Haitham Yousif (born Haitham Abed Yousif Sadiq, (, ), November 29, 1969) is an
Iraqi singer, composer and songwriter. He is referred as the Prince of Love in the Middle East.
Biography
Haitham Yousif was born in
Baghdad
Baghdad ( or ; , ) is the capital and List of largest cities of Iraq, largest city of Iraq, located along the Tigris in the central part of the country. With a population exceeding 7 million, it ranks among the List of largest cities in the A ...
,
Iraq
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on November 29, 1969, to
Assyrian parents originally from the town of
Alqosh
Alqosh (, , , alternatively spelled Alkosh, Alqoš, or Alqush) is a town in the Nineveh Plains of northern Iraq, a sub-district of the Tel Kaif District situated 45 km north of the city of Mosul.
The inhabitants of Alqosh are Assyrian peopl ...
.
His musical career started at a young age in 1983, in his participation in a band of Baghdad children. He had to overcome many obstacles and hardships as a young aspiring singer before achieving fame.
Yousif was initially featured on
Mix tapes
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from ''Casablanca'' (an Iraqi music production company). His first song "Ma Asalhak" was viewed on Iraqi TV in 1989. His breakthrough single "Ya Nas" ("O people") in 1992, gave him success. His first album titled "Ya Nas" was released in 1993 with the song "Ya Nas" chosen in 1994 TV poll as the best Iraqi song of that year, That same year he was also chosen Iraqi singer of the year.
He went on to record 5 musical albums including love songs, nostalgic songs specially sung for Iraq and a sport song "Farahtona" dedicated to the
Iraqi soccer team.
2000–present
Yousif recorded Rabil 7 more successful musical albums and shot more than 40 music videos. Since the
2003 Iraq invasion, he has performed worldwide including Australia and Europe. In 2009 Yousif had a dispute with Lebanese singer Ayman Zabib after he performed some of his songs without the permission of Yousif, and used them in his album. In 2017 he released his single titled Hedi Hedi with a music video filmed in Turkey.
Personal life
Yousif is not married. He currently lives in
Michigan
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, USA and is a General Manager/Partner at Sundus Marogy Dentistry.
Football
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is one of his hobbies, and is a fan of the
Al Zawra'a Football Club. He is a fan of
The Beatles
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. In 2014, he launched his official YouTube channel.
[https://translate.google.com.au/translate?hl=en&sl=ar&u=http://vb.bagdady.com/bagdady34579/&prev=search ] Yousif appeared in a show with presenter Ali Al Khalidy on
Al Sharqiya TV channel in October 2021 after a 13-year media hiatus.
Discography
* 1993 – Ya Nas
* 1994 – Shefed Alnadam
* 1996 – Eshtagena
* 1997 – Layonha
* 1998 – Kadhaba
* 2000 – Ameer Al Hob (The Prince of Love)
* 2001 – Telepathy Love
* 2004 – Ahbab Al Roh
* 2006 – Asmar
* 2008 – Ashofak Helem
* 2012 – Ensaha
* 2014 – Awal Aloshaq
Singles
* 2015 – Aya Nas
* 2016 – Areed Wyah
* 2016 – Shwya Hes
* 2017 – Hedi Hedi
* 2017 – Yarab Efrjha
* 2017 – Khali Asfen
* 2018 – Khadem
* 2018 – Hobna Wena
* 2019 – Ha yaba shqlna
* 2019 – Iraqeen Abtaal
* 2020 – Bik o Blyak
* 2020 – Eni bsaati
* 2020 – Ta3abna Hway
* 2020 – Mayhmni
* 2021 – Hobak kadar
* 2021 – Tfarqna
* 2021 – Qosat Hobna featuring Mustafa Al Rubaiy
References
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1969 births
Living people
Musicians from Baghdad
20th-century Iraqi male singers
Iraqi composers
Iraqi Christians
Iraqi Assyrian people
21st-century Iraqi male singers
Assyrian musicians