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Fais (musician)

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Faisal Ben Said (born 20 September 1990), better known by his stage name Fais, stylized as FÄIS, is a Dutch singer-songwriter and pianist from Rotterdam. His debut single "Hey" featuring Afrojack was released on 8 April 2016 on Wall Recordings.[1] Within the week of its release it peaked at #2 in the Dutch charts,[2] has achieved 8× platinum worldwide and has been listed #5 song in 25 years of Radio 538.[3]

FÄIS
Birth nameFaisal Ben Said
Born (1990-09-20) 20 September 1990 (age 33)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
GenresDance, electronic
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Piano, vocals
Years active2011–present

His follow-up single "Used to Have It All" was again a collaboration with Afrojack and achieved triple platinum status in the Netherlands. He released his second solo single "Know You Better" which became Radio 538's Alarmschijf[4] (which is the official Dutch "Record of the Week") on the day it got released. As well for his third solo single "Make Me Do".[5]

FÄIS has been awarded for Top 40 Best New Act 2016,[6] Top 40 Most Successful Dutch Act alongside Afrojack[7] and is named Most Successful Male Singer of 2018 so far according to Top 40.[5]

Songwriting credits edit

As lead artist

  • 2016 – "Hey" by FÄIS ft. Afrojack (#1 most played song on Dutch radio, Radio 538 Dance Smash and peaked at #8 Single Top 100)
  • 2016 – "Used to Have It All" by FÄIS and Afrojack (#3 most played song on Dutch radio and Radio 538 Alarmschijf)
  • 2017 – "Ask Me Tomorrow"[8]
  • 2018 – "Know You Better"[9] (#1 most played song on Dutch radio, Radio 538 Alarmschijf and peaked at #8 Top 40)
  • 2018 – "Make Me Do" (Radio 538 Alarmschijf)[5]
  • 2019 – "I Want You Now"[10]
  • 2021 – "Love You More"[11]

As songwriter

  • 2016 – "Follow Your Dreams" by Afrojack (co-written with Ne-Yo)[12]
  • 2016 – "To the World" by DANCE EARTH PARTY ft. Afrojack[13]
  • 2017 – "Another Life" by Afrojack & David Guetta ft. Ester Dean (#1 Tipparade, #28 Top 40 and Radio 538 Alarmschijf)[14]
  • 2017 – "Wave Your Flag" by Afrojack ft. Luis Fonsi (RIAA Latin Gold Certified on 25 February 2020)[15]
  • 2017 – "Break into the Dark" by Valentine ft. Rui & Afrojack (official soundtrack for HiGH&LOW The Movie 2: END OF SKY)[16]
  • 2017 – "Wasted Love" by Hiroomi Tosaka (#1 Japan Billboard Buzz Songs,[17] #5 Japan Billboard Hot 100, RIAJ: Platinum as a part of the JSB album "FUTURE"[18])
  • 2017 – "Diamond Sunset" by Hiroomi Tosaka (#1 Recochoku TOP,[19] RIAJ: Platinum as a part of the JSB album "FUTURE")
  • 2017 – "A Million Ways" by Miss Montreal (#5 most played song on Dutch radio, #9 Tipparade and #26 Top 40)
  • 2017 – "New Memories" by DubVision & Afrojack (#8 Tipparade and Radio 538 Dance Smash)[20]
  • 2018 – "Luxe" by Hiroomi Tosaka ft. Crazyboy[21] (RIAJ: Platinum as a part of the JSB album "FUTURE"[18])
  • 2018 – "Smile Moon Night" by Hiroomi Tosaka (RIAJ: Platinum as a part of the JSB album "FUTURE"[18])
  • 2018 – "End of Line" by Hiroomi Tosaka (RIAJ: Platinum as a part of the JSB album "FUTURE"[18])
  • 2018 – "Smile Moon Night" by Hiroomi Tosaka (RIAJ: Platinum as a part of the JSB album "FUTURE"[18])
  • 2018 – "Hey" by Hiroomi Tosaka ft. Afrojack (RIAJ: Platinum as a part of the JSB album "FUTURE"[18])
  • 2018 – "Till The Sun Comes Up" by Miss Montreal
  • 2018 – "Own Game" by Afrojack & Chasner[22]
  • 2019 – "Red Lemonade" by Miss Montreal
  • 2022 – "LOKO" by Christian Pagán from "American Song Contest" (Qualifier Winner,[23] #6 iTunes Top 100 Latin Songs[24])

As executive producer

  • 2022 – "LOKO" by Christian Pagán from "American Song Contest" (Qualifier Winner,[23] #6 iTunes Top 100 Latin Songs[24])

Production and co-production credits edit

  • 2018 – "End of Line" by Hiroomi Tosaka (produced by FÄIS & Afrojack) (RIAJ: Platinum as a part of the JSB album "FUTURE"[18])
  • 2018 – "Till The Sun Comes Up" by Miss Montreal (produced by FÄIS & Gordon Groothedde)
  • 2018 – "Make Me Do" by FÄIS (produced by Afrojack, Johannes Andersson, FÄIS)
  • 2019 – "Red Lemonade" by Miss Montreal (produced by FÄIS & Gordon Groothedde)

Discography edit

Singles edit

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
NLD 40
[25] 		NLD 100 BE (FL) BE (WA) NOR SWE
"Hey"
(featuring Afrojack) 		2016 2 7 —[a] 76 32 12
  • NVPI: Platinum
  • GLF: Platinum[26]
 non-album singles
"Used to Have It All"
(featuring Afrojack) 		18 55 —[b] — — —
  • NVPI: Platinum
"Ask Me Tomorrow" 2017 47 128 — — — — —
"Know You Better"[27] 2018 8 26 —[c] 95 — —
  • NVPI: Platinum
"Make Me Do" 27 — — — — — —
"I Want You Now" 2019 — — — — — — —
"Love You More" 2021 — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Appearances edit

Live shows edit

  • Afrojack World Tour (2016)[28]
  • Tomorrowland (2016 and 2017)[29]
  • Tomorrowland Brasil (2016)[30]
  • Ultra Music Festival (2016 and 2017)[31]
  • First headlining show at Paradiso Noord (2018)[32]

Award shows edit

  • 538 JingleBall hosted by Radio 538 (2015)[33]
  • MTV Europe Music Awards hosted by MTV (2016)[34]
  • 538Live XXL hosted by Radio 538 (2016)[35]
  • 538 Kingsday (2017)[36]
  • 538 Kingsday (2018)[37]
  • 100% NL Awards (2018)

TV shows edit

  • RTL Late Night (2016-2018)[38]
  • Holland's Next Top Model (2016)[39]
  • NOC*NSF Sportgala 2016 hosted by NOS (2016)[40]

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Hey" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but did enter the Ultratip chart.
  2. ^ "Used to Have It All" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but did enter the Ultratip chart.
  3. ^ "Know You Better" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but did enter the Ultratip chart.

References edit

  1. ^ "Wall Family | Wall Recordings". www.wallrecordings.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Fais Ft. Afrojack - Hey". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Dit is de Top 100 van 25 jaar Radio 538 | Radio 538". 538 (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  4. ^ Alarmschijf
  5. ^ a b c "Fais pakt zijn derde Alarmschijf". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Top 40 Award voor Fais". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Top 40 Award voor Afrojack en Fais". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Fais - Ask Me Tomorrow". Nieuweplaat (in Dutch). 14 April 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Fais - Know You Better". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Fäis - I Want You Now". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  11. ^ Kremer, Henk (31 March 2021). "FÄIS - Love You More". Hitzound (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  12. ^ "LDH official website". LDH official website (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  13. ^ avex (22 September 2016), Dance Earth Party feat. Afrojack / 「To The World 」, retrieved 17 November 2017
  14. ^ "Afrojack & David Guetta Ft. Ester Dean - Another Life". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  15. ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  16. ^ "Valentine feat. Rui & Afrojack「Break into the Dark」のシングル楽曲ダウンロード、音楽ランキングならmusic.jp！". music.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  17. ^ "WASTED LOVE / HIROOMI TOSAKA | CHART insight | Billboard JAPAN". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g "一般社団法人 日本レコード協会". www.riaj.or.jp. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  19. ^ "【レコチョク】DIAMOND SUNSET / HIROOMI TOSAKA". レコチョク (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  20. ^ "Dubvision en Afrojack scoren de Dance Smash | Radio 538". 538 (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  21. ^ "HIROOMI TOSAKA オフィシャルサイト". avex.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  22. ^ "Afrojack Breaks Down His 14-Track 'Press Play' EP: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  23. ^ a b Roberts, Dale (29 March 2022). "American Song Contest: Qualifying show 1 full results". aussievision. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  24. ^ a b "Top Latin Songs Charts on iTunes Store USA". iTop Chart. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  25. ^ "Fais | Top 40 Hitdossier-artiesten".
  26. ^ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". www.sverigetopplistan.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  27. ^ "Fais pakt Alarmschijf met Know You Better". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  28. ^ "Afrojack". Songkick. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  29. ^ Tomorrowland (23 July 2016), Tomorrowland Belgium 2016 | Afrojack, retrieved 29 November 2017
  30. ^ Tomorrowland (9 May 2016), Tomorrowland Brasil 2016 | Afrojack, retrieved 29 November 2017
  31. ^ Afrojack (20 March 2016), Afrojack - Live @ Ultra Music Festival Miami 2016, retrieved 29 November 2017
  32. ^ "Fais – Paradiso". www.paradiso.nl. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  33. ^ Radio 538 (21 December 2015), Afrojack | Full liveset | 538JingleBall 2015, retrieved 29 November 2017{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  34. ^ "Afrojack, 'Hey' featuring FAIS and Ty Dolla $ign | MTVEMA". MTVEMA. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  35. ^ Wall Recordings (17 September 2016), Fais - Live @ 538Live XXL, retrieved 29 November 2017
  36. ^ "Fais live op 538Koningsdag 2017 | Radio 538". 538 (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  37. ^ "538Koningsdag". Partyflock (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  38. ^ "Afrojack en Fais te gast bij RTL Late Night - RTL Late Night". www.rtllatenight.nl. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  39. ^ "De prachtige openingsrun - Holland's Next Top Model". www.hollandsnexttopmodel.nl. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  40. ^ "Over de NOS - Nieuws over de NOS". over.nos.nl. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
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