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Among people born in 1980, Sami Yusuf ranks 47.

He has recently launched a campaign in partnership with United Nations World Food Programme to help end hunger in the Horn of Africa that has been hit by its worst drought in the last 60 years. Before him are Googoosh (1950), Hayedeh (1942), Arash (1977), and Mohammad-Reza Shajarian (1940).

The physical version was released on 22 December, while the digital version was released later, on 24 December. Sami also took the initiative to work in close tandem with the UN sponsored charity, Save the Children, to help uplift morale of the victims of 2010 Pakistan floods by sending a message of hope and undying support through his charity single, Hear Your Call.

When asked if he was Sunni or Shia, Yusuf replied "I'm Muslim" but sami yusuf is shia. His studio albums were mostly released by Andante Records, with the first two being released by Awakening Records. Composed, arranged, produced and almost entirely self-performed by Sami, his new songs are rousing, the melodies catchy and deeply moving and all captivate with the inherent power of spirituality.
Tied together by a journey of spiritual discovery, they are rich in multicultural influences, having drawn from traditional as well as contemporary Middle Eastern, North African, and European poetry, instrumentation, and melodies.

He has been relentless in assuming his responsibilities as the first global ambassador of Silatech – a Qatar-based initiative promoting entrepreneurial skills and open access to capital and markets for large-scale job creation in the MENA region. The single became the mouthpiece of awareness campaigns led by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, BBC and the CNN.

Sami is one of the UK’s biggest exports in the last decade.

Singles “Hasbi Rabbi”, “Mother” and “Munajat” met great success among Muslim countries and established Sami Yusuf as one of the most esteemed artists of Arab world. His fans wouldn’t shy away from admitting Sami’s music had changed their lives – for the better. The album was sold 1 million copies and singles “Al Muaalim” and “Supplication” were aired in rotation on many Arab TV Channels.

Despite the newness in sound, the message of the album is perennial. Sami is a passionate advocate of unity and is boldly committed to cross-cultural appreciation through promotion of universal values and celebration of the human spirit. The last track, "Supplication", was used in the Golden-Globe award-nominated film, "The Kite Runner".[17] Though the album was described as a "project to define British Shia Muslim identity"[18] in a post 9-11 period — with explicitly religious themes praising the Prophet Mohammad and Allah in songs like "The Creator" and "Ya Mustafa" — it reached the ears of unexpectedly diverse range of listeners, constituting of various nationalities, ages, and races.[15] Redirecting the current of shia Muslim music through his songs and professionally produced music videos ("Al-Mu’allim" and "Supplication"), Yusuf had "unintentionally" cultivated grounds for a fresh genre of music coined "Islamic Pop"[14] by setting a new benchmark in the religious music industry.

Sami calls his genre of music "Spiritique"."Salaam" is his fourth album, that was released in 22 December 2012.