Fares Karam (; born June 25, 1973) is a Lebanese singer who specializes in the Dabke style and Lebanese music in general. He is known for the songs "Ritanee" (I wish), "El-Tannoura" (The Skirt), "Shefta" (I Saw Her) and "Neswanji" (womanizer). Throughout his career, he has participated in a large number of concerts, public celebrations and festivals all over Lebanon. Karam has also toured the

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Biography

Karam was born in

Jezzine Jezzine ( ''Jizzīn'') is a municipality in Lebanon, located from Sidon and south of Beirut. It is the capital of Jezzine District. Surrounded by mountain peaks, pine forests (like the Bkassine Pine Forest), and at an average altitude of 95 ...

, in

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to a

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family. His father was a farmer and his mother worked as a teacher in the local school for their village. He has one sister, Madonna, with whom he maintains a very close relationship. Karam grew up in the mountainous areas of Lebanon, and later attributed his song "Jabali" to this experience. Fares Karam rose to the limelight in the 1990s when he participated in the 1996 series of the Lebanese talent show Studio El Fan and received the gold medal. He signed with

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. His musical style is linked more closely to Dabke. His live band plays many of his songs with a large tabl (drum).

Discography

Albums

* Chlonn (1998) * Janen (2002) * Aktar Min Rohi (2003) * Dakeelo (2004) * W'edni (2005) * Yo' Borni (2007) * El Hamdlilah (2010) * Fares Karam 2013 (2013) * 44:36 (2018)

Singles

* Aal Tayib (2015) * Bala Hob Bala Bateekh (2016) * Mnamnam (2016) * Aa Mawedna Walla Shou (2022) * Amarjee (2022)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Karam, Fares 1973 births Living people People from Jezzine 20th-century Lebanese male singers Lebanese Christians Rotana Records artists Lebanese pop singers 21st-century Lebanese male singers Arabic-language singers of Lebanon