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Karl Wolf Biography
Singer-songwriter and producer who released a hit cover of Toto’s “Africa” and three singles from his album Face Behind the Face in 2006.
He earned the nickname Wolf from his high school basketball team, a reference to the movie Teen Wolf, whose title character was also undersized but very tenacious.
His cover of the song “Africa” was a bestseller not only in Canada, but also reached #4 in Hungary and #20 in Japan.
He was born as Carl Abou Samah in Beirut, Lebanon and moved with his family to Dubai at an early age. He moved to Canada at age seventeen.
He was featured on Taio Cruz’s single “Crazy Girl.”
Carl Abou Samah (Arabic: كارل أبو سمح ; born April 18, 1979) better known by his stage name Karl Wolf is a Lebanese-born Canadian musician based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 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. 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 2015, he announced a new collaboration under the name BAE (Be All Equal) with Show Stephens, Brenda Mullen and producer MasterTrak. Karl 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 has co-written the OMI hit “Hula Hoop”.
At 16, Wolf immigrated to Canada in 1995, residing in Montreal, Quebec. He studied Film Studies at Montreal’s Concordia University. 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”,
Nightlife, his third album was released on November 17, 2009.
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. 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.
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. EMI Japan and EMI Middle East who still had exclusive license to Karl Wolf’s upcoming album released Finally Free, his fourth album on July 10, 2012. Through his company, Lone Wolf Management, Karl Wolf also manages a number of new artists.
Also in 2015, Karl Wolf co-wrote with Omar Pasley (OMI), Jenson Vaughan and Matthew Humphrey OMI’s international single “Hula Hoop”, a follow-up to OMI’s hit “Cheerleader”.
In 2015, Karl Wolf announced a collaboration under the name BAE (Be All Equal) that includes Karl Wolf and hip-hop artist Show Stephens and singer-songwriter Brenda Mullen. Co-produced by Wiolf and DJ producer MasterTrak, the act is signed to Armin Van Buuren’s Armada Music label. The formation’s first single is “I’m Lonely”. Karl Wolf and BAE were included as one of the opening acts for renowned singer Akon’s 2015 Canada-wide tour which also included acts like Peter Jackson and Afrocen3
What's Karl Wolf Net Worth 2024
| Net Worth (2024) | $1 Million (Approx.) |
| Net Worth (2023) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2022) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2021) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2020) | Under Review |
Karl Wolf Family
| Father's Name | Not Available |
| Mother's Name | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Not Available |
| Childrens | Not Available |
