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Samu Aleksi Haber born 2 April is a Finnish singer, songwriter, television music competition judge and entrepreneur. He was the lead vocalist and frontman of pop-rock band Sunrise Avenue.

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In , the band went on an indefinite hiatus, allowing Haber to focus on his solo career. Haber's father's family is from Germany, but his family has always lived in Finland. He has one sister, Sanna born 23 January and one brother, Santtu born 29 January Haber established the band Sunrise in with his friend Jan Hohenthal.

Hohenthal left the band in as he wanted to focus on his solo career. In , Haber changed the band name to Sunrise Avenue. Between and , Haber visited record companies and agents trying to find a label for Sunrise Avenue's music. The first album was made with financial help from Haber's friend Mikko Virtala, who sold his house to pay the studio costs.

Haber's band Sunrise Avenue released five studio albums , the first three selling more than 2,, copies and 2,, singles worldwide. Haber was Sunrise Avenue's main songwriter and he wrote all the band's songs either alone or with a producer and co-writer. The band's last international hit " Hollywood Hills " was written by Haber alone. Haber is working as co-manager for new Finnish bands and artists together with the CoMusic Management.

Haber was a coach on the German talent competition The Voice of Germany in , , , , and In , Haber teamed up with Rea Garvey for a duo coaching team. The winners of the , , and seasons were members of his team, making him the winning coach for his latter three seasons.