Bilal El Mehdi Wahib (born 20 January 1999) is a Dutch actor, singer and rapper from

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. He has appeared in several Dutch films and series such as ''Nieuwe buren'', ''SpangaS'', ''Mocro Maffia'' and ''Commando's'' and films '' Layla M.'', ''

De Held ''De Held'' is a 2016 Dutch crime film directed by Menno Meyjes. It was based on the novel of the same name by Jessica Durlacher. It was listed as one of eleven films that could be selected as the Dutch submission for the Academy Award for Best ...

'', '' De libi'' and '' Paradise Drifters'', portrayed mainly in ethnic roles. In 2020, he won the Golden Calf for Best Supporting Actor for his role in ''Paradise Drifters'' in the role of Yousef. He is also known for his singles "Tigers" and "501", which both peaked at number three on the

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chart while topping the

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chart.

Music career

Besides frequent appearances on screen, he also developed a music career with a number of singles starting in 2019. His debut charting single was from the soundtrack of the film he had a role in, '' De libi'', resulting in the single "Vliegen". His 2020 hit "Tigers" and his 2021 hit "501" both topped the

chart and peaked at number 3 on the

charts. He was nominated to top 5 of the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Dutch Act for 2020 but did not win.

Controversy

In March 2021, Wahib was arrested by

police on suspicion of manufacturing and distributing

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after he asked a 12-year-old boy to show his penis during Wahib's

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livestream in exchange for 17,000 euros, a request the boy acted upon. It was intended as a

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, based on the fact that in Dutch the same phrase can mean "if you can show your penis" as well as "if you can make your penis see". This resulted in Wahib being dropped from

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and his record label TopNotch. He was also banned for life from Instagram. In February 2022, Wahib returned to Instagram but his account was deactivated shortly after. In November 2021, the Public Prosecution Service announced that Wahib would not be prosecuted for child pornography, as it was determined that the images were not intended for

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Filmography

Films

*2013: '' Mimoun'', a friend of Ab *2014: ''De verloren zoon'', as young delinquent *2015: ''Geen koningen in ons bloed'', as Rafael *2016: '' Fissa'', as Yous *2016: '' Layla M.'', as Younes, Layla's brother *2016: ''

'', as Tarik *2017: ''

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'', as Younes *2017: ''7 Marokkanen en Jos]'', as Yessin *2017: '' Brothers (2017 drama film), Broeders'' (English title ''Brothers''), as Yasin *2017: ''

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'', as Amir *2018: ''Taal is zeg maar echt mijn ding'', as an up-and-coming football talent *2019: '' De libi'', (English title '' About That Life'' as Bilal *2020: '' Paradise Drifters'', as Yousef *2021: '' Meskina''

Television series

*2013: ''De vloer op jr.'', in diverse personalities *2014: ''Brugklas'' (English title '' The First Years'', as Ravi *2014: ''A'dam - E.V.A.'', as Samih *2014: ''Verborgen verhalen'', as Nas *2015: ''Vechtershart'', as pizza delivery boy *2016: '' Toon'', as Karim *2016: ''Nieuwe buren'', as Aziz *2016: ''

SpangaS ''SpangaS'' (also known as ''SpangaS: De Campus'') was a Dutch youth series, created by Anya Koek for the NCRV. The television series revolved around the lives of a group of students at Spangalis College. Episodes revolved around a wide range of ...

'', as Kaleb *2018: ''

Flikken Maastricht ''Flikken Maastricht'' (Belgian Dutch for "Maastricht Cops") is a Dutch police drama. The series is set in Maastricht, Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg, a city in the south of the Netherlands, and began broadcasting on Dutch channel NPO 1 on 3 Sep ...

'', als Ahmed *2018-2021: ''Mocro Maffia'', as Mo de Show *2019: ''Remy en Juliyat'' (a modern adaptation of Romeo and Juliet), as Hamza *2020: ''Commando's'', as Aza Ouazani *2021: ''Red Light'', as Elarbi

Discography

Albums

Singles

Songs featured in

Other charted songs

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wahib, Bilal Male actors from Amsterdam Dutch male singers Dutch male rappers 1999 births Living people Musicians from Amsterdam Dutch people of Moroccan descent