Amr Diab
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| Background information | |
| Native name | ِAmr Diab عمرو دياب |
| Birth name | Amr Abdel-Basset Abdel-Azeez Diab عمرو عبدالباسط عبدالعزيز دياب |
| Also known as | El Hadaba الهضبة |
| Born |
11 October 1961 Port Said, Egypt |
| Genres | Rhythm and Blues, Arabic Pop, dance, folk dance |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Solo Singer, Composer, Actor, Body Builder |
| Instruments | Vocal, Guitar, Oud, Piano |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Labels |
Sout El Delta (Former) |
| Website | www |
Sout El Delta (Former)
Alam El Phan (Former)
Rotana Records (Former)
Amr Abd El-Basset Abd El-Azeez Diab (Arabic: عمرو عبد الباسط عبد العزيز دياب pronounced [ˈʕɑm.ɾe ʕæbdelˈbɑːsetˤ ʕæbdelʕæˈziːz deˈjæːb]; born 11 October 1961) is an Egyptian multi-award winning pop singer-songwriter, regarded as the best selling Middle Eastern artist of all time.
Furthermore, he has created his own style which is often termed "Mediterranean Music", a blend of Western and Egyptian rhythms. By 1992, he became the first Arabic artist to start making high-tech music videos.
Amr Diab was born on 11 October 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 23 July Festival in Port Said. As a result, he was rewarded with a guitar from the governor of Port Said, and began to become recognised nationally. Diab graduated with a bachelor's degree in Arabic Music from the Cairo Academy of Arts in 1986.
Diab released his first album entitled Ya Tareeq in 1983. Diab's second album, Ghanny Men Albak (1984), was the first of a series of records he released with Delta Sound, including Hala Hala (1986), Khalseen (1987), Mayyal (1988), Shawa'na (1989), Matkhafesh (1990), Habibi (1991), Ayyamna (1992), Ya Omrena (1993), Weylomony (1994), and Rag'een (1995). In 1996 Diab released his first album with Alam El Phan entitled Nour El Ain, which proved an international success and gained Diab recognition beyond the Arabic speaking world. Diab recorded four more albums on the Alam El Phan label including Amarain (1999) on which he collaborated with Khaled (on the song "Alby") and with Angela Dimitriou (on the song "Bahebbak Aktar").
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