Steve Barakatt

In Japan, Barakatt's song "Kaze To Kino Uta-Quebec 1608" was performed by the Japanese singer Sincere.

The popular singer Yoko Oginome recorded Barakatt's composition "We'll Be Together" and the song became the main theme for the TV show Shitteru Tsumori on the NTV network.

Barakatt composed "Watashi Dake De Ite" for Noriko Sakai.

His instrumental selection "Nuit d'Amour à Paris" was the theme for the TV drama Kiss Again on the NHK network.

This production was an official event for the 400th anniversary of Quebec City, Canada.

Steve Barakatt (born May 17, 1973) is a Lebanese-Canadian composer, music producer, pianist, singer and creative director.

It was released in Canada on November 11, 1987 and less than a week later the album was in the top 20 best-selling albums.

He has composed and produced numerous instrumental albums: Audacity, Escape, Steve Barakatt LIVE, Quebec, Eternity, A Love Affair, All About Us, Someday, Somewhere and Néoréalité.

These recordings reached the charts in many countries around the world and his music is broadcast on various radio stations.

A number of his compositions are also used as themes for popular TV shows.

So much so that the Japanese firm Roland invited him to present their new products at the 1992 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California.

Barakatt has been invited to appear on various recordings and live performances with many artists and ensembles from the Alexandrov Ensemble (Red Army Choir) to the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra.

A true passionate artist, Barakatt enjoys meeting musicians and exploring all styles of music.

Barakatt recorded his first solo album, Double Joie, when he was 14.

In 1995, he composed "Mou Tian" which was performed by the Asian stars Kelly Chen, Joyce Yau, Daniel Chan and Ray Chan.

In 1996 he composed a duet for Leon Lai and Alan Tam, Song of Stars, which featured them singing together for the first time on record.

Barakatt also wrote "Ni Shi Shui" for Leon Lai's solo album, Feel Leon, released the same year.

In 1997, Barakatt produced the young Canadian singer, Natasha St-Pier's album.

His composition "Sans le Savoir" hit the top 5 on the radio charts, and the video of the song became number one on Musique Plus, Quebec's MTV.

In 1997, he wrote many other songs including "C'est une Promesse" for the Canadian singer Johanne Blouin, and "En la arena" for Argentina's male singer Guillermo Saldana.

In Hong Kong, Barakatt has been asked to compose for a number of artists.

Barakatt's compositions have been used in major TV sports programs including the FIFA World Cup 2002 in Japan (NHK) as well as for the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco (Fuji TV).

Barakatt also composed the score for the TV series Urban Myth Chillers starring Omar Sharif.

In 2003, Barakatt was inspired to create a music work of a major scale, by composing and conceiving a symphonic work based on the sixteen stages of human experience.

After more than 30 months creating this work, on September 30, 2005, the world premiere of "Ad Vitam Aeternam" was presented at the Grand Théâtre de Québec accompanied by Orchestre Symphonique de Québec.

In 2006, Barakatt composed and produced the song "Here We Are", in which he duets with Canadian singer, Audrey De Montigny.

The song is featured on Barakatt's first vocal album, Here I Am and simultaneously on de Montignyy's album Take Me As I Am.

On June 16, 2006 the European premiere was presented at Yaroslavl, Russia with the "Yaroslavl Symphony Orchestra" under the baton of Murad Annamamedov.

In 2007, Barakatt collaborates again with her when he produced John Lennon's song "Love" for the Amnesty International project "Make Some Noise" in collaboration with Yoko Ono.

On September 7, 2007, "Ad Vitam Aeternam" was performed by Barakatt for the first time in Asia with the Ditto Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Gilles Ouellet.

Several concerts were presented on June 17–18–19, 2008, at the Grand Theatre of Quebec.

In 2010, Barakatt was invited to perform the song "You Are Not Alone" in duet with Korean R&B singer Wheesung on Michael Jackson's compilation album Winter Night.

He was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec in 2020 and he is a former National Ambassador of UNICEF Canada.

When he was four, he began piano lessons.

Over the next 10 years he studied classical music, and then switched to jazz.

Barakatt enjoyed many challenging musical experiences from an early age, including that of guest soloist with l'Orchestre symphonique de Québec when he was 13.

When he was 16, he became fascinated by composition, arranging and production.

He studied the new technology available and soon mastered all the intricacies of music programming.

In August 2020, he signed an agreement with the record label Universal Music MENA for the global distribution of his future recordings.

As composer/producer, Barakatt has collaborated with many artists from all over the world.