Shalabee Ibrahim (born March 30, 1997) is a Maldivian singer. Born in

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, Maldives, his career began upon participating in the reality show ''

Maldivian Idol ''Maldivian Idol'' is a Dhivehi television show based on the popular British show '' Pop Idol'' created by Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment and developed by Fremantle Media. The first season premiered on 22 January 2016. On 2 May, 18-year-old L ...

'' (2016), in which he was awarded as the first runner up of the show.

Early life and career

1997–2012: School life

Shalabee Ibrahim studied from Al-Madhrasathul Arabiyyathul Islamiyya. He was a prefect and participated in several

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reciting competitions. He participated in the National Quran Competition for more than 9 times and has repeatedly being awarded; also winning the 2nd place from the whole competition once. Regarding his studies, Ibrahim said; "It was good till grade 9. Afterwards, I quit. I always have to get ready for the exams after memorising something. I never understand it to that extent, and there is a lack of interest". After completing grade 9, he found a new interest in

boduberu Boduberu (Dhivehi: ބޮޑުބެރު) is similar to some of the songs and dances found in east and south west Africa. It is likely that the music was introduced to The Maldives by sailors from the Indian Ocean region. It may be said that ''Boduberu' ...

and started performing boduberu along with some of his friends.

2015–present: ''Maldivian Idol'' and beyond

In 2015, Ibrahim participated in the Boduberu Challenge, where he was the lead singer of the

group Dhammaanu. At the end of the show, he was awarded as the best singer of the season. The same year, he auditioned for the first season of

and was chosen as the first runner-up of the show. A while after the results were declared, Shalabee’s manager Ali Amir refused to accept the results of the show and demanded to publicize the results of votes. However, a day later the team decided to move forward with the agreement that was made along with Public Service Media, which involves talent managing programs for a span of two years. On 30 June 2016, Ibrahim released his first studio album. Titled '' Hidhaaee Noor'', it was an album of

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s and was launched by

Maumoon Abdul Gayoom Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (; dv, މައުމޫން ޢަބްދުލް ޤައްޔޫމް; born 29 December 1937) is a Maldivian politician and an Islamic scholar who served as the President of Maldives from 1978 to 2008. After serving as Minister of Trans ...

who also penned lyrics for one of the songs from the album.

Philanthropy

Besides his career in music, Ibrahim has also showed interest in contributing to various charities. In 2016, he decided to cover study related costs of a special needs child for 1 year.

Early life and career

1997–2012: School life

2015–present: ''Maldivian Idol'' and beyond

Philanthropy

Discography

Feature film

Non-film songs

Studio albums

Filmography

References