![]() ![]() ![]() 1 on the BDS Francophone Charts, and the record earned him a Félix Award at the L' ADISQ Awards for "Best Mix and Sound of the Year". The 2001 hit album from Gabrielle Destroismaisons generated two singles co-written by him that reached No. Initially he was a backup singer for some hits by the Quebec band Dubmatique. He began his career "behind the scenes," and has been writing co-producing since 2001. He studied Film Studies at Montreal's Concordia University. Wolf's mother was a piano teacher and his father played guitar, drums, and the traditional Middle Eastern oud.Īt 16, Wolf immigrated to Canada in 1995, residing in Montreal, Quebec. He also says his mother and father drove him to a career in music. His stage name 'wolf' comes from a nickname he received on his high school basketball team because he was the smallest and quickest in his team. In an interview with Shave Magazine, Karl explained that in Arabic, his family name (Abou Samah) means 'father of forgiveness'. He moved on with his family to Sharjah, UAE when he was three years old due to the civil war in Lebanon. His mother was a piano instructor and his father played the oud, derbake and guitar. Wolf was born as Carl Abou Samah in Beirut, Lebanon. Wolf signed a new solo contract in Canada with British Columbia-based Cordova Bay Records as well as two new worldwide deals in Los Angeles, one for a publishing contract with BMG and another Digital "YouTube" deal with Collective Digital Studios. In 2015, he announced a new collaboration under the name BAE (Be All Equal) with Show Stephens, Brenda Mullen and producer MasterTrak. Through his company, Lone Wolf Management, Karl Wolf also manages a number of new artists. His biggest hit has been a remake of Toto's " Africa" sampling from the song and providing new lyrics and arrangements. His third album Nightlife was released in 2009 followed by Finally Free in 2012, Stereotype in 2014 and WOW in 2015. He has been a singer, songwriter, and producer since 2001, releasing his first solo album Face Behind the Face on MapleNationwide/Universal in 2006, followed by a second album Bite the Bullet in 2007. Carl Abou Samah ( Arabic: كارل أبو سمح born April 18, 1979), better known by his stage name Karl Wolf, is a Lebanese-Canadian musician based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ![]()
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