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Fais (musician)

March 17, 2024

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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.

March 17, 2024
fais, musician, other, uses, fais, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately. For other uses see Fais This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Fais musician news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Faisal Ben Said born 20 September 1990 better known by his stage name Fais stylized as FAIS 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 FAISBirth nameFaisal Ben SaidBorn 1990 09 20 20 September 1990 age 33 Rotterdam NetherlandsGenresDance electronicOccupation s MusicianInstrument s Piano vocalsYears 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 FAIS 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 Contents 1 Songwriting credits 2 Production and co production credits 3 Discography 3 1 Singles 4 Appearances 4 1 Live shows 4 2 Award shows 4 3 TV shows 5 Notes 6 ReferencesSongwriting credits editAs lead artist 2016 Hey by FAIS 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 FAIS 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 amp 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 amp Afrojack official soundtrack for HiGH amp 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 amp 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 amp Chasner 22 2019 Red Lemonade by Miss Montreal 2022 LOKO by Christian Pagan from American Song Contest Qualifier Winner 23 6 iTunes Top 100 Latin Songs 24 As executive producer 2022 LOKO by Christian Pagan from American Song Contest Qualifier Winner 23 6 iTunes Top 100 Latin Songs 24 Production and co production credits edit2018 End of Line by Hiroomi Tosaka produced by FAIS amp Afrojack RIAJ Platinum as a part of the JSB album FUTURE 18 2018 Till The Sun Comes Up by Miss Montreal produced by FAIS amp Gordon Groothedde 2018 Make Me Do by FAIS produced by Afrojack Johannes Andersson FAIS 2019 Red Lemonade by Miss Montreal produced by FAIS amp Gordon Groothedde Discography editSingles edit This section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Fais musician news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications AlbumNLD 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 editLive 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 Hey did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50 but did enter the Ultratip chart Used to Have It All did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50 but did enter the Ultratip chart Know You Better did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50 but did enter the Ultratip chart References edit Wall Family Wall Recordings www wallrecordings com Retrieved 11 September 2017 Fais Ft Afrojack Hey Top40 nl in Dutch Stichting Nederlandse Top 40 Retrieved 11 September 2017 Dit is de Top 100 van 25 jaar Radio 538 Radio 538 538 in Dutch Retrieved 27 December 2017 Alarmschijf a b c Fais pakt zijn derde Alarmschijf Top40 nl in Dutch Stichting Nederlandse Top 40 Retrieved 4 September 2018 Top 40 Award voor Fais Top40 nl in Dutch Stichting Nederlandse Top 40 Retrieved 4 September 2018 Top 40 Award voor Afrojack en Fais Top40 nl in Dutch Stichting Nederlandse Top 40 Retrieved 4 September 2018 Fais Ask Me Tomorrow Nieuweplaat in Dutch 14 April 2017 Retrieved 14 October 2017 Fais Know You Better Top40 nl in Dutch Stichting Nederlandse Top 40 Retrieved 11 June 2018 Fais I Want You Now Top40 nl in Dutch Stichting Nederlandse Top 40 Retrieved 11 July 2019 Kremer Henk 31 March 2021 FAIS Love You More Hitzound in Dutch Retrieved 2 April 2021 LDH official website LDH official website in Japanese Retrieved 11 September 2017 avex 22 September 2016 Dance Earth Party feat Afrojack To The World retrieved 17 November 2017 Afrojack amp David Guetta Ft Ester Dean Another Life Top40 nl in Dutch Stichting Nederlandse Top 40 Retrieved 17 November 2017 Gold amp Platinum RIAA Retrieved 17 July 2020 Valentine feat Rui amp 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 WASTED LOVE HIROOMI TOSAKA CHART insight Billboard JAPAN Billboard JAPAN in Japanese Retrieved 17 November 2017 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 レコチョク DIAMOND SUNSET HIROOMI TOSAKA レコチョク in Japanese Retrieved 17 November 2017 Dubvision en Afrojack scoren de Dance Smash Radio 538 538 in Dutch Retrieved 27 December 2017 HIROOMI TOSAKA オフィシャルサイト avex jp in Japanese Retrieved 20 January 2018 Afrojack Breaks Down His 14 Track Press Play EP Exclusive Billboard Retrieved 4 September 2018 a b Roberts Dale 29 March 2022 American Song Contest Qualifying show 1 full results aussievision Retrieved 29 March 2022 a b Top Latin Songs Charts on iTunes Store USA iTop Chart Retrieved 22 March 2022 Fais Top 40 Hitdossier artiesten Sverigetopplistan Sveriges Officiella Topplista www sverigetopplistan se in Swedish Retrieved 11 September 2017 Fais pakt Alarmschijf met Know You Better Top40 nl in Dutch Retrieved 26 February 2018 Afrojack Songkick Retrieved 29 November 2017 Tomorrowland 23 July 2016 Tomorrowland Belgium 2016 Afrojack retrieved 29 November 2017 Tomorrowland 9 May 2016 Tomorrowland Brasil 2016 Afrojack retrieved 29 November 2017 Afrojack 20 March 2016 Afrojack Live Ultra Music Festival Miami 2016 retrieved 29 November 2017 Fais Paradiso www paradiso nl Retrieved 11 June 2018 Radio 538 21 December 2015 Afrojack Full liveset 538JingleBall 2015 retrieved 29 November 2017 a href Template Citation html title Template Citation citation a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Afrojack Hey featuring FAIS and Ty Dolla ign MTVEMA MTVEMA Retrieved 29 November 2017 Wall Recordings 17 September 2016 Fais Live 538Live XXL retrieved 29 November 2017 Fais live op 538Koningsdag 2017 Radio 538 538 in Dutch Retrieved 11 June 2018 538Koningsdag Partyflock in Dutch Retrieved 11 June 2018 Afrojack en Fais te gast bij RTL Late Night RTL Late Night www rtllatenight nl Retrieved 29 November 2017 De prachtige openingsrun Holland s Next Top Model www hollandsnexttopmodel nl Retrieved 29 November 2017 Over de NOS Nieuws over de NOS over nos nl Retrieved 29 November 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fais musician amp oldid 1198946323, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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