Ali Bouali, known professionally as Ali B (born 16 October 1981), is a Dutch-Moroccan

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. He is one of the most well known rappers in the Netherlands and he has performed together with

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and Dutch artist

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. In 2007 he made an Arab Remix of Akon's song "Ghetto." He is seen as a prominent figure in Dutch inter-ethnic relations. Ali B is also known for his roles in television. In 2011 he was given his own television-show for broadcast on

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-station; ''

Ali B op volle toeren ''Ali B op volle toeren'' (literally "Ali B at full speed"), abbreviated as ''ABOVT'', is a Dutch television programme hosted by Moroccan-Dutch rapper Ali B for broadcaster AVROTROS (previously TROS).The name refers to '' Op volle toeren'', an ea ...

'' invites young rappers and (established) artists of other genres to make cover-versions of each other songs. In 2013, he served as a mentor on ''

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''. From 2013 to 2022, Ali B served as a coach on ''

The Voice of Holland ''The Voice of Holland'', also known as ''TVOH'', is a Dutch reality TV singing competition, that became a near global TV format franchise, created by media tycoon John de Mol and musician Roel van Velzen, in the Netherlands airing on RTL 4. ...

'' (replacing

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) and ''

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'' (replacing

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). In 2020, he served as a judge on ''

Holland's Got Talent ''Holland's Got Talent'' (often referred to as HGT) is the Dutch version of the ''Got Talent'' series, which was created by Simon Cowell, who also created the series ''The X Factor''. The first season began broadcasting in March 2008 on SBS6. Th ...

''. In 2016, Ali B released a single with long-time collaborator

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and chart-topping reggae-artist Kenny B. In 2017 he made his acting-debut in the Belgian movie ''

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; the premiere was early 2018.

Personal life

He is married to Breghje Kommers, the half-sister of professional footballer

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. In January 2022, the Dutch

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received reports against Ali B for sexually transgressive behaviour, and in one case rape. This took place while Ali B was working as a judge at ''

''. YouTube show BOOS episode 'This is the Voice' featured many allegations of sexual misconduct and even rape against Ali

He has so far denied these allegations.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Featured in

Awards and nominations

References

External links

*
Ali B on 3voor12.vpro.nl

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ali B 1981 births Living people Dutch people of Moroccan descent Dutch rappers Moroccan rappers People from Zaanstad