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Amr Abdel Basset Abdel Azeez Diab (lang-ar???? ??? ?????? ??? ?????? ????; born October 11, 1961) is an Egyptian singer and composer of jeel music; the contemporary face of Egyptian al-jeel pop music, according to World Music. Diab is the best-selling Arab recording artist of all time, according to Lets Go Egypt. He was awarded the World Music Award (World Music Awards) for Best Selling Middle Eastern Artist three times: 1998, 2002 and 2007.He has also sold over 30 million albums worldwide.

Amr Diab is known as the Father of Mediterranean Music. He has created his own style which is often termed "Mediterranean Music" or "Mediterranean Sound", a blend of Western and Arabic rhythms.

In The Mediterranean in Music, David Cooper and Kevin Dawe referred to his music as "the new breed of Mediterranean music".

According to author Michael Frishkopf, Amr Diab has produced a new concept of Mediterranean music, especially in his international hit, "Nour El Ain".

In his analysis of The Very Best of Amr Diab album, Victor W. Valdivia of Allmusic said: "His music melded traditional Arabic sounds and textures with Western rhythms and instruments. The mesh was dubbed Mediterranean music, and The Very Best of Amr Diab displays Diabs superb skill in creating it."

According to the BBC, Diab "has ruled the Arab music world, especially Egypt and the Middle East, since the mid 80s, continually breaking sales records".

Background: solo_singer

Birth Name: Amr Abdel Basset Abdel Azeez Diab

Allias Name: Father of Mediterranean music,(Hadaba)

Date of birth: 1961-10-11

Birth Location:

Origin: Port Said, Egypt

Instrument: Vocal

Genre: Mediterranean (Mediterranean music)

Occupation: Singer, composer, arranger, actor

Years Active: 1983 - present

Url: www.amrdiab.net/

source: wikipedia.org

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