Rebound!
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Rebound! was a Swedish
boyband pop
duo
established in 2010. Rebound! (written many times as REbound!) is made up of Rabih Jaber
and Eddie Razaz
, two contestants in Swedish Idol
. The band was dissolved in April 2011 after three hits, including a #1 hit "Hurricane
". After the split-up, the members are pursuing solo careers.
and included the Swedish singer of Lebanese origin Rabih Jaber
and Swedish singer of Persian origin Eddie Razaz
. They adopted the stylized form REbound! with Capital R standing for Rabih and capital E standing for Eddie
They released their debut single named "Hurricane
" on the 12 April 2010. It reached #1 on the Swedish Singles Chart for 7 May 2010.
The follow-up singles were "Not Helpless" and "Psycho". Their debut album was to follow in 2011, but was never realized. The duo announced the split-up of the group in two posts on the official website of the group on April 30 and May 1, 2011. They both declared that they were pursuing solo careers.
Idol 2009
where they met.
Rabih Jaber
(in Arabic
ربيع جابر) (full name Rabih Mahmoud Jaber) was born on 5 August 1987 in Lebanon
. His family immigrated to Sweden when he was 2 years old and resided in Lycksele
. He was a striker in a Swedish soccer team playing in the Swedish Division III. He took part in TV4 Idol 2009
. He survived until Week 5 when he was eliminated finishing seventh overall. His live performance of Michael Jackson
's" You Are Not Alone
" during Idol 2009 became a hit that stayed one week in the Swedish Singles Chart of 23 October 2009 at #44
Eddie Razaz
(full name Ardalan Razaz Rahmati) is a Swedish singer of Persian
origin born in Stockholm
on 21 December 1988. He first auditioned for Swedish Idol in 2005 but was eliminated during the qualifying rounds. He also worked with a modeling agency. During Idol 2009
, he was more successful, as he survived until Week 6 before being eliminated and finishing sixth overall. In May 2010 issue of the Swedish gay magazine QX
, Eddie Razaz came out as gay
. He is also pursuing a modelling career. He modeled for Tom Ford
Eyewear with photography by Bingo Rimér
.
Rabih Jaber cooperated with producer Raaban in "Grenade
", a cover of a Bruno Mars
. The release was credited to Raaban feat. Rabih. Jaber is releasing his solo single "Millionaire" in summer 2011.
Eddie Razaz, signed with Sony Music Sweden. is preparing his debut solo album. He is cooperating in this regard with Kurdish-Persian-Swedish rapper and producer Rebstar
.
For releases by Rabih Jaber and Eddie Raza after split-up, refer to their individual pages.
Rabih Jaber
Eddie Razaz
Swedish fan blogs
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
boyband pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
duo
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
established in 2010. Rebound! (written many times as REbound!) is made up of Rabih Jaber
Rabih Jaber
Rabih Jaber is a Swedish singer of Lebanese origin. He was former participants of Swedish Idol 2009 and finished seventh. Rabih Jaber and Eddie Razaz, yet another Idol participant, became a duo pop boy band as Rebound! in 2010 with a number of hits on the Swedish charts...
and Eddie Razaz
Eddie Razaz
Eddie Razaz born on 21 December 1988 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish singer of Persian origin. He was a former participant of Swedish Idol 2009 and finished sixth...
, two contestants in Swedish Idol
Idol (Sweden)
Idol is a Swedish reality-competition talent show airing on TV4. It debuted in August 2004, and it has since become one of the most popular shows on Swedish television...
. The band was dissolved in April 2011 after three hits, including a #1 hit "Hurricane
Hurricane (Rebound! song)
"Hurricane" is an English-language Swedish hit debut single by the Swedish boy band duo Rebound! made up of Rabih Jaber and Eddie Razaz. The song was written by Svante Halldin, Jakob Hazell and Teddy Sky and was produced by Svante Halldin and Jakob Hazell....
". After the split-up, the members are pursuing solo careers.
Career
The duo was formed in the beginning of 20102010 in music
2010 in music may refer to:*2010 in American music*2010 in Australian music*2010 in British music*2010 in Canadian music*2010 in European music *2010 in Irish music*2010 in Japanese music*2010 in New Zealand music...
and included the Swedish singer of Lebanese origin Rabih Jaber
Rabih Jaber
Rabih Jaber is a Swedish singer of Lebanese origin. He was former participants of Swedish Idol 2009 and finished seventh. Rabih Jaber and Eddie Razaz, yet another Idol participant, became a duo pop boy band as Rebound! in 2010 with a number of hits on the Swedish charts...
and Swedish singer of Persian origin Eddie Razaz
Eddie Razaz
Eddie Razaz born on 21 December 1988 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish singer of Persian origin. He was a former participant of Swedish Idol 2009 and finished sixth...
. They adopted the stylized form REbound! with Capital R standing for Rabih and capital E standing for Eddie
They released their debut single named "Hurricane
Hurricane (Rebound! song)
"Hurricane" is an English-language Swedish hit debut single by the Swedish boy band duo Rebound! made up of Rabih Jaber and Eddie Razaz. The song was written by Svante Halldin, Jakob Hazell and Teddy Sky and was produced by Svante Halldin and Jakob Hazell....
" on the 12 April 2010. It reached #1 on the Swedish Singles Chart for 7 May 2010.
The follow-up singles were "Not Helpless" and "Psycho". Their debut album was to follow in 2011, but was never realized. The duo announced the split-up of the group in two posts on the official website of the group on April 30 and May 1, 2011. They both declared that they were pursuing solo careers.
Members
Both members of REbound! are former participants of SwedishSweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
Idol 2009
Idol 2009
Idol 2009 was the sixth season of the Swedish idol series and was broadcast by TV 4. The jury, identical to the previous year, consisted of Anders Bagge, Laila Bagge and Andreas Carlsson. Peter Jihde, the show's host, was also a continuation of the previous year's cast. The audition cities visited...
where they met.
Rabih Jaber
Rabih Jaber
Rabih Jaber is a Swedish singer of Lebanese origin. He was former participants of Swedish Idol 2009 and finished seventh. Rabih Jaber and Eddie Razaz, yet another Idol participant, became a duo pop boy band as Rebound! in 2010 with a number of hits on the Swedish charts...
(in Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
ربيع جابر) (full name Rabih Mahmoud Jaber) was born on 5 August 1987 in Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
. His family immigrated to Sweden when he was 2 years old and resided in Lycksele
Lycksele
- References :...
. He was a striker in a Swedish soccer team playing in the Swedish Division III. He took part in TV4 Idol 2009
Idol 2009
Idol 2009 was the sixth season of the Swedish idol series and was broadcast by TV 4. The jury, identical to the previous year, consisted of Anders Bagge, Laila Bagge and Andreas Carlsson. Peter Jihde, the show's host, was also a continuation of the previous year's cast. The audition cities visited...
. He survived until Week 5 when he was eliminated finishing seventh overall. His live performance of Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
's" You Are Not Alone
You Are Not Alone
"You Are Not Alone", released on the 10th of August 1995, is the second single from Michael Jackson's album HIStory. The R&B ballad's composition has been attributed R. Kelly in response to difficult times in his personal life. He then forwarded a bare demo tape to Jackson, who liked the song and...
" during Idol 2009 became a hit that stayed one week in the Swedish Singles Chart of 23 October 2009 at #44
Eddie Razaz
Eddie Razaz
Eddie Razaz born on 21 December 1988 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish singer of Persian origin. He was a former participant of Swedish Idol 2009 and finished sixth...
(full name Ardalan Razaz Rahmati) is a Swedish singer of Persian
Persian people
The Persian people are part of the Iranian peoples who speak the modern Persian language and closely akin Iranian dialects and languages. The origin of the ethnic Iranian/Persian peoples are traced to the Ancient Iranian peoples, who were part of the ancient Indo-Iranians and themselves part of...
origin born in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
on 21 December 1988. He first auditioned for Swedish Idol in 2005 but was eliminated during the qualifying rounds. He also worked with a modeling agency. During Idol 2009
Idol 2009
Idol 2009 was the sixth season of the Swedish idol series and was broadcast by TV 4. The jury, identical to the previous year, consisted of Anders Bagge, Laila Bagge and Andreas Carlsson. Peter Jihde, the show's host, was also a continuation of the previous year's cast. The audition cities visited...
, he was more successful, as he survived until Week 6 before being eliminated and finishing sixth overall. In May 2010 issue of the Swedish gay magazine QX
QX (Swedish magazine)
QX started in 1995 with the aim to create communication platforms for the LGBT-community in Sweden and Scandinavia. It has a circulation about 32,000 copies a month and is the largest magazine of its kind in the region....
, Eddie Razaz came out as gay
Homosexuality
Homosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same...
. He is also pursuing a modelling career. He modeled for Tom Ford
Tom Ford
Thomas Carlyle "Tom" Ford is an American fashion designer and film director. He gained international fame for his turnaround of the Gucci fashion house and the creation of the Tom Ford label before directing the Oscar-nominated film A Single Man.-Early life :Tom Ford was born August 27, 1961 in...
Eyewear with photography by Bingo Rimér
Bingo Rimér
Bingo Rimér, born 23 June 1975 in Hällaryd, Sweden, is a Swedish photographer. He is by a newspaper considered to be Sweden's answer to Hugh Hefner.- Photography :...
.
After split-up
After the split-up, each of the two members has decided to continue in a solo career.Rabih Jaber cooperated with producer Raaban in "Grenade
Grenade (song)
"Grenade" is a song performed by American singer-songwriter and producer Bruno Mars from his debut studio album Doo-Wops & Hooligans. Initially released as a promotional single on September 28, 2010, it was later announced to be the album's second single...
", a cover of a Bruno Mars
Bruno Mars
Peter Gene Hernandez , better known by his stage name Bruno Mars, is an Filipino-American singer-songwriter and record producer. Raised in Honolulu, Hawaii by a family of musicians, Mars began making music at a young age...
. The release was credited to Raaban feat. Rabih. Jaber is releasing his solo single "Millionaire" in summer 2011.
Eddie Razaz, signed with Sony Music Sweden. is preparing his debut solo album. He is cooperating in this regard with Kurdish-Persian-Swedish rapper and producer Rebstar
Rebstar
Rebin Shah better known by his stage name Rebstar, is a Swedish rapper.-Early life:Rebin Shah was born in Malmö, Sweden. He is the only child of a Persian mother and a Kurdish father. He found his love for hip hop at an early age, having mentioned Fresh Prince and Redman as his early influences...
.
Singles
- 2010: "HurricaneHurricane (Rebound! song)"Hurricane" is an English-language Swedish hit debut single by the Swedish boy band duo Rebound! made up of Rabih Jaber and Eddie Razaz. The song was written by Svante Halldin, Jakob Hazell and Teddy Sky and was produced by Svante Halldin and Jakob Hazell....
" (reached #1 in the Swedish Singles Chart) - 2010: "Not Helpless"
- 2010: "Not Helpless (Rink's If Only You Knew Remix)" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GEbdksViqI
- 2011: "Psycho" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgEVao3JmDQ
For releases by Rabih Jaber and Eddie Raza after split-up, refer to their individual pages.
External links
Rabih Jaber
Eddie Razaz
Swedish fan blogs