Amr Diab

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Amr Diab
Amr Abdul Baset Diab.jpg
Background information
Native name عمرو دياب
Birth name Amr Abdel-Basset Abdel-Azeez Diab
Also known as El Hadaba
Born (1961-10-11) 11 October 1961 (age 62)
Port Said, Egypt
Genres Arabic Pop, dance, folk dance [1]
Occupation(s) Singer, Solo Singer, Composer, Actor, Body Builder
Years active 1983–present
Labels Moseeqa (former)

Pyramedia (former) Sout El Delta (former) Alam El Phan (former)

Rotana Records (current)
Website www.AmrDiab.net

Amr Abd El-Basset Abd El-Azeez Diab (Arabic: عمرو عبد الباسط عبد العزيز دياب‎‎  pronounced [ˈʕɑm.ɾe ʕæbdelˈbɑːsetˤ ʕæbdelʕæˈziːz deˈjæːb];[pronunciation 1] born 11 October 1961)[2] is an Egyptian popstar and composer of Pop music. He is widely considered the god father of Mediterranean music and the best selling Middle Eastern artist of all time. He has been awarded the World Music Award for Best Selling Middle Eastern Artist four times: 1996 for album Nour El Ain, 2001 for album Akter Wahed, 2007 for album El Lillady and 2013 for El Leila album. He has also won (Best Egyptian Artist, Best Male Arab Artist and World's Best Arab Male Artist Voted Online) at the World Music Awards 2014.[3] Amr Diab is the only Middle Eastern artist to have received 7 World Music Awards. He also won The African Music Awards 2009 as Artist Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Video Of The Year And Best Male Act, and won The 2010 African Music Awards as best male act and best artist of North Africa. He is the only African artist to have received 6 African Music Awards in his career. He has had five platinum records:Matkhafiesh (1990), Habiby (1991), Ayyamna (1992),Ya Omrena (1993) and Nour El Ain (1997, triple platinum). Diab won Big Apple Music Awards 2009 as Lifetime Achievements Awards and Best Singer of The Year and also won The Global Icon Award, Most Popular Artist and Best Arabic Male Artist in 2014.

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Amr Diab with His 7 World Music Awards

Early life

Amr Diab was born on October 11, 1961 in Port Said, Egypt into an artistic family. His father, Abdul Basset Diab, worked for the Suez Canal Corporation and was the chairman of Marine Construction & Shipbuilding in the canal. Diab's father played a huge role in igniting the early sparks of musical inspiration towards Diab's early stages in his professional music career. Diab, at the age of six, had his first shot at fame when he sang the Egyptian National Anthem "Bilady, Bilady, Bilady" at the annual July 23 Festival in Port Said. Shocking everyone with his amazing voice and singing talent,[citation needed] he was rewarded with a guitar from the governor of Port Said for his excellence. After being awarded the guitar, Diab saw this as his shot to fame.[citation needed] Diab had earned his bachelor's degree in Arabic Music and graduated at the Cairo Academy of Arts in 1986.[citation needed]

Career

Diab entered the musical arena and introduced his first album Ya Tareea in 1983. He followed with several additional albums: Ghanny Men Albak (1984), Hala Hala (1986), Khalseen (1987), Mayyal (1988), Shawa'na (1989) and Matkhafesh (1990). Then came albums Habibi (1991), Ayyamna (1992) and Ya Omrena (1993). He then followed with Awedony in 1998. He performed duets on this album with Algerian-French based Cheb Khaled (on the song "Alby") and with Greek Angela Dimitriou (on the song "Bahebbak Aktar"). The summer of 2004 witnessed the release of the Leily Nehary album. Kammel Kalamak was released in December 2005 and contains 10 tracks representing a year and half of continuous studio efforts. September 2011 saw the release of his album Banadeek Taala, produced by Rotana. On February 2011, Amr Diab released his hit single "Masr Allet" (Egypt spoke). In 2012, Diab hosted the first Google Hangout in the Middle East during his performance in Dubai. In October 2014, Amr Diab released his album "Shoft El Ayam" which topped his last album "El Leila" and again became the best selling album in Egypt in iTunes and Rotana. In July 2015, Amr Diab released the music video from his song "Gamalo" from his album "Shoft El Ayam."

Musical Style

Diab is known as the father of Mediterranean Music.[4][5][6] He has created his own style which is often termed "Mediterranean Music" or "Mediterranean Sound", a blend of Western and Egyptian rhythms.[7] David Cooper and Kevin Dawe refer to his music as "the new breed of Mediterranean music".[8] According to author Michael Frishkopf, Diab has produced a new concept of Mediterranean music, especially with his international hit, "Nour El Ain".[7]

By 1992, he became the first Arabic artist to start making high-tech music videos.[7]

Personal life

Diab is an active fitness enthusiast.[citation needed] Diab is well known for his intense body building. Diab was married to Shereen Reda, from 1989–1992, ending in a divorce. They have one daughter, Nour, who became known through the song, "Habibi Ya Nour El Ain." Diab is currently married to Zeina Ashour, with whom he has three children: Abdallah, Kinzy, and Jana.

Albums

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Main article: Amr Diab Discography

Tamally Ma'ak

"Tamally Maak", meaning "Always with you", is written by Ahmed Ali Moussa and the music for the song was composed by Sherif Tag.[1] Original arrangement was by Tarek Madkour. The video was filmed in Czech Republic and the instrumentation prominently included the classic guitar.

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Main article: Tamally Ma'ak

Wayah (2009)

The world music award of for the best-selling album in the Middle East 2009, Wayah (With Her) was released for sale on the internet on 27 June; however, the album was leaked online and was downloaded illegally amid complaints of slow download speed on the official site. Diab's fans initiated a massive boycott of the sites with the illegal copies.[9]

On 18 October 2009 Amr Diab won four 2009 African Music Awards in the following categories: best artist, best album, best vocalist and best song for "Wayah"; Amr Diab had been nominated by the Big Apple Music Awards.[10]

Success of El Leila (2013)

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Chart (2013) Peak
position
Virgin Egypt Chart 1
Virgin Lebanon Chart 1
Virgin UAE Chart 1
Virgin Saudi Arabia Chart 1
Virgin Jordan Chart 1
Virgin Qatar Chart 1
Virgin Oman Chart 1
Virgin Bahrain Chart 1
iTunes Chart (2013) Peak
position
Egypt Chart 1
UAE Chart 1
Lebanon Chart 1
Saudi Arabia Chart 1
Jordan Chart 1
Qatar Chart 1
Oman Chart 1
Bahrain Chart 1

Music videos

Diab is one of the first singers to popularize music videos in the Arab world and the first Egyptian singer to appear in music videos.[7][dead link]

Film career

Diab's fame in the music industry has led him to experiment with other forms of media, such as film. Amr played himself in his first film, El Afareet, which was released in 1989. It also starred Madiha Kamel. His second film Ice Cream in Gleam (Ays Krim fi Glym), in which Diab starred in 1992, was chosen as one of the best five Egyptian musical films by the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. The film was featured in the UCLA Film and Television Archive's new program "Music on the Nile: Fifty Years of Egyptian Musical Films" at James Bridges Theater at UCLA on 6, 8 and 10 April 1999. David Chute of the Los Angeles Weekly termed it "observant" and "a big leap".[11] His third movie was released in 1993, and was named Deahk We La'ab (Laughter and Fun). The film premiered in the Egyptian Film Festival in 1993. Amr played alongside international Egyptian movie star Omar Sharif (Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago) and Yousra. Overall, Diab did not experience the same level of success in film that he had with his music career. Since 1993, Diab has focused on his singing career.

Egyptian Revolution

During the 2011 uprising, some protesters criticized Diab for staying silent, and for fleeing Egypt for London.[12] A few days after former President Hosni Mubarak stepped down, Amr Diab composed and sang a memorial song, "Masr A'let" (Egypt Said Its Word),[13] and released it in conjunction with a music video showing pictures of the martyrs who died in the uprising. He initiated[citation needed] a charity campaign "Masry Begad" ("Truly Egyptian"), a social national program aimed at serving and rebuilding Egyptian society. His online radio station Diab FM often presents talks and discussions about what the Diab FM team can offer to the community as well as applying it practically by being present in different sites across Egypt with a new humanitarian project each week.[14][dead link]

Amr Diab in movies

Amr Diab's songs have appeared in several films, including:

Discography

Official Albums

  • 1983: Ya Tareeq (يا طريق - O Road)
  • 1985: Ghanny Men Albak (غنّي من قلبك - Sing From Your Heart)
  • 1986: Hala Hala (هلا هلا - Welcome, Welcome)
  • 1987: Khalseen (خالصين - We're Even)
  • 1988: Mayyal (ميّال - In Love)
  • 1989: Shawaana (شوقنا - Missing You)
  • 1990: Matkhafeesh (متخافيش - Don't Worry)
  • 1991: Habiby (حبيبي - My Love)
  • 1992: Ayamna (أيامنا - Our Days)
  • 1992: Ice Cream Fi Gleam (أيس كريم في جليم - Ice Cream In Gleam)
  • 1993: Ya Omrena (يا عمرنا - Our Life)
  • 1994: W Ylomoony (و يلوموني - And They Blame Me)
  • 1994: Zekrayat (ذكريات - Memories)
  • 1995: Ragaeen (راجعين - We'll Be Back)
  • 1996: Nour El-Ain (نور العين - Light Of The Eye)
  • 1998: Awedoony (عوّدوني - They Got Me Used To)
  • 1999: Amarein (قمرين - Two Moons)
  • 2000: Tamally Maak (تملي معاك - Always With You)
  • 2001: Aktar Wahed (أكتر واحد - The Most One)
  • 2003: Allem Alby (علم قلبي - Teach My Heart)
  • 2004: Leily Nahary (ليلي نهاري - My Night, My Day)
  • 2005: Kammel Kalamak (كمّل كلامك - Keep Talking)
  • 2007: El Leila De (الليلا دي - This Night)
  • 2009: Wayah (ويّاه - With Her)
  • 2010: Aslaha Btefre' (اصلها بتفرق - Because She Makes A Difference)
  • 2011: Banadeek Ta'ala (بناديك تعالى - I'm calling you, come )
  • 2013: El Leila (الليلة - Tonight)
  • 2014: Shoft El Ayaam (شفت الأيام - Seen The Days)

Unofficial Albums

  • 1984: Forsan Asia ( Asia Horsemen - فرسان آسيا )
  • 1986: Menin Ageeb Nas (Where Can I Get People - منين أجيب ناس ) – ( Yanabee' El Nahr TV Series - مسلسل ينابيع النهار )
  • 1986: Ya Helwa ( Sweetie - يا حلوة )
  • 1987: Assef ( Sorry - آسف ) – ( Assef la yogad hal akhar TV Series - مسلسل آسف لا يوجد حل آخر )
  • 1999: The best of Amr diab ( أحلى ما غنى عمرو دياب )
  • 2002: Rewind
  • 2004: Amr Diab Greatest Hits (1986–1995)
  • 2005: Amr Diab Greatest Hits (1996–2003)
  • 2005: Mateftekrish ( Don't Even Think - ماتفتكريش )

Notes

  1. ↑ His common shortened name, Amr Diab, is pronounced in Egyptian Arabic as [ˈʕɑm.ɾedˈjæːb]

References

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  13. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsxyHbWY71s
  14. ↑ http://diabfm.com/masry-begad
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