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Mohamed Abdel-Fatah Mohamed Abdulaziz Helal ( ar, محمد عبد الفتاح محمد عبد العزيز هلال; born March 20, 1980), better known as Hamada Helal ( ar, حمادة هلال), is an
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singer, actor, and composer who was born in
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, Egypt. He now resides in
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. Hamada started his interest singing when he was 5 years old. He used to record his voice whilst singing on
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s. Helal has presented several albums and has presented work in cinema and television.


Early life

Hamada Helal's real name is "Mohamed Abdel Fattah Mohamed Abdel Aziz Helal". Born in Sharkia governorate, he and his family, consisting of a brother "Medhat", and two sisters "Hind" and "Nour" moved to Cairo in the Al-Zawia Al-Hamra area. Helal started singing when he was 5 years old. He used to record his voice whilst singing on cassette tapes. Many artists influenced Hamada, such as
Abdel Halim Hafez Abdel Halim Ali Shabana ( ar, عبد الحليم علي شبانة), commonly known as Abdel Halim Hafez ( ar, عبد الحليم حافظ,) (June 21, 1929 – March 30, 1977), was an Egyptian singer, actor, conductor, businessman, music teach ...
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Mohamed Abdel Wahab ''Mohamed Abdel Wahab'' ( ar, محمد عبد الوهاب), also transliterated ''Mohamed Abd El-Wahhab'' (March 13, 1902 – May 4, 1991), was a prominent 20th-century Egyptian singer, actor, and composer. He is best known for his Romantic a ...
and
Umm Kulthum Umm Kulthum ( ar, أم كلثوم, , also spelled ''Oum Kalthoum'' in English; born Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi, ar, فاطمة إبراهيم السيد البلتاجي, Fāṭima ʾIbrāhīm es-Sayyid el-Beltāǧī, link=no; 31 Dece ...
. At school, He sang during school breaks and entertainment periods. His relatives noticed the beauty of his voice, so they asked him to sing at weddings and birthdays. When Helal was seven, one of his relatives heard him singing and took him to a musician. He learned the music basics and was encouraged. The musician told Helal that he would introduce him to sing at his relatives' wedding. This was the starting point of his career. He worked from an early age in various professions while his studies and music career to contribute to the livelihood of his family, which was going through difficult financial circumstances. He joined the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels in 1997.


Career


Beginnings and breakthrough years (1996-2005)

Helal met the artist Hassan Esh Ish, who after hearing his singing introduced him to, which made him introduce him to the artist Hamid Al Shaeri, who in turn introduced him to those in charge of a recording company. His launch was through a cocktail album released by High Quality, among many young talents; its success led to the producing company encouraged to release an album in 1996 called ''Al-Ayyam'' , and within eight songs. At the time of the release of ''Al-Ayyam'', he was 16 years old. This album won the approval of the public at the time, and achieved wide success. ''Al-Ayyam'' was an entry visa for Hamada Hilal to the world of fame, as he achieved more than 150,000 copies of sales, after which he presented albums such as ''Dar Al-Zaman'' in 1998, and ''Domoaa'' in 2000. ''Bakhaf'', his fourth album, was released in 2002, followed by his fifth album ''Waheshni'' in 2004.


Film appearances (2005 onwards)

Helal made his film debut in the movie ''Eial Habiba (Lover Boys)'' in 2005. One year later he made another appearance in ''El Eial Herbet (The Boys Escaped)'' as one of the main characters ''Hassan''. In the movie he sang 3 songs: ''Azza, Kan lazim, and Mastool''. In 2007 Hamada Helal starred in the movie ''El Hob keda (This is love)'' acting as one of the main characters ''Seif''. He sang one of his most famous songs ''Lama Betelmisny (When You Touch Me)'' which would later be added to his 2008 album ''Bahebak Akher Haja'', in that same year Hamada starred in the movie ''Helm Elomar (Dream of a lifetime)'' in which he acted as the role of a boxer who wanted to reach the world championship. In 2011, he appeared in the movie ''Amn Dawlat (State Security)'' in which he played the role of state security officer followed by 2012 movie ''Mr. & Mrs Oweis.'' He also released his album ''Matkoulahash'' in that same year. Then he appeared in 2014 movie ''Hamati Bithibbeni (My Mother-in-law Loves Me)'' where he portrayed the role of plastic surgeon who himself undergoes psychological treatment. And then followed by his appearance as a con man in 2017 movie ''Shantet Hamza (Hamza's Bag)''.


Personal life

Helal married the
Palestinian Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...
"Asmaa Samih" in 2009, and they have two children, a daughter named Rama Helal and a son Youssef Helal.حمادة هلال يرزق بطفل ويسميه يوسف
دنيا الوطن، 10 September 2011


Discography


Filmography


References

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