"Blessed" is an English language

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 hit single by Lebanese

Lebanon

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-German

Germany

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 singer Fady Maalouf

Fady Maalouf

Fady Maalouf is a Lebanese-German pop singer. He is known as runner up of the fifth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German version of Pop Idol.-Early life:...

. Maalouf was a contestant in 2008 of Deutschland sucht den Superstar

Deutschland sucht den Superstar

Deutschland sucht den Superstar is a German reality talent show, also commonly known by its initials DSDS. Part of the Idol franchise, it was created by English media mogul Simon Fuller as a spin-off from the British show Pop Idol, of which two series were broadcast between the years of 2001 and...

, the German version of Pop Idol

Pop Idol

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. He sang the song for the first time on 17 May 2008 in the finals of the said competition as the "winner's song" in case he won the competition. He eventually came second (runner up) to winner Thomas Godoj

Thomas Godoj

Thomas Godoj is a Polish-German rock-pop singer and songwriter. He is known most notably for winning the fifth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German version of Pop Idol....

. "Blessed" also appears in Fady Maalouf's debut album also entitled Blessed

Blessed (Fady Maalouf album)

Blessed is the debut album by Lebanese-German singer Fady Maalouf. Maalouf was a contestant in 2008 of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German version of Pop Idol....

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Even though Fady Maalouf did not win the title, his extraordinary voice and his charming personality had, by then, won him the hearts of an enormous fan base, which then, in an unprecedented effort, bombarded Sony BMG with letters, mails and phone calls, all demanding the same - the release of Fady Maalouf’s title "Blessed", performed by him during the final show.

After a contract with Columbia, a subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment "Blessed" was released on 4 July 2008 as a single and went straight to no. 2 in the German single charts.

"Blessed" was written for Fady Maalouf by Jörgen Elofsson

Jörgen Elofsson

Jörgen Kjell Elofsson is a Swedish songwriter who has written or co-written hits for stars such as Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, Guy Sebastian, Ana Johnsson, Marie Serneholt, Shayne Ward and Super Junior. He has also written hit singles for groups such as Il Divo and Westlife...

 and Peer Åström

Peer Åström

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, a songwriter team of international standing, who have worked with such names as Kelly Clarkson

Kelly Clarkson

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, Leona Lewis

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, Madonna

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, Britney Spears

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, Cyndi Lauper

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, Il Divo

Il Divo

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, and especially Céline Dion

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. The song is produced by Alex Christensen

Alex Christensen

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, who has worked with artists such as Justin Timberlake

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, Tom Jones

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, Paul Anka

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 or Michael Bolton

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.

The album, also named Blessed

Blessed (Fady Maalouf album)

Blessed is the debut album by Lebanese-German singer Fady Maalouf. Maalouf was a contestant in 2008 of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German version of Pop Idol....

including 14 tracks, saw the light on 25 July 2008, and went as well straight to no. 2 in the German album charts. These simultaneous single and album charts positions made Maalouf the most successful DSDS

Deutschland sucht den Superstar

Deutschland sucht den Superstar is a German reality talent show, also commonly known by its initials DSDS. Part of the Idol franchise, it was created by English media mogul Simon Fuller as a spin-off from the British show Pop Idol, of which two series were broadcast between the years of 2001 and...

 finalist of all time.

Track list

1. "Blessed" (Radio Version)
2. "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow"
3. "Blessed" (Acoustic Version)
4. "Blessed" (Alternative Remix)
5. "Blessed" (Instrumental)
6. "Blessed" (Video clip)

Chart performance

Chart (2008)	Peak position
German Singles Chart	2
Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann...	8
Swiss Music Charts Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...	11

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)	Rank
German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	52