| Salim Nourallah | |
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Salim Nourallah (2007) |
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| Background information | |
| Born | May 3, 1967 Alton, Illinois, United States |
| Origin | Denton, Texas, United States |
| Genres | Alt-country |
| Occupations | Producer, Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1990-present |
| Labels | Summer Break Paisley Pop Western Vinyl Tapete Records |
| Associated acts | The Disappearing Act Moon Festival Happiness Factor Old 97's |
| Website | SalimNourallah.com |
Salim Nourallah (born 1967) is a Texas-based singer, songwriter, and producer.[1]
Born in Alton, Illinois on May 3, 1967, the eldest child of Fayez and Karen Nourallah, Nourallah was raised in El Paso, Texas, where his family moved when he was three. With his brother Faris, Salim relocated to Denton, Texas, in 1988. The formed a band together called the Moon Festival from 1990 to 1997. The Nourallah Brothers self-titled debut was released by Western Vinyl in 2000. The album was actually recorded in 1998, and during the wait the brothers separated. Faris continued with a solo career while Salim formed the pop-punk band the Happiness Factor. The Happiness Factor released two albums: Self-Improvement? (Summer Break Records) in 2001 and Avoid Danger (Paisley Pop) in 2004.
In 2004 Salim started his solo career as a recording artist with Polaroid (Western Vinyl) and the EP A Way to Your Heart (Paisley Pop). He went on to release the critically acclaimed Beautiful Noise (Western Vinyl/Tapete Records) in 2005, followed by Snowing In My Heart (Tapete Records) in 2007 and Constellation in 2009. After the German indie label Tapete Records released Beautiful Noise in the spring of 2006 a headlining European tour followed. It was capped with an appearance at Hamburg’s Reeperbahn Festival. Salim’s third album Snowing in My Heart, yielded the single “Don’t Be Afraid,” which appeared on HBO’s show The Wire and "So Down," which appeared on Smallville. Another European tour followed in the Fall of 2007 with performances not only throughout Germany but also in Paris, Vienna, and Switzerland. In May 2009 a third European tour took place to coincide the release of Constellation.
In 2006 the Dallas Observer gave Beautiful Noise awards for Best Song and Best Producer, winning the Best Producer award four times in a row. In 2007 Salim produced the Old 97's successful album Blame it on Gravity; in 2010 he produced their The Grand Theatre, Volume One album. He produced Rhett Miller's self-titled disc Rhett Miller (Shout Factory!) and Buttercup's The Weather Here.