Maher Zain (in Arabic ماهر زين) 

(born in Tripoli, Lebanon in 1981) is a Swedish singer and music producer of Lebanese origin.

He sings mainly spiritual Muslim songs and nasheeds. His debut album Thank You Allah of 13 tracks and two bonus songs was released on 1 November 2009. He sings in a number of languages, but mainly in English and Arabic. His music videos on YouTube have collectively gained millions of views.

Biography Maher Zain was born in 1981 in Lebanon. His father Mustapha Maher was a singer in his hometown Tripoli (in Lebanon). His family moved to Sweden when Maher was only eight, where he continued his schooling. Maher got his first keyboard when he was ten. He later entered university and got a Bachelors degree in Aeronautical Engineering. 

During his teenage years, he liked to spend late nights at school with his friends where they would sing, rap, compose and experiment with music in every way.CareerAfter being involved for a while in the music scene as a music producer, Maher was introduced to RedOne, a Swedish music producer of Moroccan origin in Sweden.

Maher started working with RedOne and later moved to New York where he took part in producing Kat DeLuna, Abdel Rahman Aouni and others.

Then he returned for a while to Sweden where he had his religious awakening. In January 2009, Maher Zain began working on an album and signed with Awakening Records.