Salem Al Fakir

Birth Name: Lars Salem Al Fakir

Place of Birth: Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden

Date of Birth: 27 October, 1981

Ethnicity:
*Syrian Arab (father)
*Swedish (mother)

Salem Al Fakir is a Swedish musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is also known as Lagola and Damien Adore.

Salem’s father, Nabil Al Fakir, is a Syrian emigrant, from Damascus. Salem’s mother, Inger Anita (Jarsén), is Swedish, from Uddevalla, Västra Götaland. His older brother is musician, presenter, comedian, master of ceremonies, moderator, and lecturer for children and adolescents, Nassim Al Fakir. Nassim has two children with his fiancée, singer Lina Hedlund.

Salem is married to Carolina Lavenius.

Salem’s maternal grandfather was Gerhard Vilhelm Rudolf Johansson (later Rudolf Gerhard Vilhelm Jarsén, the son of Karl Johan Gerhard Johansson and Alma Augusta Jonsson). Salem’s grandfather Gerhard was born in Titusville, Pennsylvania, United States, to Swedish parents, from Norra Vi, Östergötland and Borås, Västra Götaland, respectively. Karl was the son of Johan Peter August Fredriksson and Sofia Lovisa Axelsdotter. Alma was the daughter of Johannes Nilsson and Lovisa Mathilda Svensdotter.

Salem’s maternal grandmother was Ingrid Andersson (the daughter of Sven August Andersson and Selma Viktoria Brink). Ingrid was born in Forshälla, Västra Götaland. Sven was the son of Anders Petersson and Inga Petersdotter. Selma was the daughter of Anders Magnus Brink and Maria Charlotta Carlsdotter.

Sources: Household examination records of Salem’s maternal grandfather, Gerhard Vilhelm Rudolf Johansson – https://www.familysearch.org
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Baptismal record of Salem’s maternal great-grandfather, Karl Johan Gerhard Johansson – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Salem’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Johan Peter August Fredriksson – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Salem’s maternal great-grandmother, Alma Augusta Jonsson – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Salem’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Johannes Nilsson – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Salem’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Lovisa Mathilda Svensdotter – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Salem’s maternal grandmother, Ingrid Andersson – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Salem’s maternal great-grandfather, Sven August Andersson – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Salem’s maternal great-grandmother, Selma Viktoria Brink – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Salem’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Anders Magnus Brink – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Salem’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Maria Charlotta Carlsdotter – https://sok.riksarkivet.se