Ragheb Alama to Perform in Jordan on August 14

Lebanese superstar, Ragheb Alama will perform live at the 30th Fuheis Festival, in Jordan, on Sunday, August 14.

The festival will run from August 10 to August 17.

Fuheis Festival is an annually held event in Fuheis and is considered to be the second biggest festival in Jordan, after Jerash Festival.

Several artists and singers from across the Arab world headlined the festival including Wadih El Safi, Melhem Barakat, and Najwa Karam.

Fuheis Festival was launched in 1990 and is held annually under the slogan “Jordan History and Civilization”. The event draws around 10,000 to 30,000 visitors yearly.

Alama, born on June 7, 1962, is a Lebanese singer, composer, television personality, and philanthropist. He is one of the most commercially successful singers in the Arab world.

He began his career in the 1980s when he appeared as a contestant on the talent show broadcast “Studio El Fan”, on which he received the Platinum Award.

The acclaimed singer rose to stardom after the show and was followed by annually released albums and number-one hit singles which were the first Arabic songs in history to be made into a music video.

Alama is known for his singles “Ya rait”, “‘Aan Jad”, “Alby Asheq’ha”, “Saharony El Leil”, “Tab Leh”, “El Hob El Kebeer”, and “Baashaak”.