NOTED producer and songwriter Nasri (a.k.a. Nasri Atweh) has moved from behind the scenes and rocketed into the spotlight as lead vocalist with Magic!, a music group that fuses pop, R&B and reggae.
Born in Toronto, Canada, Nasri first found success when he teamed with Adam Messinger to form the production and songwriting duo, the Messengers, which scored hits for Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Christina Aguilera and Pitbull, among others.
In 2012, he worked with guitarist and fellow songwriter Mark Pelli and their first song, Rude, was a catchy fusion of reggae, pop and R&B.
The duo later called themselves Magic!, and recruited bassist Ben Spivak and drummer Alex Tanas to complete the line-up. Late last year, following a tour in which the group performed as a support act for Matisyahu, Magic! signed a deal with Sony Music International. Rude was its first single.
The song, a Top Five hit in Australia and New Zealand, rose to No.9 in the group’s native Canada.
Magic! contributed the tracks This Is Our Time (Agora e a Nossa Hora), to One Love, One Rhythm: The 2014 Fifa World Cup Official Album. Its first full album, Don’t Kill The Magic, was released earlier this month.