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Sodad | |
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| Birth name | Sodad Iskander |
| Born | 1973 Baghdad, Iraq |
| Origin | Swedish singer and producer of Iraqi Chaldean/Assyrian origin |
| Genres | Pop, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, record producer, musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Sodad Iskander[1][2] (born in Baghdad, Iraq in 1973) better known by the mononym Sodad or as Sodad Starman is a Swedish vocalist and co-producer of Chaldean/Assyrian origin. He sings mostly in English.
Career
editSodad born in Iraq in 1973, moved with his family to London, England, in 1978 where he lived until the age 10. He went to St Mary Abbots Primary School and that was where he learned that he liked to entertain. The school had often plays and other theatrical occasions that the classes helped out with or were in. In 1983, Sodad and his family moved to Sweden and here was where his family started all over again. He studied Aerospace Engineering at Gripenskolan.
Sodad had always loved music. He started to record demos with some of his friends without getting any deals or attention despite working hard. After giving up for many years Sodad started up a café in Stockholm and one day a man walked in to buy a coffee. Sodad got acquainted with him without realising he was Chris Benthlin Ljung the lead rapper for the 1990s eurotechno band FLEXX, a favorite band of Sodad since youth and a music producer. After telling Chris about his earlier recordings. Chris invited him to his music studio, SoulEye Studio, in Stockholm, where they recorded "Get Hurt" credited to SoulEye featuring Sodad. The promo single got the attention of American online radio stations.
After "Get Hurt" with its several remixes, Sodad teamed up with the band Les Domaines and wrote the dancetrack "NINE2FIVE" in 2011 which the American radio show Jackson Truth Radio Show loved and has been playing since the release.[3][4]
Sodad is today working on new material with former Guru Josh Project 2008 producer Anders "Andalo" Nyman for new dance tracks. He is also founder and CEO of Ooneness Media Troop.
Discography
editSongs
edit- 2010: "Get Hurt" (SoulEye aka The Light featuring Sodad) [Leatherear Records]
- 2011: "NINE2FIVE" (Les Domaines featuring Sodad & The Light) [Ubetoo Beats] [1]