Amr Diab Celebrates His 62nd Birthday

Egyptian megastar Amr Diab is celebrating his 62nd birthday on October 11.

Born in 1961 in Port Said, Amr Diab is a celebrated singer who has gained popularity in the Arab world over the last two decades. According to a BBC report and his official Facebook page, he continues to break sales records.

Diab's first album, "Ya Tareeq" (The Path), was released in 1983. However, he gained international recognition and the title of "The Father of Mediterranean Music" through his most famous album, "Nour el-Ain" (Our Eyes Beam), for his unique style of blending Egyptian and Western rhythms.

He founded the record company Mediterranean Music and had his songs translated into seven different languages. 

Diab collaborated with several poets, composers, and distributors in his album "Kol Hayati," including Tarek Madkour, Ayman Bahgat Amar, Nader Hamdy, Amr Mostafa, and Ahmed El-Malky.

In 2009, he was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Big Apple Music Awards. He was also awarded Best Egyptian Artist, Best Male Arab Artist, and World's Best Arab Male Artist Voted Online at the 2014 World Music Awards.