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Shaklak Mish Ghareeb
Shaklak Mish Ghareeb ( ar, شكلك مش غريب) is an Arabic television show based on the show Your Face Sounds Familiar. The first season premiered on 19 April 2014 on MBC 1 and Wanasah TV. Season 1 The judges on the show included * Haifa Wehbe - Singer * Hakim - Singer * Mohammed Sami - Film and TV Director And the show is presented by Lebanese comedian Tony Abou Jaoudeh. The eight celebrity contestants who randomly take on different character transformation challenges every week on the show are: * Wael Mansour * Tamer Abdulmonem * Mais Hamdan * Bassima * Khaled Al Shaer * Abdulmonem Amairy * Dima Kandalaft * Jennifer Grout Jennifer Grout (born May 21, 1990) is an American singer of Arabic and Amazigh (Tashelhit) music. Biography Born in Boston, Grout studied at the Longy School of Music of Bard College, then at the McGill University in Canada. She is the daug ... Episodes Weekly statistics Weekly assessments References External links All ep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reality Television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s with shows such as ''The Real World (TV series), The Real World'', then achieved prominence in the early 2000s with the success of the series ''Survivor (franchise), Survivor'', ''Idols (franchise), Idols'', and ''Big Brother (franchise), Big Brother'', all of which became global Franchising, franchises. Reality television shows tend to be interspersed with "confessionals", short interview segments in which cast members reflect on or provide context for the events being depicted on-screen; this is most commonly seen in American reality television. Competition-based reality shows typically feature gradual elimination of participants, either by a panel of judges, by the viewership of the show, or by the contestants themselves. Documentar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melhem Barakat
Melhem Barakat ( ar, ملحم بركات; 15 August 1945 – 28 October 2016), also known as Melhim Barakat, or Abou Majd was a Lebanese singer, songwriter, and melodist. Barakat was a well-renowned singer in Lebanon and the wider Arab world. He toured Australia, South America, Canada, and the United States. Early life Barakat was born on 15 August 1945, in Kfarshima, Lebanon. He inherited his affinity for music from his father, who was a carpenter and taught Melhem how to play the oud. In 1960, Barakat dropped out of school at the age of 18 and enrolled into the National Institute of Music without his father's knowledge. He studied music theory, Solfège and Eastern singing. He would drop out of the institute four years later at the advice of Philemon Wehbe, beginning his professional career. Career Barakat started his career in the 1960s. He participated as an actor and singer in many of the Rahbani brothers' musicals and operettas. In 1968, he left the brothers to p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan (; born as Amitabh Shrivastav; 11 October 1942) is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential actors in the history of Indian cinema.* * * * * Referred to as the '' Shahenshah of Bollywood'' (in reference to his 1988 film '' Shahenshah''), ''Sadi ka Mahanayak'' (Hindi for, "Greatest actor of the century"), ''Star of the Millennium'', or ''Big B''.* * * During the 1970s1980s, he was the most dominant actor in the Indian movie scene; the French director François Truffaut called him a "one-man industry." Bachchan was born in 1942 in Allahabad to the Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and his wife, the social activist Teji Bachchan. He was educated at Sherwood College, Nainital, and Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi. His film career started in 1969 as a voice narrator in Mrinal Sen's film '' Bh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lionel Richie
Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality. He rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of funk band the Commodores; writing and recording the hit singles " Easy", " Sail On", " Three Times a Lady" and " Still", with the group before his departure. In 1980, he wrote and produced the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number one single " Lady" for Kenny Rogers. The following year, he wrote and produced the single " Endless Love", which he recorded as a duet with Diana Ross; it remains among the top 20 bestselling singles of all time, and the biggest career hit for both artists. In 1982, he officially launched his solo career with the album '' Lionel Richie'', which sold over four million copies and spawned the singles " You Are", " My Love", and the number one single " Truly". His second album, '' Can't Slow Down'' (1983), reached number one on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilham Al-Madfai
Ilham al-Madfai ( ar, إلهام المدفعي) (born 1942) is an Iraqi guitarist, singer and composer. al-Madfai's synthesis of Western guitar stylings with traditional Iraqi music has made him a popular performer in his native country and throughout the Middle East. Beginning in 1999, al-Madfai released a string of albums on EMI's label, including his platinum eponymous debut, ''Ilham al-Madfai'' (1999), ''Live at the Hard Rock Cafe'' (2001), ''Baghdad'' (2003) and ''The Voice of Iraq: The Best of Ilham al-Madfai'' (2005). In 2009, Al-Madfai released ''Dishdasha''. His Western-inspired compositions led to a nickname; "The Baghdad Beatle". Biography Al-Madfai began studying guitar at age twelve. He formed The Twisters in 1961, Iraq's first rock and roll band. Following a three-year sojourn in Kuwait with the group, al-Madfai moved to England to complete an engineering degree. While in London, he became a regular at the Baghdad Cafe, where he met fellow musicians Paul McCartne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rashed Al-Majed
Rashed Al-Majed ( ar, راشد الماجد; born 27 July 1969) is a Saudi singer, actor, musician, and record producer. He has been active since 1984. Rashed Al-Majed is one of the most famous singers in the Middle East and has released almost 40 records. His songs often have emotional and romantic themes. He has worked with the Saudi national operetta in Jenadriyah and has recorded with them more than eight times. He has performed numerous concerts in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, France, and the United Kingdom. In addition, he is one of the largest producers in the Middle East, owning the Art Jazeera channel and a 50% stake in Platinum Records with MBC Group. Early life Rashed Almajid was born into a Muslim family on 27 July 1969 in Manama, Bahrain (Saudi father and Bahraini mother). Almajid was the second born to his parents; he has two brothers and four sisters. Almajid spent most of his childhood in Bahrain and obtained a high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nazem Al-Ghazali
Nazem al-Ghazali ( ar, ناظم الغزالي, given name also spelled ''Nazim'', ''Nadhim'', ''Nadhem'' or ''Nathem'') (1921 – 23 October 1963) was one of the most popular singers in the history of Iraq and his songs are still heard by many in the Arab world. Biography Nazem al-Ghazali was born in the Haydar-Khana locality in Baghdad, and studied at the Institute of Fine Arts in Iraq. He started his career as an actor, and after a few years turned to singing. He worked at the Iraqi Radio in 1948, and was member of the Andalusian Muashahat Ensemble. In that period, he worked with Jamil Bashir, and together they produced some distinguished works, such as Fog el-Nakhal and Marrou 'Alayya el-Hilween. He was also a student of Muhammad al-Qubanchi Muhammad al-Qubanchi (), born Muhammad Abd al-Razzaq al-Ta’i (), is an artist and singer from Baghdad, Iraq. He is one of the creative pioneers in the field of Iraqi maqam who also modernized it, and he is considered one of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toni Hanna
Toni, Toñi or Tóni is a unisex given name. In Spanish, Italian, Croatian and Finnish, it is a masculine given name used as a short form of the names derived from Antonius like Antonio, Ante or Anttoni. In Danish, English, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish, it is a feminine given name used as a short form of Antonia. In Bulgarian, it is a unisex name used as a diminutive form of both Antoniya and Anton. Toñi is a Spanish feminine given name used as a short form of Antonia. Tóni a Hungarian masculine given name used as a diminutive form of Antal. It is sometimes a short form (hypocorism) of other names, such as Antonio, Antoine, Antonia or Antoinette. It is also sometimes a surname. Notable people with this name include the following: People Women * Toni Adams (1964–2010), American professional wrestling manager and valet * Toni Arden (1924–2012), stage name of Antoinette Ardizzone, American traditional pop music singer * Toni Aubin (1927–1990), American vocalist * To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamer Hosny
Tamer is a Turkish given name and surname. It means ''Competent soldier'' in Turkish. In Arabic (written as تامر), the name is more closely related to Tamr (as in dates). Persons Given name * Tamer Abdel Hamid, Egyptian football player * Tamer Ashor (born 1984), Egyptian singer and composer * Tamer Balci (1917–1993), Turkish actor * Tamer Basar, Turkish control theorist * Tamer Başoğlu, (born 1938) Turkish sculptor * Tamer Bayoumi, Egyptian taekwondo player and Olympian * Tamer El Said, Egyptian film director, producer, and writer * Tamer El-Sawy, Egyptian tennis player * Tamer Fernandes (born 1974), English football player * Tamer Hamed (born 1974), Egyptian swimmer and Olympian * Tamer Hassan, English actor of Turkish Cypriot descent * Tamer Hosny, Egyptian singer-songwriter * Tamer Karadağlı, Turkish actor * Tamer Moustafa (born 1982), Egyptian basketball player * Tamer Nafar, Arab Israeli rap artist * Tamer Oyguç, Turkish professional basketball player * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rabeh Sager
Rabeh Saqer ( ar, رابح صقر) is a Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries by area, fifth-largest country in Asia ...n singer. References External links * (Arabic) * * 21st-century Saudi Arabian male singers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Saudi Arabian male singers {{SaudiArabia-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khaled (musician)
Khaled Hadj Ibrahim ( ar, خالد حاج إبراهيم, ; born 29 February 1960), better known by his mononym Khaled ( ar, link=no, خالد), is an Algerian raï singer, musician and songwriter born in Oran. He began recording in his early teens under the name Cheb Khaled (, Arabic for "Young" Khaled, with "Cheb" as a common title for male Raï singers). Khaled is one of the most important musicians in the history of Raï music in his native Algeria and is one the world's best-known Arab singers. To date, Khaled has sold over 80.5 million albums (10 diamond, platinum, and gold) worldwide, making him one of the bestselling Arabic-language singers in history. Among his most famous songs are " Aïcha", "Didi", "El Arbi", " Abdel Kader", "La Poupée qui fait non", "Wahran Wahran", "Bakhta", " C'est la vie", and "Alech Taadi". He holds the Guinness World Record for Best-selling artist of raï music. Early life Khaled Hadj Ibrahim was born on 29 February 1960 in Oran's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wadih El Safi
Wadih El Safi ( ar, وديع الصافي, born Wadih Francis; November 1, 1921 – October 11, 2013) was a Lebanese singer, songwriter, composer and actor. He was a Lebanese icon and the forefather of the country's musical culture. He was the longest singer in production, seventy-five years in the singing profession. He was the number one singer of his era. He was known amongst his peers to have incarnated and raised the ceiling of all the singing styles and music of that era and added his own intricate new styles and genres to the existing national musical and singing heritage. He is the reference to every new singer and the example to follow for generations to come. Born in Niha, Lebanon, Wadih El Safi started his artistic journey at the age of sixteen when he took part in a singing contest held by Lebanese Radio and was chosen the winner of all categories among 40 other competitors. Style and Career Wadih El Safi being a classically trained tenor is not a verified fact sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
