It became the highest selling album of 2010 in Malaysia. The album Thank You Allah has been certified multiple platinum by Warner Music Malaysia and Sony Music Indonesia. Malaysia and Indonesia have been the countries where he has had the most commercial success. By the end of 2010, he was the most Googled celebrity in Malaysia for that year. In early 2010 his music very quickly gathered a huge online following in Arabic-speaking and Islamic countries as well as among young Muslims in western countries. Zain and Awakening Records successfully used social media such as Facebook, YouTube and iTunes to promote tracks from the album. His debut album, Thank You Allah, with 13 songs and two bonus tracks, was released on 1 November 2009 with percussion versions and French versions of some tracks released shortly afterwards. In January 2009, Maher Zain began working on an album with Awakening Records.
On returning home to Sweden, he became engaged once more with his Islamic faith and decided to move away from a career as a music producer to become a singer/songwriter of contemporary R&B music with a strong Muslim religious influence. When RedOne moved to New York in 2006, Zain soon followed to continue his music industry career in the United States, producing for artists such as Kat DeLuna. After university, he entered the music industry in Sweden, and in 2005 linked up with the Moroccan-born Swedish producer RedOne. He completed his schooling there, gaining a bachelor's degree in Aeronautical Engineering.
Maher Zain's Lebanese family emigrated to Sweden when he was eight. 2 Collaborations, appearances and awards.
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