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Ragheb Alama to Perform Live in Egypt on March 6


Tue 25 Feb 2020 | 09:03 AM
Yara Sameh

Superstar, Ragheb Alama will perform live at The British University in Egypt (BUE), in El Sherouk, Cairo Governorate, on March 6.

He took to his social media accounts to promote the concert, saying: “The Big Event with the legend and Superstar #RaghebAlama at The British University in Egypt.”

https://twitter.com/RamezKhaled_/status/1231964134457118720?s=20

It is worth mentioning that Alama is a Lebanese singer, dancer, composer, television personality, and philanthropist.

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

Alama's fame came after his participation at Studio El Fan following the release of his debut single "Hathak al abed hanaka", which was proceeded by yearly albums and number-one hit singles such as "Chib hanaka", "'Aan Jad" and "Alby Asheq'ha" which was the first song to be made into a music video the in Arab history.

He continued his success into the 2000s with the release of his chart-topping albums "Saharony El Leil" in 2001, "Tab Leh" in 2002, "El Hob El Kebeer" in 2004,  and "Baa'sha'ak" in 2008"— the latter had earned him the Platinum certification from Virgin Megastores for its record sales.

Meanwhile, his 2010 album "Seneen Rayha" saw him collaborate with Starbucks for its release and sale, making him the first Arab artist to have his album sold at Starbucks, which was titled "The Starbucks album Starz Vol. 1".

He has won two Murex d'Or Awards and several other awards during his career. His albums have made him one of the most commercially successful singers in the Arab world.

Alama had headed in mid-2011 the judging panel for the pan-Arab version of the American Idol series.

In 2011-2013, he was a jury of Arab Idol S1 and S2 beside Ahlam and Nancy Ajram and Hassan elshafei and in 2015 he was a jury of The X Factor besides Elissa and Donia Samir Ghanem.

Moreover, Alama was also a jury member of The Voice Ahla Sawt (season 5), which premiered on September 21, 2019, on MBC1 and MBC Masr.