Massari whose name is Sari Fawasi Abbou, (born December 10, 1981 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a R&B, pop and hip-hop singer from Lebanon, who grew up in Canada. Massari is Arabic Slang for money. Sari moved to Montreal at the age of 10. At 13, he moved and is currently residing in Ottawa. He speaks three different languages, English, French, and Arabic fluently. He has two younger brothers: Sami and Samer. His first song that received local radio airplay on Ottawa's Hot 89.9 was "Spitfire", which was released in 2002. Three years later, he released a self-titled album- "Massari." His debut album had 4 singles, received a Gold plaque in Canada, and went on to have international success.