafar was able to reach his hometown of Amman, Jordan while residing in the US.^[7] "You Got Me Good" achieved unprecedented airplay across pop-format stations for an English-singing Jordanian artist.^[8] Jaafar then began doing local tours in Miami, as well as performing at the Jerash Festival, in Jerash, Jordan .^[9] On June 2, 2015 Jaafar released his first single "Sixteen", off of his upcoming debut album.^[10] "Sixteen", written from a humanitarian standpoint is about a girl in a war zone that wants a better life. The song continued the success of his first single "You Got Me Good". "Sixteen" placed 30th on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 Indicator Chart according to Billboards 9/12/2015 issue.^[11]

Music Style

Jaafar's music style is best described as a fusion of Middle-Eastern and Western pop-rock sounds. Lyrically Jaafar has been influenced by big issues in the world today that not only effect his home country, but also countless other countries around the world.^[12]

Videography

2013: "You Got Me Good"
2014: "Oasis"
2015: "Sixteen"

References

^ "Huffington Post". Huffington Post. Llana Rapp. 08/23/2015. Retrieved 09/30/2015. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help); Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ilana-rapp/23-year-old-jordanian-sin_b_8029128.html
^ http://mancave.cbslocal.com/2015/09/09/jaafar-independently-successful/
^ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sixteen-single/id1013213755
^ http://thecollegedropouts.com/interview-jaafar/
^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ilana-rapp/23-year-old-jordanian-sin_b_8029128.html
^ http://mancave.cbslocal.com/2015/09/09/jaafar-independently-successful/
^ http://www.chicago3media.com/phone-singer-songwriter-jaafar
^ http://www.iamjaafar.com/live/
^ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sixteen-single/id1013213755
^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiTrzuTAEpQ&feature=youtu.be&list=PLgk4gUgcSII4eASxcZMa0ORA_SCSYzy3d
^ "Huffington Post". Huffington Post. Llana Rapp. 08/23/2015. Retrieved 09/30/2015.

Sources

One "Huffington Post". Huffington Post. Llana Rapp. 08/23/2015. Retrieved 09/30/2015.
Two http://mancave.cbslocal.com/2015/09/09/jaafar-independently-successful/
Three https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sixteen-single/id1013213755
Four http://thecollegedropouts.com/interview-jaafar/
Five http://mancave.cbslocal.com/2015/09/09/jaafar-independently-successful/
Six http://www.chicago3media.com/phone-singer-songwriter-jaafar
Seven http://www.iamjaafar.com/live/
Eight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiTrzuTAEpQ&feature=youtu.be&list=PLgk4gUgcSII4eASxcZMa0ORA_SCSYzy3d

External links

[1] "Huffington Post". Huffington Post. Llana Rapp. 08/23/2015. Retrieved 09/30/2015. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help); Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)

[2] ttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/ilana-rapp/23-year-old-jordanian-sin_b_8029128.html

[3] ttp://mancave.cbslocal.com/2015/09/09/jaafar-independently-successful/

[4] ttps://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sixteen-single/id1013213755

[5] ttp://thecollegedropouts.com/interview-jaafar/

[6] ttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/ilana-rapp/23-year-old-jordanian-sin_b_8029128.html

[7] ttp://mancave.cbslocal.com/2015/09/09/jaafar-independently-successful/

[8] ttp://www.chicago3media.com/phone-singer-songwriter-jaafar

[9] ttp://www.iamjaafar.com/live/

[10] ttps://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sixteen-single/id1013213755

[11] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiTrzuTAEpQ&feature=youtu.be&list=PLgk4gUgcSII4eASxcZMa0ORA_SCSYzy3d

[12] "Huffington Post". Huffington Post. Llana Rapp. 08/23/2015. Retrieved 09/30/2015.

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