Bishara (singer)

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Bishara

| image = Rockbjörnen 2024 (43).jpg

| caption = Bishara in 2024

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| birth_name = Bishara Morad

| alias =

| birth_place = Damascus, Syria

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|2003|1|23}}

| death_date =

| origin = Linköping, Sweden

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| genre =

| occupation = Singer

| years_active = 2018–present

| label = TEN

| website =

}}

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Bishara Morad (Arabic: بشارة مراد {{transl|ar|DIN|bishāra murād}}, {{IPA|ar|bɪ'ʃaːrɐ mu'raːd|IPA}}; born 23 January 2003), known simply as Bishara, is a Syrian-Swedish singer. He participated in the Melodifestivalen 2019 with the song "On My Own".{{cite web|url=https://www.allas.se/allt-du-vill-veta-om-bishara-morad-i-melodifestivalen-2019/|title=Everything you want to know about Bishara Morad|language=swedish|work=allas.se|date=23 February 2019|accessdate=25 February 2019|archive-date=24 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224062459/https://www.allas.se/allt-du-vill-veta-om-bishara-morad-i-melodifestivalen-2019/|url-status=dead}}

Biography

=Early life=

Bishara Morad was born in Damascus, Syria, and immigrated with his family to the city of Linköping in Sweden when he was six years old.{{cite web|url=https://www.ten.se/artists/bishara/|title=Bishara – TEN Music Group|website=ten.se|accessdate=26 February 2019|archive-date=26 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226111222/https://www.ten.se/artists/bishara/|url-status=dead}}

=Career=

In 2018, Bishara was asked to sing in the school cafeteria by his music teacher and Bishara, who was unaware of his aptitude for singing, chose to upload a clip from the performance on YouTube and Instagram.{{cite web|url=https://nyheter24.se/noje/922870-bishara-morad-i-melodifestivalen-allt-du-vill-veta-om-honom|title=Bishara Morad i Melodifestivalen – allt du vill veta om honom|date=23 February 2019|website=Nyheter24|accessdate=26 February 2019}} Soon after he was discovered by singer, songwriter and music manager Laila Bagge.{{cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/melodifestivalen/a/oRqn4j/sa-drillades-bishara-morad-av-laila-bagge|author=Johan M Söderlund and Torbjörn Ek|title=Så drillades Bishara Morad av Laila Bagge – Förra "Idol" – domaren satte stjärnskottet i artistskola – som tog honom till final i Melodifestivalen – "Ett bootcamp"|work=Aftonbladet|date=24 February 2019|accessdate=26 February 2019|language=sv}} On 30 January 2019, he released his debut single "Home".{{cite web|url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/melodifestivalen/instagramsuccen-tog-bishara-till-mello-2019/|title=Bishara har redan sju miljoner visningar på Instagram – allt om nya Mellostjärnan|website=Expressen|accessdate=26 February 2019}} And in February of the same year he competed in Melodifestivalen 2019 in the fourth semi-final with the song "On My Own", qualifying to the final.{{cite web|url=https://modette.se/karriar/918794-allt-om-bishara-morad-som-ar-yngst-i-melodifestivalen-2019|title=Everything about Bishara Morad who is the youngest in the Melodifestivalen 2019|language=swedish|work=Modette|accessdate=25 February 2019}}

=Personal life=

Morad is a Christian belonging to the Syriac Orthodox Church, and has stated that his gift of singing comes from Jesus.{{cite web|url=https://www.dagen.se/livsstil/bishara-tackade-gud-efter-succen-i-mellodebuten-1.1283140|title=Bishara tackade Gud efter succén i Mellodebuten|date=23 February 2019|website=Dagen|accessdate=26 February 2019}} He is as well a sub-deacon in St. Markus Syriac Orthodox church in Linköping for its youth group. {{cite website|url=https://www.sandaren.se/gavan-fran-jesus-tog-bishara-vidare|title=Guds gåva tog Bishara vidare – Sändaren|website=Sändaren|accessdate=26 February 2019|archive-date=25 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225182129/https://www.sandaren.se/gavan-fran-jesus-tog-bishara-vidare|url-status=dead}}

Discography

=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"\| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Certification ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Album
scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"\| SWE {{cite web\|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/\|title=Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista\|publisher=Sverigetopplistan\|accessdate=9 March 2019}}
scope="row"\| "Home" \| rowspan=3\|2019 \| — \| \| rowspan="5" {{n/a\|Non-album singles}}
scope="row"\| "On My Own" \| 4 \| GLF: Platinum{{cite web\|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2019&dspp=1\|title=Årslista Singlar 2019\|publisher=Sverigetopplistan\|language=sv\|accessdate=20 February 2021}}
scope="row"\| "Love Don't Let Me Down" \| — \|
scope="row"\| "Say It Ain't So" (with Leia) \| rowspan=2\|2020 \| — \|
scope="row"\| "R U 4 Real?" \| — \|

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scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year

! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certification

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SWE
{{cite web|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/|title=Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|accessdate=9 March 2019}}

scope="row"| "Home"

| rowspan=3|2019

| —

| rowspan="5" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}

scope="row"| "On My Own"

| 4

GLF: Platinum{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2019&dspp=1|title=Årslista Singlar 2019|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|accessdate=20 February 2021}}

scope="row"| "Love Don't Let Me Down"

| —

scope="row"| "Say It Ain't So"
(with Leia)

| rowspan=2|2020

| —

scope="row"| "R U 4 Real?"

| —