Faia Younan

Faia Younan (Arabic: فايا يونان‎‎; born June 1992) is a Syrian singer and the first Middle Eastern artist ever to crowdfund her debut.

Younan was born in the village of Al-Malikiyah, Syria on 20 June 1992 and grew up in the city of Aleppo. At the age of eleven she moved to Sweden with her family and settled there until she moved to Scotland in 2010 to study Social Sciences in the University of Scotland. In spring 2015, she decided to become a professional singer and she moved to Beirut to commit to Arabic music.

After publishing the video she created with her sister Rihan, titled "To Our Countries" and which went viral on YouTube and received exceptional attention, Faia found a big support and an audience encouraging her to continue her journey in singing. The success of the videohad the biggest impact on her decision on turning singing from merely a hobby to a full-time commitment. After a successful crowd funding campaign, Faia released her debut single "Ohebbou Yadayka" followed by two other singles. "A sea between us"—Faia's debut album and contains 9 songs.

She was featured on the single "Busted and Blue" (Faia Younan Special)" from virtual band Gorillaz' which appears on two versions of their Humanz album.