Ihab Amir
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Birth name | Ihab Amir |
Born | Safi, Morocco | 14 May 1994
Genres | Moroccan music, Moroccan pop, Arab pop, Arab Tarab, Arabic music |
Occupation(s) | singer, songwriter, composer, guitarist |
Instruments | Guitarpiano, Voice |
Years active | 2015–present |
Ihab Amir (Arabic: اهاب امير) is a Moroccan singer, songwriter, composer and guitarist. Born 14 May 1994 in Safi, Morocco, he rose to popularity as a contestant in the 11th season of Star Academy Arab World. He made his commercial singing debut with two songs, "Nta li Bditi" (Arabic: نتا لي بديتي) and "Taali Lia" (Arabic: تعالي ليا), in July 2015.
Star Academy 11
Amir competed in the 11th season of Star Academy Arab World. He was the second Moroccan male ever to be accepted on to the show. Ihab won people's hearts from the get go, mainly due to his pride in showcasing the Moroccan dialect with the other candidates. Amir was never named by any of the show's judges for nomination up until the week of his exit when he was finally named a nominee. Amir was nominated only once on the show. During this nomination he was shown to have lost the public vote, which raised allegations that the show tampered with the results. Fans of Amir expressed their outrage through social media 1 January 2016.[1][2]
Performances in Star Academy 11
- 1st Prime : Ibaat li Gawab – Sabah Fakhri
- 2nd Prime : Nawiha – Mohamed Hamaki
- 3rd Prime : Mal Habibi malo – Saad Lamjarred
- 4th Prime : Lemen Nechki Hali – Saad Lamjarred
- 5th Prime : Min ghir lih – Mohammed Abdel Wahab
- 6th Prime : Houbi al anani – Marwan Khoury
- 7th Prime : We marret el ayam – Umm Kulthum
- 8th Prime : Abdel kader – khaled
- 9th Prime : Ya zahratan fi khayali _ Farid al-Atrash
- 10th Prime : Baathe lak ya Habib roh – Fairuz
- 11th Prime : babouri rayh rayh – Ilham al-Madfai
- 12th Prime : Ana Benseheb – Wael Jassar
- 16th Prime (The final) : Enty Saad Lamjarred
Return to Morocco
After Ihab Amir's exclusion from the show, his fans were ready to welcome him in the airport of Casablanca. though it was a shock for all the Moroccans and the Arabs to see this huge number of fans in the airport for a candidate that was excluded from the show on his first nomination.[3][4] On his arrival to Morocco the fans made him a huge welcoming not only in the airport but also in his city Safi that lasted for a whole day and all the fans from other countries watched it from his Periscope, it was the talk of the press in the whole Arab world.[5] Due to this fame that was acquired in a very short time many Radio and TV channels invited Ihab for interviews such as Hit Radio, Chada FM, 2M and Medi 1 TV the latter made a report about his debut.
His career after the academy
During his interviews Amir talked about his new song that carry the title of "Célibataire" which means "single" in French language and he explained how he is working on his first video clip, not to mention that the song was already out since he made it while he was in the academy and the fans already put it in a YouTube channel and it gain more than one million views in a very short period. Ihab also add that he will attend the musical academy in Casablanca since he think he still need to learn more about music to fulfill his dream.
Discography
1. | TAALI LIYA | 2015 |
2. | NTA LI BDITI | 2015 |
3. | MADARNA WALO | 2016 |
4. | CÉLIBATAIRE | 2016 |
5. | 2KELMAT | 2017 |
6. | HBIBI HJARNI WRAH | 2017 |
7. | WEHDA WEHDA ALIA | 2017 |
8. | LIMA3NDOUCH (feat. DJ SOUL A) | 2018 |
9. | BGHIT NTIR YAMMA (feat. ROUNEE) | 2018 |
Profiles
References
- ^ "خروج المتسابق المغربي إهاب أمير من البرايم ال12 في ستار اكاديمي – اخبار – العالم اليوم". Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "CNN Arabic – حالات إغماء وضجة في المطار إبّان استقبال متسابق مغربي أٌقصي من "ستار أكاديمي"". Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "Mais qui est donc Ihab Amir, le nouveau Justin Bieber marocain ?". 22 January 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "بالفيديو.. حالات اغماء في المغرب بعد عودة ايهاب امير وخروجه من ستار اكاديمي". 5 January 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "إيهاب أمير إبن مدينة اسفي و نجم ستار أكاديمي – الأحداث أسفي". Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "ihab amir_اهاب امير (@ihabamirofficiell) • Instagram photos and videos". Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "IhabAmir (@Ihab_Amir) – Twitter". Retrieved 10 October 2016.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ "Ihab Amir – إهاب أمير – Facebook". Retrieved 10 October 2016.[non-primary source needed]