Amr Diab

Birth : 1961-10-11, Port Said, Egypt

History

Diab is the best-selling Arab recording artist of all time, according to Let's Go Egypt. He was awarded the World Music Award for Best Selling Middle Eastern Artist four times: 1998, 2002 , 2007 and 2009. He has also sold over 50 million albums worldwide. Amr Abdel Basset Abdel Azeez Diab was born October 11, 1961 in Port Said. His father was an accountant and his mother a French teacher. Both his parents encouraged their children to sing from a young age. Amr sang for the first time in public radio on a national holiday (Galaa’ Day) where he sang the national anthem in 1968. The mayor of Port Said awarded him with a guitar for his efforts. Amr was only 6 years old at the time. Diab studied music at the art academy in Cairo, performing with his band “Mo Music.” He moved to Cairo in 1982 to study at the High Institute of Arabic Music. He taped his first song “Time” in 1983, but it was never officially released. In 1983, Diab released his first studio album, “The Road.” He graduated from the institute in 1986. Diab released three more albums between 1984 and 1987. 1988's "Mayaal" garnered huge success all around the Middle East. It was produced, arranged and remixed by German musicians, Frank Von Dem Bottlenberg and Jörg Evers, with various releases. More success followed in the following years including the albums Shawakkna, Matkhafesh, and We Yloumouni. By 1992, he became the first Arabic artist to start making high-tech music videos. "Habibi Ya Nour el Ain" from Diab's 1996 album, Nour El Ain became a worldwide hit, and was remixed by many of the world's top DJs. Diab's album El Leila De was released in the summer of 2007 and topped the Arabic music charts for 22 weeks. Diab received a World Music Award for Best Selling Middle Eastern Artist for the album. In 2008, Diab renewed his contract with Rotana for five more years. In 2009, Diab released a new album Wayah.

Profile

Amr Diab

Movies

Amr Diab - ElHelm
Amr Diab Biography DVD
Laughter, Joy, Work and Love
During 1968 , in the Heliopolis area, a group of school students live for fun and pleasure, and they get to know a young boxer named (Adham), who changes their views on life in many aspects. (Adham) falls in love with the prostitute (Aisha), and decides to marry her, but his rich father wants to keep them apart.
Ice Cream in Glim
سيف
Seif works in a video rental store, and lives with a group of young men aspiring for a better life. Seif tries to prove himself worthy by showcasing his singing talent, to the disappointment of the store's owner who fires him. Seif ends up in jail, where he meets a leftist student and poet, who introduces him to an infamous old composer, and they form a trio and take their art to the streets.
Al Afaret
Amr diab a famous singer saves a poor child from el bataa.