Almost any film work is not complete without accompanying music. This did not happen in the series "Clone". It picked up the best music on oriental themes.
The composition Nour el Ein, performed by the popular Egyptian singer Amr Diab, became a kind of anthem for the series.
The beginning of the creative path of Amr Diab
Amr Diab was born on October 11, 1961 in Port Siad (Egypt). The boy's father headed the Department of Marine Shipbuilding.
Mom was a French teacher in one of the lyceums. It was the father who helped organize the first performance for the young talent at the age of 6. Then they celebrated the Day of the withdrawal of British troops from Egypt.
This event took place on June 18, 1968. Amr Diab then sang the Egyptian anthem.
The performance was broadcast over the radio. When the little singer finished his singing, the governor of the city presented him with an award and a guitar.
Given this recognition, Amr did not stop there. He entered the Cairo University of the Arts in the Department of Music and received a bachelor's degree. In 1983, his first album "The Way" (Ya Tareeq) was released.
Between 1984 and 1987 The artist has released three albums. But the most successful year in the singer's career was 1988. It was then that the Mayal album was released and literally bewitched listeners of different ages.
The reason for this incredible success was the perfect combination of Arabic and Western rhythms. Today this musical trend is called Mediterranean sound or music.
No less successful were the albums: Shawakkna (1989), Matkhafesh (1990) and Weylomony (1994).
In 1990, the fifth Tournament of African Sports was held, where the singer was honored to represent Egypt. There he was given the opportunity to sing compositions in French and English.
The guests were amazed by the quality of the performed compositions. The event was broadcast by many channels and even the famous CNN.
Also, the performance was able to see the Arab states. Thanks to this widespread distribution, Amr Diab has become even more popular than it was before.
Artist's Golden Hits
There are several hits in the singer's career that can be safely called golden. One of these is the legendary Nour el Ein or Habibi. The composition made the hearts of not only the Egyptians, but also the inhabitants of France, South Africa, Latin America, and India tremble.
She became even more famous after the release of the series "Clone". The whole world began to sing it. Many musicians have remixed this work. There were so many of them that they had to release a separate album with remixes.
In July 1999, another album by Amarein was released. It is this masterpiece that is considered the best album of the artist. And even today the tastes of listeners have not changed. Significant success brought the next album in 2000 Tamally Maak.
A video clip was filmed for the first song from it in the Czech Republic. He is considered the best video work of all that is in the luggage of the singer. The song has been covered by many performers. One of them was the Russian singer Abraham Russo.
In his version, it was called "Far, Far Away." There is another interesting fact: Amr Diab is considered the first of the Arab singers who began to shoot video clips for his songs.
The summer of 2009 will be remembered for the release of Wayah (“With Her”). If all previous albums were successful, then this one initially attracted failures. At first it could not be published in any way due to some problems.
When the release date was already scheduled, someone put it on the Internet in advance. But here you have to give credit to the fans - they made sure to ensure that the album was widely distributed. As a result, Wayah became the bestseller.
Filming in films
In addition to brilliant musical victories, Amr Diab managed to play in some films as an actor. In 1993, he starred in the film Dhahk We La'ab. His partner on the set was the legendary Omar Sharif.
In the film Ice Cream, Diab played the main role. He is also known for several roles in TV series. Acting activity had a positive impact on the popularity of the singer.
Amr Diab's personal life
Despite his bright talent and wide popularity, Amr Diab was not famous for having affairs with sultry beauties. He was married twice in total. With his first wife, Sherry Riad legalized relations in 1989 and lived together until 1992. A daughter, Nur, was born in marriage (1990).
By his second marriage to Zena Ashur, he had twins Kenzi (daughter) and Abdullah (son) in 1999. Two years later, another daughter, Jeanne, was born. To this day, the singer lives a strong and happy marriage.
