Hamid Al-Shairi
Hamid Al-Shaeri | |
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Native name | عبد الحميد علي أحمد الشاعري |
Birth name | Abdel-Hamid Ali Ahmed |
Also known as | Hamid Al-Shaeri |
Born | Benghazi, Libya |
Genres | Arabic pop, Egyptian music |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 1979–present |
Hamid Al-Shaeri (Arabic: حميد الشاعري; born Abdel-Hamid Ali Ahmed) is a Libyan-Egyptian singer, songwriter, and musician resident in Cairo. He is known as Egypt's leading representative of westernized synthesizer pop, or Arabic pop.[1][2] His best known songs include "Law laki" (If Not for You), sung by Ali Hemeida, and "Jaljili", which he sang himself.
On 19 February 2011, Hamid el Shaeri condemned the actions of Muammar Gadaffi, his native country's ruler, against the Libyan people and issued a popular call the fellow Egyptians to aid them.
He has four children: two daughters, Nabila and Nora EL Shaeri, and two sons, Nadeem and Nouh El Shaeri.
Discography
Hamid, who was born in Benghazi to a Libyan father and Egyptian mother, released 17 albums between 1983 and 2006.[3] These include:
- Hodoa Moakat 1994
- Roh Elsamara 2006
References
- ↑ Dr Philip Ciantar The Ma'lūf in Contemporary Libya 2013 140947206X "Shaeri, who was born in Benghazi, studied aviation in Britain and music in Cairo before he settled permanently in Cairo where he steadily made a name for himself as Egypt's leading champion of westernized synthesizer pop, known ...
- ↑ Andrew Hammond Pop Culture Arab World!: Media, Arts, and Lifestyle p.169 "AL-SHA'IRI, HAMID (B. N.A.) A Libyan-Egyptian singer-songwriter-producer who is acknowledged to be the mastermind behind the growth of Arabpop music since the 1980s. He writes for many of today's biggest names, .."
- ↑ "حميد الشاعري". Mawaly.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2018-03-19.