Amr Diab

Quick Facts

Full Name	Amr Diab
Occupation	World Music Singer
Date Of Birth	Oct 11, 1961(1961-10-11)
Age	63
Birthplace	Port Said
Country	Egypt
Horoscope	Libra

Amr Diab Biography

Amr Diab is one of the most popular and richest World Music Singer who was born on October 11, 1961 in Port Said, Egypt. The man who is known as the father of Mediterranean Music, he is an Egyptian geel music performer and composer who’s sold over 10 million albums in the world.

His hit song “Wala Ala Baloh” has been used in a variety of films which include The Dictator, a The Dictator, a 2012 His song “Wala Ala Baloh” has been featured in multiple films, including the 2012 Sacha Baron Cohen comedy The Dictator. comedy The Dictator.

Amr Abdul Baset Abdel Aziz Diab (Arabic: عمرو عبد الباسط عبد العزيز دياب ‎; born 11 October 1961), commonly known as Amr Diab (Arabic: عمرو دياب ‎), is an Egyptian singer, composer and actor. He has established himself as an acclaimed recording artist and author in most Mediterranean countries. According to a research by Michael Frishkopf, he has created his style termed as “Mediterranean Music”, a blend of Western and Egyptian rhythms. By 1992, he became the first Egyptian and Middle Eastern artist to start making high-tech music videos. His 2014 album “Shoft El Ayam” peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard World Albums Charts, making him the first Arabic performer to accomplish such an achievement.

Diab has released his first album entitled Ya Tareeq in 1983. Diab’s second album, Ghanny Men Albak (1984), which was the first of a series of records he released with Delta Sound; including Hala Hala (1986), Khalseen (1987), Mayyal (1988), with the title track becoming one of the top 10 songs in the world at the time. His later releases include Shawa’na (1989), Matkhafesh (1990), Habibi (1991), Ayyamna (1992), Ya Omrena (1993), Weylomony (1994), and Rag’een (1995). In 1996 Diab released his first album with Alam El Phan entitled Nour El Ain, which proved an international success and gained Diab recognition beyond the Arabic speaking world. Diab recorded four more albums on the Alam El Phan label including Amarain (1999) which Robert Christgau wrote about it “one of the best songs in the world”, Diab also collaborated with Khaled (on the song “Alby”) and with Angela Dimitriou (on the song “Bahebak Aktar”).

He was married twice, firstly to Shereen Reda and then with Zinah Ashour. He has four children from both marriages.

Amr Diab Net Worth

Amr Diab is one of the richest World Music Singer from Egypt. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Amr Diab 's net worth $45 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He released his debut album Ya Tareeq in 1983. It gained him acclaim by releasing songs like “Habibi.”

He’s been awarded the World Music Award for Best Seller Middle East Artist four times.

Amr Diab was born on 11 October 1961 in Port Said, to a middle class artistic family originally from Menia Elamh in Sharqia Governorate, Egypt. His father, Abd Elbaset Diab, worked for the Suez Canal Corporation and was the chairman of Marine Construction & Shipbuilding in Suez Canal. Diab’s father played a huge role in igniting the early sparks of musical inspiration in the early stages of Diab’s professional music career. Diab, at the age of six, had his first shot at fame when he sang the Egyptian National Anthem “Bilady, Bilady, Bilady” at the annual 23 July Festival in Port Said in the presence of the late Gamal Abdel Nasser. As a result, he was rewarded with a guitar from the governor of Port Said, and began to become recognised nationally. Diab graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Arabic Music from the Cairo Academy of Arts in 1986. Amr Diab Was Married to Actress Shereen Reda From 1989 to 1992,With her He has one Daughter Noor Who was born in 1990. Since 1994 Amr is Married to Zeina Ashour From Saudi Arabia with whom he has Three Children Twins Abdallah And Kinzy Son and daughter born in 1999 and daughter Jana born in 2001.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Amr Diab height 5 ft 11 in Amr weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Amr Diab Dating?

According to our records, Amr Diab married to Zinah Ashour , Shereen Reda. As of December 1, 2023, Amr Diab’s is not dating anyone.

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On 18 October 2009, Amr Diab won four 2009 African Music Awards in the following categories: best artist, best album, best vocalist and best song for “Wayah”; Amr Diab had been nominated by the Big Apple Music Awards.

Facts & Trivia

Amr Ranked on the list of most popular World Music Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Egypt. Amr Diab celebrates birthday on October 11 of every year.

On 28 September 2016 Diab announced that he achieved a Guinness World Records title for Most World Music Awards for Best Selling Middle Eastern Artist.

What happened to Amr Diab?

The move means a large number of albums, songs and music videos have been removed from rival platforms. Anghami is the exclusive new home of pop star Amr Diab. The company announced an agreement with the Egyptian singer’s record label Ney Studios, which releases his catalogue of albums, hits and music videos.

What religion is Amr Diab?

Amr Abdel Basset Abdel Azeez Diab (Arabic: عمرو عبد الباسط عبد العزيز دياب) was born on 11 October 1961 in Port Said to a middle-class Egyptian Muslim family from the Egyptian country side of Menia Elamh, in Sharqia Governorate, Egypt.

Why is Amr Diab not on Spotify?

“Signing a multi-year exclusive license agreement with the top Arabic star is only the beginning of our commitment. “ Amr Diab’s audio and video content will not be accessible on any other streaming platform , and will be made available only for Anghami users for free.”

What was first Amr Diab song?

Amr Diab officially established himself as the super star of the Arab world with the launch of “ Rag’een ” (1995) and the popular “Nour El Ein” album (1996) which was not only a success in the Middle East but in the whole world and achieved many music awards.

How do I listen to Amr Diab?

Amr Diab: albums, songs, playlists | Listen on Deezer.