Ragheb Alama
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Ragheb Alama (born June 7, 1962) is a Lebanese singer, dancer, composer, television personality, and philanthropist.
Alama began his career in the 1980s when he appeared as a contestant on the talent show broadcast Studio El Fan, on which he received the Platinum Award.Alama's fame came after Studio El Fan followed by yearly albums and number-one hit singles such as "Ya rait" , "'Aan Jad" (Seriously) and "Alby Asheq'ha" (My Heart Adores Her) which was the first Arabic song in history to be made into a music video.
Alama continued his success into the 2000s with the release of his chart-topping albums Saharony El Leil (2001), Tab Leh (2002), El Hob El Kebeer (2004) and Ba'asha'ak (2008), the latter which earned the artist the Platinum certification from Virgin Megastores for its record sales.
One of his recent albums Seneen Rayha (2010) saw the artist team with Starbucks for its release and sale, making him the first Arab artist to have his album sold at Starbucks.
The Starbucks album Starz Vol.
1 also included a song featuring international pop artist Shakira.
He adopted an environmental cause with the album after being named the United Nations Ambassador of Climate Change.Alama has won two Murex d'Or Awards and several other awards during his career.
His albums have made him one of the most commercially successful singers in the Arab world.
In mid-2011, it was announced that Alama would head the judging panel for the pan-Arab version of the American Idol series.
Early life
Alama was born in Ghoubeiry in Beirut, Lebanon. He was born into a Shia family, the son of Sobhi Alama and Wafiqa Alama. He has four brothers (Mohammad, Ahmad, Khoder and Hassan) and three sisters (Sabiha, Rima, and Lina) - of which he is the middle child. His father named him after the first Lebanese judge, "Ragheb Beik Alama". At eight years old, Ragheb took up playing the Oud and participated in a live radio program to showcase his talent.
In 1996 Alama married Jihan al-Ali, who gave birth to his two sons, Khaled (born 1998) and Louai (born 2001). Alama also has a second cousin named Rola Alama.
Entertainment career
Alama's "Betgheeb Betrouh" was released in 2000 by the then-rising singer Elissa.In 2003, he released "Tab Leh" (Oh Why?)
Alam El Phan and the title track have risen to the top of the charts for many weeks under the recording name. On a track titled "Yalla Chabab" (Let's Go Guys), he also included famous Iranian-Armenian singer-songwriter Andy Madadian.He released "El Kebeer" (The Great Love) at the end of 2004 (The Great Love) in which he sang of "Naseeni el Dunya" (Make Me Forget the World) and the title track, which was released in July 2005 and directed by Wissam Smayra in a huge production shot in Malaysia.
Alama was a participant in the pro-celebrity Formula One race, held in Bahrain as an introduction to the sport in 2006. He came in third and signed an agreement with Formula One Management to participate in the upcoming race in Shanghai, China.
Ragheb Alama launched Baa'sha'ak, which was awarded Platinum by Virgin Megastores Dubai in May 2008 for its record-breaking sales. The album was produced by his own firm Backstage Production, and it featured hits such as "Yighib" and "Ser Hobbi" on the track.
Ragheb's Environment-themed album Seneen Rayha debuted in 2010 and again under his own production company Backstage Production, Inc. The album solidified Alama's status as the Arab world's best-selling artist, and it was available in all Starbucks Coffee shops along with a B-side compilation album titled "Starz Vol." "Good Stuff (Remix)" was included in one" that featured the hit collaboration with Shakira "Good Stuff."
Nearly in 2011, Alama was announced as the head of jury for the forthcoming MBC show Arab Idol, which is a remake of the show American Idol. Ahlam, Nancy Ajram, and Hassan El Shafei were among the panelists joining Alama. In September 2011, the Arab Idol crew began its auditioning tour around the Middle East and the UK.
He was named by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) in 2013 as the Goodwill Ambassador in West Asia.
He was a judge of The X Factor alongside Elissa and Donia Samir Ghanem in 2015. He appeared on the fifth season of The Voice: Ahla Sawt, leading his team Mahdi to victory.
Ragheb Alama opened the Saint George Schools in the 1980s at the start of his musical career. His aim was to educate as many students as possible. Ahmad Subhi Alama, the General Manager of Saint George Schools since the start, helped achieve his target. Ahmad started the Haret Hreik Foundation with the first Block, which attracted nearly 200 students but has now expanded to almost 2000 students in Haret Hreik, two in Hadath, and one in Hay El Amerkan.)