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Karl Wolf (Carl Abou Samah) was born on 18 April, 1979 in Beirut, Lebanon, is a Canadian musician (born 1979). Discover Karl Wolf's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 44 years old?
Popular As |
Carl Abou Samah |
Occupation |
Singer, songwriter, record producer, musician |
Age |
44 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Aries |
Born |
18 April, 1979 |
Birthday |
18 April |
Birthplace |
Beirut, Lebanon |
Nationality |
Lebanon
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He is a member of famous Singer with the age 44 years old group.
Karl Wolf Height, Weight & Measurements
At 44 years old, Karl Wolf height not available right now. We will update Karl Wolf's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Karl Wolf Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Karl Wolf worth at the age of 44 years old? Karl Wolf’s income source is mostly from being a successful Singer. He is from Lebanon. We have estimated Karl Wolf's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2023 |
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Salary in 2023 |
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Singer |
Karl Wolf Social Network
Timeline
Carl Abou Samah (كارل أبو سمح; born April 18, 1979), better known by his stage name Karl Wolf, is a Lebanese-Canadian musician based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
At 16, Wolf immigrated to Canada in 1995, residing in Montreal, Quebec.
He studied Film Studies at Montreal's Concordia University.
He has been a singer, songwriter, and producer since 2001, releasing his first solo album Face Behind the Face on MapleNationwide/Universal in 2006, followed by a second album Bite the Bullet in 2007.
He began his career "behind the scenes," and has been writing co-producing since 2001.
Initially he was a backup singer for some hits by the Quebec band Dubmatique.
The 2001 hit album from Gabrielle Destroismaisons generated two singles co-written by him that reached No. 1 on the BDS Francophone Charts, and the record earned him a Félix Award at the L'ADISQ Awards for "Best Mix and Sound of the Year".
Wolf's work with Gabrielle brought him to the attention of Antoine Sicotte, of the top-selling Canadian pop band Sky, where he was recruited as a singer-songwriter becoming Sky's new lead singer in 2002.
Wolf co-wrote and co-produced the third Sky album, Picture Perfect (on Sextant/EMI), with strong airplay across Canada.
Sicotte and Wolf cooperated on the hugely successful Star Académie reality TV show in Quebec.
The subsequent album was the biggest-selling album in Canada in 2003, notching a phenomenal sales in Canadian terms and earning Karl Wolf a SOCAN Award for Most Popular Song.
A Star Académie II sequel in 2004 was another big success, the album going double-platinum.
In 2005, Wolf ventured into a solo career.
He released his debut solo album Face Behind the Face" in January 2006. Since its release, the album broke in the Canadian Top 100 sales chart and spawned three singles, "Butterflies". and "Desensitize",
Wolf followed with a second studio album Bite the Bullet in November 2007.
The first single release from the album was "Africa", a remake of the worldwide hit Africa by Toto.
The Karl Wolf remake features Canadian artist Culture.
His third album Nightlife was released in 2009 followed by Finally Free in 2012, Stereotype in 2014 and WOW in 2015.
His biggest hit has been a remake of Toto's "Africa" sampling from the song and providing new lyrics and arrangements.
Through his company, Lone Wolf Management, Karl Wolf also manages a number of new artists.
In early March 2009, with the release of the single on iTunes for digital downloads, it surged up from No. 32 to No. 2 on the issue of March 14, 2009 based on huge numbers of downloads over the previous week.
It peaked at No. 1 on the iTunes charts and It also stayed at No. 2 for four further week on the chart of March 21 and 28 and April 4 and 11, 2009.
Prior to iTunes download, it had topped at No. 20 in the same chart.
This is so far Karl Wolf's most successful single to date.
The song also topped the MuchMusic Top 30 Countdown charts and has also found success in Japan, peaking at No. 20 on the Japan Hot 100 chart.
His follow-up single this year titled "Carrera" climbed to peak at No. 39 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100.
Nightlife, his third album was released on November 17, 2009.
After nine years with EMI Music, in March 2010 he signed a new recording contract in the United States with Universal Republic followed by a worldwide deal with Universal Music Canada in 2011.
In 2015, he announced a new collaboration under the name BAE (Be All Equal) with Show Stephens, Brenda Mullen and producer MasterTrak.
Wolf signed a new solo contract in Canada with British Columbia-based Cordova Bay Records as well as two new worldwide deals in Los Angeles, one for a publishing contract with BMG and another Digital "YouTube" deal with Collective Digital Studios.
He co-wrote the OMI hit "Hula Hoop".
Wolf was born as Carl Abou Samah in Beirut, Lebanon.
He came from a musical household.
His mother was a piano instructor and his father played the oud, derbake and guitar.
He moved on with his family to Sharjah, UAE when he was three years old due to the civil war in Lebanon.
In an interview with Shave Magazine, Karl explained that in Arabic, his family name (Abou Samah) means 'father of forgiveness'.
His stage name 'wolf' comes from a nickname he received on his high school basketball team because he was the smallest and quickest in his team.
He also says his mother and father drove him to a career in music.
Wolf's mother was a piano teacher and his father played guitar, drums, and the traditional Middle Eastern oud.