Kris Fade
Kris Fade | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kristan Fahd 27 February 1980 (age 44) Sydney, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Radio presenter, Reality TV Star, Host, Musician |
| Family | Matty contestant on Gogglebox Australia Omak |
Kristan "Kris Fade" Fahd (born 27 February 1980 Sydney, Australia) is an Australian-Lebanese radio presenter, host, and musician.
He is the star of his own breakfast radio show called "The Kris Fade Show"[1][2] which airs on 104.4 Virgin Radio Dubai[3] and the KIIS Network in Australia.[4] Fade is also a cast member on the reality television show, Dubai Bling (2022), the first such show based out of Dubai.
Career
[edit]Fade began his radio career at Sydney's The Edge 96.ONE driving around the street team's car and setting up for local promotions.
Fade has won awards for 'Best Radio DJ', 'Best Personality' and is on the Ahlan! list for the 'Hot 100 Legends.'[5] Fade has performed at various concerts and events including Dubai Music Week and RedfestDXB.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Fade's parents George and Gilda Fahd are both from Lebanon and have lived in Australia prior to having children.[citation needed]
In 2018 Fade divorced his ex-wife Marriane Argy, with whom he has two children. Fade married his wife Brianna Ramirez Fade in March 2022. They had a public wedding that was shown on the Netflix reality show, Dubai Bling.[7] Fade has three children.[8][dead link]
His brother Matty Fahd is featured on the Australian version of the British observational reality show Gogglebox, which airs on Foxtel and Network 10.[9]
In a 2024 interview with Khaleej Times, Fade stated he couldn't pay his utility bills when he moved to Dubai in 2008 as he was earning 13,900 AED/month.[10] The median salaries in Dubai at the time were between 2,180 AED - 10,000 AED/month
References
[edit]- ^ "The Kris Fade Show". Virgin Radio Dubai. AMG. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ "Kris Fade". Out and About Style Mag. 2020-02-08. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- ^ "Virgin Radio Dubai". Virgin Radio Dubai. AMG. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "March 2015 AHLAN! LIVE REPORTER INTRODUCING THE HOT 100 LEGENDS". Ahlan Live. ITP. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- ^ "Kris Fade and Two Tone to perform in Dubai at RedfestDXB". The National. January 28, 2015. Archived from the original on June 24, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^ https://www.whattowatch.com/features/dubai-blings-kris-fade-and-briannas-wedding-what-you-didnt-know
- ^ "Kris Fade on fatherhood: "If you don't feel guilty sometimes, you're not doing the right thing"". babyandchild.ae. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "Matty, Sarah Marie & Jad". lifestyle.com.au. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15.
- ^ Mehta, Somya. "'There was a time I couldn't pay Dewa bill': Kris Fade opens up about his journey to stardom". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 2024-08-13.