SÁMER ISSA

* Děčín 7.8.1985

Samer spent his childhood in Syrian Damascus, where his father comes from,  mother is Czech. Samer´s younger brother name´s Marwan. Samer and his family lived in Decin again from Samer´s 6 till 19 years. He´s been living in Prague since he took part in the Czech Idol. He was given an unwonted gift – he can apostrophize people (no matter the age) and he gets them through his energy. He´s refused the simple ways to achieve a fame and he breaks his own path which is original and honest.

He exactly knows what he wants to do in music. He was the only one who infused a new  blood to the czech showbusiness after long time. He moves the borders and brings something new, unrecognized and mixes cultures together, musical elements from east and west are naturally combined in his music.  

Czech lyrics sung by Samer are rich and coloured, they give a new size to the czech language. His sensitive personal show is connected with rare rich native language. His expression grows with  his age, knowledge and experiences

He is extremely charismatic, friendly, extraordinarily talented and enormously diligent. He performs, composes and records. He intensively studies dancing, also improves his English and especially he takes classes of singing technique by prof. Eduard Klezla. Besides facts said above he is preparing for the leaving examination at ESO – Euroschool in Ceska Lipa.

What people say about him:

Eduard Klezla – vocal consultant :  I think Samer is fabulously talented and the essential thing is to develop his gift. He has a different voice colour in comparison with standard czech one. His musical vision is different as well and the way how he works with songs can be very interesting for czech audience.

Janis Sidovský – manager and producer : In my opinion Samer is very dirigent and talented and I think that his qualities can overrun czech borders…We´ve met for the three times and his behaviour in private differs from the articles in the tabloids. 

Jiří Černý – musical publicist: Issa  is fantastically musical and universal, esp. as regards intonation, rhythm and movement change.

Vladimír Vlasák - musical publicist: Singer wanted to see black music through Czech republic, he was equipped with his album called Busted. But the album was rather first step on his mission but hope Issa´s enthusiasm will keep on and he won´t lose the aim. Issa´s album is a good compromise among american rhythm & blues and Czech  Energy and lightness were concentrated into the songs by producer Jorge Corante, cohesion and variety are the next advantage of the album. Attractive piece called Let Me Apologize by Ondrej Brzobohaty sets swinging on find jazz ripple, the most coloured song is Shake It moves from rap to arabian tones. Martina Balogova in Adorable sings so exciting (she shows almost semi-whispering). Babylon (sung in Czech) is precious as well. As regards sound Issa´s album in competition with other Czech Idols moved over traditional  home-made pop conception.

Josef Vlček - musical publicist: Samer was released later then the others, his album isn´t bad and from a historical view perhaps it moved with youth´s taste more than any other one in last ten years.

Irena Zemanová – musical publicist:  Obviously the most expressive face from the last year Czech Idol, Samer Issa,  changes the image of Czech showbusiness... Samer Issa markedly began to speak to Czech´s musical scene. He´s grateful to cooperation with producer Jorge Corante. Thanks to Corante Issa has brought pure american R'n'B to Czech, there was a gap in this genre here ... Issa has become a real new star. His debut is sold in ten thousands copies but he is also a perfect representative for the advertising campaigns focused on lucrative target group of young consumers.

Karel Gott - singer : Samer Issa makes good dance things, his phrasing is strong stuff.

Helena Vondráčková - singer:  I see 2 big talents in the Czech Idol, one of them is Martina Balogova (i really like her voice) and the second one is likable Samer Issa.

Aneta Langerová – singer,  1st Czech Idol : I was very pleased by Samer, even through his messages against all :-)  He is crazy but at ease. I appreciate he makes music which he ever wanted to do. He has hisown opinions, he doesn´t crowd anywhere. He is the strongest person from the TOP 10.

D.J.Witch : I don´t listen to music much except for hip-hop scene but I like few things from Streets.  Samer, who made the RNB album, was a suprise for me. I gaped at it and told myself, you´re so good you went into it, chum.

MF DNES : The album is a good compromise among american rhythm & blues and Czech. Energy and lightness were concentrated into the songs by producer. As regards sound Issa´s album in competition with other Czech Idols moved over traditional  home-made pop conception.

Sandra Bursáková – editor in chief of Bravo magazine : Samer´s certain controversy is very attractive for our readers. Samer became not only total winner of reader´s sms competition called Golden Otto but he even beat Eminem in hip hop category!

Daniel Köppl – editor in chief of weekly magazine Marketing&Media: Samer Issa personilizes advertiser´s image about how the modern young guy looks like and acts. In part Issa is very popular nowadays and in advertiser´s eyes he has all important atributes of young generation in addition.

Martina Kroulíková – marketing director of LG company : Consumer´s immediate interest in our new product was enormous. Advetisment with Samer also affected sale of other models of LG cell phones.

Aleš Borovan a Irena Zemanová – musical publicists : Busted by newcomer Samer Issa can be included side by side with Usher, Justin Timberlake or Black Eyed Peas in every discography. His album, which is unit of genre and style, is opened with penetrative Busted. Its arangments evoke professional world production. Issa isn´t lost in „street“ English: he demonstrates clean phrasing, he  puts all his craft into hands of black rhythm and music – strong soul´s vocals are Issa´s device. Packed Wazz up sounds naturally or energic coctail of rhythms Shake ingeniously spiced with arabian melodies. Ondrej Brzobohaty maked splendid work on Issa´s debut, his part on album is inconsiderable. Brzobohaty consigns Issa to a bar seat in velvet soul ballad, the last piece called Let Me Apologize sounds like a song from a smoky jazz dancery somewhere in Chigaco suburb. “Compulsory“ songs sung in Czech can be the only reproach of album Busted. Czech doesn´t fit to Issa´s mouth, esp. in Kdyz jsem sam Samer flavours pop boyband solist instead of black prompter. Anyhow Busted blazes of colours in every sense of this expression.

Petr Mareček – publicist MF Dnes : Samer Issa just came. This audience´s sweetheart watched teddy bears fallen onto stage with amusement and started singing songs from Busted. Suddenly people found themselves in the middle of MTV party where agressive loops beat in present black rhythm& blues. Samer with his soft and flexible voice manages perfect English, Samer was singing and dancing with Dance2XS on moving piece Busted. He was sitting on bar seat when he was singing slow song Smile. He and Martina Balogova unchained erotic fug on red mattress in duet Adorable. And Phil Collins´s ballad Against All Odds would be surely commended by author himself. From all 5 perfomers Samer is the only one who would be able  to manage full-lenght professional show (but mattress would have to be replaced with big bed). Samer should bet on natural charisma and “cheek“ and shouldn´t thank for everything so sentimental. If somebody hope that someone from TOP 10 ripples czech pop music pond, Samer has given convincing evidence to him, although czech ears have to get accustomed to Samer´s style of music.

překlad: MIchaela