Faia Younan

Faia Younan (; born 20 June 1992) is a Syrian-Assyrian singer, considered the first Middle Eastern artist ever to crowdfund her debut.

Early life Younan was born on June 20, 1992 to an Assyrian Christian family in the town of Tell Tamer, Syria, and grew up in the city of Aleppo. At the age of eleven she moved to Sweden with her family and settled there until she moved to Scotland in 2010 to study Social Sciences; Economics and Business in the Glasgow University. After graduating she moved back to Sweden. Younan was a volunteer in the Swedish Red Cross and sang in local events. The success of the video had the biggest impact on her decision on turning singing from merely a hobby to a full-time commitment.

After a successful crowdfunding campaign, Younan released her debut single "Ohebbou Yadayka" (I Love Your Hands) followed by two other singles. "Ohebbou Yadayka" crowd funding campaign got Younan, in association with her manager Houssam Abdul Khalek, to Guinness World Records as the first Middle Eastern artist to crowd fund her debut song. This makes Younan the first female artist from the Arab World to enter the Guinness World Records Book. In 2017, she released her debut album, A Sea Between Us. album.

In March 2019, Younan started releasing her second album Tales of the HEart digitally. The album contains 8 songs, referred to as tales, since each song is unique in musical genre and topic.

Discography

Albums Album DetailsA Sea Between UsRelease: March 25, 2017 Format: Digital download; CDTales of the HeartRelease: March 7, 2019 Format: Digital download; CD

Singles Year Title 2015 "Ohebbou Yadayka" 2015 "Nohebbou Al Bilad" 2015 "Nam Ya Habibi" 2017 "Shababik" 2018 "Hob Al Akwiyaa" 2018 "Baghdad" 2021 "Metel Elyom" 2022 "Kun Ashiqan"