Laith Al-Saadi

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Laith Al-Saadi
Born Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active1992–present
Website laithalsaadi.com

Laith Al-Saadi is an American musician from Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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Al-Saadi gained nationwide recognition after he won a spot in the 2016 finale of the musical competition series The Voice . [1]

Early life

Laith Al-Saadi first learned to sing with the Boys' Choir of Ann Arbor when he was four years old, and then started playing the guitar at age 13. His father is from Baqubah, Iraq and his mother is from Beverly Shores, Indiana. [2] As a student of Ann Arbor's Community High School, he played in the school's jazz band. [1]

Career

In 1992, Al-Saadi joined a local blues band called Blue Vinyl. The group was successful enough to tour the Netherlands, and landed gigs opening for Buddy Guy, Son Seals, Luther Allison, and Taj Mahal. [1] In 2005, Al-Saadi released his first solo album, Long Time Coming, followed in 2008 by In the Round. 2013 saw the release of Real, a live-in-the-studio set with Al-Saadi backed by a band including Jimmy Vivino on rhythm guitar, Leland Sklar on bass, Jim Keltner on drums, and Tom Scott on sax. In March 2016, Al-Saadi was chosen to be a contestant on the musical competition series The Voice and gained nationwide recognition after he made it to the finale. [3] Al-Saadi won the award for "Best Blues Instrumentalist" at the Detroit Music Awards in 2020. [4]

Discography

Studio albums

References

  1. 1 2 3 Deming, Mark. "Laith Al-Saadi". AllMusic. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  2. ↑ Klima, Jeff (March 8, 2017). "Laith Al-Saadi, The Voice finalist from Ann Arbor plays Toledo". Toledo City Paper. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  3. ↑ Parker, Chris (July 12, 2017). "How Laith Al-Saadi's 15 minutes is propelling his career". Metro Times. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  4. ↑ Fair, David (April 20, 2020). "Ann Arbor's Laith Al-Saadi Wins Detroit Music Award And Celebrates 4/20". WEMU. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  5. ↑ Milo, Jeff (October 30, 2017). ""Music of Extreme Self-Expression" Interview w/ Laith Al-Saadi". Current. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
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