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| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Vocals
• guitar
• piano

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• Pop
• pop rock
• reggae
• reggae fusion
• reggae rock

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• Musician
• singer
• songwriter
• record producer

{edih}| years_active = 2002–presentRCA Records>RCA

• Magic!
• The Messengers

{edih}| website = }}Nasri Tony Atweh (, born 10 January 1981),WEB,weblink MAGIC! - Timeline Photos, Facebook.com, 2015-05-22, known mononymously as Nasri, is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer.WEB, Kelsie Smith,weblink 2020-07-03, SXSW 2020 Schedule, en, He currently resides in Los Angeles, California. He is the lead vocalist and songwriter for the reggae fusion band, Magic!, a group consisting of fellow Toronto natives, Mark Pellizzer, Alex Tanas, and Ben Spivak. MAGIC!'s single "Rude" became a major international hit single. He is currently managed by Wassim "Sal" Slaiby.Nasri is also a renowned songwriter and producer, one half of the songwriting and production duo the Messengers. He and Adam Messinger have produced a string of hits for well-known artists, including Justin Bieber, Shakira, Pitbull, Chris Brown, Halsey, and more. In 2012, he earned the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album for his production work on Chris Brown's F.A.M.E.. He also received a Latin Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album and the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album for his work on Shakira's El Dorado. His songs "As Long as You Love Me" by Justin Bieber and "Feel This Moment" by Pitbull both made the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100.

Early life and education

Nasri was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, as a child of Palestinian Christian immigrants from Bethlehem.WEB,weblink Palestinian Canadian lands huge hit on U.S. music charts, 2015-09-20,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20151012222143weblink">weblink 12 October 2015, dead, WEB,weblink إذاعة الشمس تستضيف الفنان العالمي ابن مدينة الناصرة نصري طوني عطوة, 2016-08-14, and began singing at the age of six.WEB,weblink Nasri - About, Facebook.com, 2015-05-22, WEB,weblink Music Junkie – Nael Atweh, Sickestaddictions.com, 2012-08-18, 2015-05-22, WEB,weblink AE: Entertainment: News By Industry – Page 1, 24-7pressrelease.com, 2015-05-22, He studied at Senator O'Connor College School, and while attending, was part of the school choir as well as extra-curricular sports.{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}}

Career

Early career as a solo artist

At age 19, Atweh presented a demo to a local radio station. He then earned a deal with Universal Canada.WEB,weblink The MAGIC! of BMI Songwriter Nasri | News, BMI.com, 2013-10-16, 2015-05-22, Two years later in 2002, he won the John Lennon Songwriting Contest with a song he wrote with Adam Messinger.NEWS, Black Eyed Peas Present the John Lennon Songwriting Contest's 'Maxell Song of the Year' to Amy Fairchild, BusinessWire, 18 July 2003,weblink 1 July 2018, The following year, he released two solo singles through Universal, "Go" and "Ova N' Dun With"․The songs received some airplay in Canada, and another song titled "Best Friend" was also heard on indie radio in his hometown in 2003. According to the promotional material attached to his single "Go", he was to release an album titled Invisible Walls sometime in 2003 or 2004, but that never materialized.NEWS, Lau, Melody, From the Weeknd to Magic!: Canadian musicians before they were famous, CBC Music, 21 April 2016,weblink 1 July 2018, In 2007, he released a song entitled "Click, Click, Click", that would ultimately be covered by the New Kids on the Block.MAGAZINE, Smith, Jay, A Look at Danny Wood, Pollstar, 27 January 2016,weblink 1 July 2018,

Writing and production with the Messengers

Nasri is part of the writing and production duo the Messengers alongside Adam Messinger. He helped drive the reunion of the New Kids on the Block in 2007, and wrote numerous songs for them including his first, "Summertime". Over the course of the following years, Nasri wrote (usually with Messinger) for other major label artists such as Justin Bieber, David Guetta, Shakira, Cody Simpson, Cheryl, Boyzone, JLS, Kat Deluna, Elliott Yamin, Jason Derulo, Akon, Pitbull, Christina Aguilera, Chris Brown, Lana Del Rey, Big Time Rush, Iggy Azalea, Michael Bolton, Peter Andre, JoJo, Jay Sean, Vanessa Hudgens, No Angels, Manafest, and Iyaz.NEWS, Widran, Jonathan, Interview With Hot Band MAGIC! About Their #1 Hit Single "Rude," Their Debut Album and Songwriting, Songwriter Universe, 20 June 2014,weblink 1 July 2018, The Messengers are a Grammy-winning production team. Their work has resulted in two Grammy Award nominations for 2011 Best Pop Vocal Album for Justin Bieber (My World 2.0), 2011 Best Contemporary R&B Album for Chris Brown (Graffiti), and a win for 2012 Best R&B Album for Chris Brown (F.A.M.E.), as well as their collaboration with Justin Bieber / Rascal Flatts in "That Should Be Me" that won a 2011 CMT Music Award for Best Collaborative Video.NEWS, Anitai, Tamar, Here's The Story Behind MAGIC!, That Band That Sings That Random Reggae Song, 'Rude', MTV, 11 July 2014,weblink 1 July 2018, WEB,weblink Nasri Atweh | Credits, AllMusic, 2015-05-22, In 2017 and 2018, he was honored with the Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album and the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album for his work on Shakira's El Dorado.WEB,weblink NOMINEES 18th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards, Latin Grammy Awards, 1 July 2018, NEWS, Chow, Andrew R., Grammy 2018 Winners: Full List, The New York Times, 28 January 2018,weblink 1 July 2018, File:Nasri-onstage-with-Zedd-Sumersonic-tokyo-Aug16-2015.jpg|thumb|Nasri performing on stage with Zedd at Tokyo Summer SonicSummer Sonic

Success with Magic!

While playing music with friend Mark Pellizzer (who played guitar for Justin Nozuka) in 2012, Nasri conceived of Magic!. Mark Pellizzer then recruited Alex Tanas on drums and Ben Spivak on bass. In 2013, Magic! released their highly successful debut single, "Rude", which peaked at number six on the Canadian Hot 100, topped the charts in the United States and the United Kingdom, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden. The band is signed to Sony Music Entertainment and partnered with Latium Entertainment in addition to RCA Records in the USA.WEB,weblink Raggae pop band MAGIC! signs with Sony Music International, Themusicuniverse.com, 2015-02-06, 2015-05-22, Their debut album, Don't Kill the Magic, was released in 2014 and charted at number 5 in Canada and at number 6 in the U.S. Their follow-up, Primary Colours, was released in 2016 and third album Expectations in 2018.NEWS, Williams, John, Magic!'s Nasri on 'Primary Colours', his high school prophecy and loving the Raptors, Toronto Sun, 30 June 2016,weblink 1 July 2018,

Personal life

Since 2009, he has been linked romantically with the German singer Sandy Mölling.WEB,weblink Ein Gespräch mit ... Sandy Mölling, Frankfurt | PRINZ, Prinz.de, 2011-11-27, 2015-05-22, The two had met while working on the No Angels album Welcome to the Dance. He has a son called Noah with Mölling.WEB,weblink MAGIC! documents life's crazy changes on Expectations, The Georgia Straight, 2018-08-29, 2021-03-25, Mölling and Atweh were married in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic. The family resides in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.

Discography

As solo artist

Singles

• "Go" (2003)
• "Ova N' Dun With" (2003)
• "Click Click Click" (2007)
• "You Deserve Better" (2012)

along with many other unreleased demos

As member of Magic!

Songwriting and production

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"|+ Selected songs with production and songwriting credits! scope="col" rowspan="1" | Song nameWEB,weblink Nasri Atweh, Discogs, 2 July 2018, WEB,weblink Nasri Atweh - Credits, AllMusic, 2 July 2018, ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:2.5em;" | Year! scope="col" rowspan="1" | Primary artist(s)! scope="col" rowspan="1" | Album! scope="col" rowspan="1" | Role! scope="col" rowspan="1" | Notes!scope="row"|"Summertime"2008|New Kids on the BlockThe Block Co-writerBillboard Hot 100>US #36HTTPS://WWW.BILLBOARD.COM/ARTIST/NEW-KIDS-ON-THE-BLOCK/CHART-HISTORY/HSI/ >TITLE=NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK - CHART HISTORY - HOT 100ACCESS-DATE=2 JULY 2018, !scope="row"|"Single"|New Kids on the Block (feat. Ne-Yo)Canadian Hot 100>CAN #42HTTPS://WWW.BILLBOARD.COM/ARTIST/NEW-KIDS-ON-THE-BLOCK/CHART-HISTORY/CAN/ >TITLE=NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK - CHART HISTORY - BILLBOARD CANADIAN HOT 100ACCESS-DATE=2 JULY 2018, !scope="row"|"Crawl"2009|Chris BrownGraffiti (Chris Brown album)>Graffiti|Co-writer, co-producerMAGAZINE=BILLBOARD, 2 July 2018, !scope="row"|"One Life"No AngelsWelcome to the Dance|Co-writer, co-producerWEBSITE=OFFIZIELLECHARTS.DE, 18 June 2018, !scope="row"|"Derailed"Co-writer|!scope="row"|"Dance-Aholic"|!scope="row"|"Say Goodbye"|!scope="row"|"Too Old"|!scope="row"|"Young Love"|!scope="row"|"Up"2010Justin BieberMy World 2.0Co-writer, co-producer|!scope="row"|"That Should Be Me"MAGAZINE=BILLBOARD, 2 July 2018, !scope="row"|"Pray"My Worlds Acoustic|US #61!scope="row"|"Never Say Never"|US #8!scope="row"|"Mistletoe"2011|Justin Bieber|Under the Mistletoe|Co-writer, co-producer|US #11!scope="row"|"Next to You"|Chris Brown (feat. Justin Bieber)F.A.M.E. (Chris Brown album)>F.A.M.E.|Co-writer|US #26!scope="row"|"On My Mind"|Cody SimpsonCoast to Coast (Cody Simpson EP)>Coast to Coast|Co-writerMainstream Top 40>US Pop #39HTTPS://WWW.BILLBOARD.COM/ARTIST/CODY-SIMPSON/CHART-HISTORY/TFM/ >TITLE=CODY SIMPSON - CHART HISTORY - MAINSTREAM TOP 40ACCESS-DATE=2 JULY 2018, !scope="row"|"Feel This Moment"2012Pitbull (rapper)>Pitbull (feat. Christina Aguilera)Global Warming (Pitbull album)>Global Warming|Co-writer, co-producerMAGAZINE=BILLBOARD, 2 July 2018, !scope="row"|"All Around the World"|Justin Bieber (feat. Ludacris)BelieveCo-writer|US #22!scope="row"|"As Long as You Love Me"|Justin Bieber (feat. Big Sean)|US #6!scope="row"|"Don't Judge Me"|Chris BrownFortune (Chris Brown album)>Fortune|Co-writer|US #67!scope="row"|"The Vision of Love"|Kris Allen|Thank You Camellia|Co-writer, co-producerAdult Top 40>US Top 40 #29HTTPS://WWW.BILLBOARD.COM/ARTIST/KRIS-ALLEN/CHART-HISTORY/ATF/ >TITLE=KRIS ALLEN - CHART HISTORY - ADULT TOP 40ACCESS-DATE=2 JULY 2018, !scope="row"|"We Own the Night"|2013|The WantedWord of Mouth (The Wanted album)>Word of Mouth|Co-writer, co-producerMAGAZINE=BILLBOARD, 2 July 2018, !scope="row"|"Change Your Life"2014|Iggy Azalea (feat. T.I.)|The New Classic|Co-writer, co-producerUK Singles Chart>UK #10HTTP://WWW.OFFICIALCHARTS.COM/SEARCH/SINGLES/CHANGE-YOUR-LIFE/ >TITLE=CHANGE YOUR LIFEACCESS-DATE=2 JULY 2018, !scope="row"|"You Don't Care About Me"ShakiraShakiraCo-writer|!scope="row"|"The One Thing"|!scope="row"|"Cut Me Deep"|Shakira (feat. Magic!)|!scope="row"|"Can I"2017|Prince Charlez|Evolution Pt. 1|!scope="row"|"Arms Open"|The Script|Freedom Child|!scope="row"|"Bad News"|SOJA|Poetry in Motion|!scope="row"|"Comme Moi"|Shakira (feat. Black M)El Dorado|!scope="row"|"What We Said (Comme Moi)"|Shakira (feat. Magic!)|!scope="row"|"Not Afraid Anymore"Halsey (singer)>Halsey|(Fifty Shades Darker: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|Co-writer, co-producerMAGAZINE=BILLBOARD, 2 July 2018, !scope="row"|"Flame"|TinasheJoyride (Tinashe album)>JoyrideCo-writer|!scope="row"|"So Long"|Massari|Beirut|!scope="row"|"High Right Now"2019|Tyla Yaweh|Heart Full of Rage|!scope="row"|"I Cry"2020Ushernon-album releaseCo-writer, co-producer|!scope="row"|"Changes"Justin BieberChanges|!scope="row"|"Never Break"John LegendBigger Love|!scope="row"|"Busy Boy"Chloe x HalleUngodly Hour|!scope="row"|"Don't Make It Harder on Me"Co-writer|!scope="row"|"A New Day"2021No Angels20|!scope="row"|"Love You for Eternity" |!scope="row"|"Hard to Love"H.E.R.Back of My Mind|

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External links

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• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20171007021231weblink">MAGIC! official website (archived)
• Nasri official MySpace

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