Shakr 謝克

Southern California–based singer-songwriter Shakr embodies pop music without borders — crafting both English and Mandarin songs through a globally influenced sound that combines Eastern and Western pop with his Lebanese American roots into a captivating, genre-bending identity. As a queer youth growing up in Boston, he found identity and expression in the emotionally rich, maximalist style of early 2000s Asian pop, along with the poetically raw storytelling of American rock-pop — galvanizing him to fearlessly share his own voice through song.

His music lives in emotional, cinematic pop — blending confessional songwriting with large-scale production that spans dance-pop, rock, ballads, and orchestral textures. Even at its most anthemic, his work remains deeply personal and intimate, shaped by honest lyrics that explore heartbreak, joy, self-determination, and resilience.