Who is Sami Chokri? This article covers everything we know about the artist who accused Ed Sheeran of copyright infringement.
Sami Chokri is an English singer.
He is best known for his copyright battle against Ed Sheeran. Some of his songs are Trouble, Oh Why, and Temperature.
Sami Chokri Wikipedia – Ed Sheeran Controversy And Court Case
Sami Chokri is yet to feature on Wikipedia.
He is a grime artist who goes by the pseudonym Sami Switch. He is 28 years old as he was born on 19 September 1993 in London, England. Till now, he has released two albums, Solace and Trouble.
On Spotify, Sami has over 160 thousand monthly listeners. Likewise, he is also on social media, including Instagram (@sami_switch) and Facebook.
People best know him for suing the singer & songwriter Ed Sheeran for allegedly ripping off his 2015 song, Oh Why.
Chokri and his co-writer Ross O’Donoghue had alleged that the lyrics of the single Shape of You were similar to their song, Oh Why.
Ed wrote the track with Snow Patrol’s John McDaid and producer Steven McCutcheon. The three of them asked the High Court to declare that they hadn’t infringed the copyright of Sami and his co-writer, which led to an 11-day trial in London last month.
Sami said that he was shocked after hearing Shape of You for the first time on the radio since he had allegedly tried to get Sheeran to listen to his music.
The Perfect singer denied meeting Chokri at a party in Nando’s restaurant and receiving the Oh Why song from his late friend, Jamal Edwards. Similarly, he denied using litigation to intimidate the other party into abandoning the dispute.
On 6 April 2022, Mr. Justice Antony Zacaroli found that the song didn’t have any copyright infringement. Moreover, the judge discovered that Sheeran hadn’t even heard the song before writing, ruling out the possibility of a deliberate or a subconscious steal.
The six Brit Awards and four Grammys winner successfully fended off the allegations that he is a musical magpie.
The legal issue had frozen £2.2 million worth of royalties for Shape of You.
After the judgment, Sheeran labeled such baseless claims as too common and even talked about why people make such allegations. According to him, the idea is that a settlement will be cheaper than dragging it to court.
Sami Chokri Net Worth
As for Sami Chokri’s net worth, it remains unknown.
Though he hasn’t revealed his financial statements, his music sales/streams are the primary sources of his income. As for Ed Sheera, he is worth $200 million.