Marwan Ali () is a Tunisian pop singer, the winner of the

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Super Star show, a version of the British show

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. SuperStar is broadcast on Future TV, a Lebanese television station and is the first Idol franchise to feature contestants from multiple countries. Marwan, an 18-year-old student at the time, won the fourth season of ''SuperStar''competition broadcast from 22 January to 4 June 2007, against 12 other late-stage participants from Lebanon, Tunisia,

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and

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. His competitors in the final show were

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from Morocco and Yousra Mahnouch from Tunisia. His prizes included a new car from Ford, and a recording contract to help launch his debut album. He released his first single "Rah Ghany" in 2009.Marwan Ali – Rah Ghany"
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