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Male Arab Singers · 70 profiles
Famous Male Arab Singers Birthdays
Verified birthdays of the most famous male Arab singers, from the Tarab legends of Cairo to today's chart-topping stars across the Arab world.
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Egypt 20
Egypt has been the heart of Arabic music since the early twentieth century, home to the Tarab era pioneers and modern pop superstars whose voices defined the sound of an entire region.
Mohammed Abdel Wahab
محمد عبد الوهاب
Farid Al-Atrash
فريد الأطرش
Mohamed Fawzi
محمد فوزي
Karem Mahmoud
كارم محمود
Abdel Halim Hafez
عبد الحليم حافظ
Ahmed Adaweya
أحمد عدوية
Hany Shaker
هاني شاكر
Ali El Haggar
علي الحجار
Mohamed Mounir
محمد منير
Shaaban Abdel Rahim
شعبان عبد الرحيم
Amr Diab
عمرو دياب
Mohamed Fouad
محمد فؤاد
Hakim
حكيم
Hisham Abbas
هشام عباس
Ehab Tawfik
إيهاب توفيق
Mostafa Amar
مصطفى قمر
Mohamed Hamaki
محمد حماقي
Tamer Hosny
تامر حسني
Hamada Helal
حمادة هلال
Levant 17
The Levant has produced some of the most distinctive male voices in Arabic music, from Lebanese folk balladeers and Syrian Tarab masters to contemporary pop and Tarab revival stars.
Wadih El Safi
وديع الصافي
Nasri Shamseddine
نصري شمس الدين
Sabah Fakhri
صباح فخري
Melhem Barakat
ملحم بركات
Marcel Khalife
مارسيل خليفة
Walid Toufic
وليد توفيق
George Wassouf
جورج وسوف
Ragheb Alama
راغب علامة
Fadel Shaker
فضل شاكر
Assi El Hellani
عاصي الحلاني
Fares Karam
فارس كرم
Wael Kfoury
وائل كفوري
Wael Jassar
وائل جسار
Ramy Ayach
رامي عياش
Melhem Zein
ملحم زين
Joseph Attieh
جوزيف عطية
Mohammed Assaf
محمد عساف
Iraq 3
Iraq's male singers carry forward the deep tradition of the Iraqi maqam alongside contemporary pop, with voices that shaped Arabic music well beyond the country's borders.
Kazem Al-Saher
كاظم الساهر
Hatem Al-Iraqi
حاتم العراقي
Majid Al Mohandis
ماجد المهندس
Gulf 12
The Gulf has produced powerhouse Khaleeji voices whose distinctive maqamat and Bedouin-rooted melodies have become beloved across the Arab world.
Abu Bakr Salem
أبو بكر سالم
Talal Maddah
طلال مداح
Mohammed Abdu
محمد عبده
Abadi Al Johar
عبادي الجوهر
Nabil Shuail
نبيل شعيل
Abdullah Al Rowaished
عبد الله الرويشد
Abdul Majeed Abdullah
عبد المجيد عبد الله
Khaled Abdulrahman
خالد عبد الرحمن
Rashed Al-Majed
راشد الماجد
Eida Al Menhali
عيضة المنهالي
Hussain Al Jassmi
حسين الجسمي
Bashar Al Shatti
بشار الشطي
Maghreb 18
The Maghreb has given Arabic music its raï and chaabi traditions, with male singers whose voices have crossed from local cabarets to global stages.
El Hadj M'Hamed El Anka
الحاج محمد العنقا
Slimane Azem
سليمان عازم
Dahmane El Harrachi
دحمان الحراشي
Abdelwahab Doukkali
عبد الوهاب الدكالي
Idir
إيدير
Aït Menguellet
Lounis Aït Menguellet · لونيس آيت منقلات
Lotfi Bouchnak
لطفي بوشناق
Lounès Matoub
معطوب الوناس
Rachid Taha
رشيد طه
Cheb Khaled
الشاب خالد
Cheb Mami
الشاب مامي
Cheb Bilal
الشاب بلال
Saber Rebaï
صابر الرباعي
Cheb Hasni
الشاب حسني
Faudel
Faudel Belloua · فوضيل
Hatim Ammor
حاتم عمور
Saad Lamjarred
سعد لمجرد
Douzi
Abdelhafid Douzi · دوزي
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is considered the most influential male Arab singer of the twentieth century?
Mohammed Abdel Wahab is widely regarded as the most influential figure in modern Arabic music, credited with modernizing the form by integrating Western harmonies and orchestration into the classical Arab repertoire.
Which male Arab singer is most popular today?
Egyptian pop star Amr Diab is consistently named among the most popular male Arab singers, with multiple World Music Awards and one of the largest fanbases in the Arab world.
What is the difference between Tarab and modern Arab pop?
Tarab refers to the classical emotional style rooted in Arabic maqamat and improvised vocal embellishments (mawwal), as practiced by Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Sabah Fakhri and George Wassouf. Modern Arab pop blends Western beats and production with Arabic melodies and lyrics.