Amr Diab

Amr Diab launched his professional music career with the album “Ya Tareea” in 1983, quickly gaining public attention. After earning a bachelor’s degree in Arabic Music from the Cairo Academy of Arts in 1986, he released a series of successful albums through 1990, pioneering a distinct ‘Mediterranean music’ style blending Western and Egyptian rhythms. In 1990, he represented Egypt at the 5th Tournament of African Sports and made his acting debut in the film “El Afareet,” followed by roles in “Ice Cream Fe Glim” (1992) and “Dehk Wele’b Wegad Wehob” (1994), the latter opening the Egyptian Film Festival. A pivotal moment arrived with Diab’s album “Nour El Ain” in 1996, earning a Platinum Award for sales and his first World Music Award for Best Selling Middle Eastern Artist in 1998.

In 2019, Spotify featured him on a #ThisisAmrDiab Times Square billboard. In 2020, Diab released two albums, ‘Sahran’ and ‘Ya Ana Ya La’. He established an exclusive partnership with Anghami for his Nay Label catalog in 2022, followed by the album ‘Makanak’ in 2023. In 2024, Rolling Stone ranked his iconic track ‘Tamally Maak’ first on their ’50 Best Arabic Pop Songs of the 21st Century’, alongside the release of singles ‘El Kelma El Helwa’ and ‘Hekyatna Helwa’.