Ahmed Chawki
| Chawki (Ahmed Chawki) أحمد شوقي |
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| Birth name | Ahmed Chawki |
| Born |
31 May 1982 Tétouan, Morocco |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | vocals |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Associated acts | La Paloma (band), RedOne, Pitbull, Magic System |
Ahmed Chawki (Arabic: أحمد شوقي) (born in Tétouan, Morocco on 31 May 1982), professionally known as Chawki, is a Moroccan recording artist and songwriter. He rose to fame in 2013 after his collaboration with Moroccan-Swedish producer RedOne in the international hit "Habibi I Love You" (meaning darling, I love you) featuring accompanying rap by the Cuban-American rapper Pitbull. The song became a big summer hit on the Middle Eastern charts as well as charting Europe, including France and the Netherlands. On occasion of the 2014 World Cup, he was featured in a football-themed song "Magic in the Air" by Magic System, a hit in France and Belgium. The track as with "Habibi I Love You" was produced by RedOne. He is signed to RedOne Records, an international record label founded and owned by the renowned producer.
He speaks Arabic, Spanish, English and French.
Chawki has been composing and singing poems since childhood. He studied at the National School of Theatre and Singing in Tétouan, and took part in a number of events and won several awards. He then enrolled at the Institute of Fine Arts in Tétouan, specializing in classical and Western singing, while studying musical theory.
In 2000, Chawki took the first prize at the Arab Music Festival, organized by "Maison du Littoral" in Tetouan. He then formed his musical band La Paloma alongside other young musicians. La Paloma that made a fusion sound based on Arab, Moroccan and flamenco music participated for years to come on several national and international festivals, with big success and media coverage. As a result, he became a regular guest on Television shows and on radio channels, including 2M via the program Nasima and Chanel One. His hit songs included "Ya Lmima", "La Paloma" and "Sinine", the latter in collaboration with the Spanish band Librejano.
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