Henna (song)
| "Henna" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Cameron Cartio featuring Khaled | |
| from the album Borderless | |
| Released | 2005 |
| Recorded | 2005 |
| Genre | Middle eastern Pop |
| Label | Epic, Sony/BMG / Universal/Avang Music |
| Songwriters | Alex Papaconstantinou (music) Khaled, Cameron Cartio, Marcus Englöf (lyrics) |
| Producer | Alex Papaconstantinou |
"Henna" is a song by Swedish pop artist of Iranian origin Cameron Cartio featuring the raï Algerian singer Khaled. Music was composed by Alex Papaconstantinou to lyrics by Khaled (Arabic) and Cameron Cartio in Persian language. The song was produced by Alex Papaconstantinou and mastered at Cutting Room in Stockholm.
The song was from the debut album of Cameron Cartio entitled Borderless. Khaled's involvement began after Cameron ended his relationship with his girlfriend, who was a devoted Khaled fan. Cartio, an aspiring and relatively obscure artist at the time, penned the lyrics in his own constructed language and sent them to Khaled. Impressed, Khaled agreed to contribute his own part as a tribute to Cartio's former girlfriend.
The song was released on Sony/BMG and Universal and for the Arab World on EMI Arabia. In addition to popularity in Sweden and throughout the Iranian diaspora, the song became hugely popular in the Arab World basically because of the involvement of Khaled in the Arab diaspora.