What is Amr Diab's full name?
Amr Abdel Basset Abdel Azeez Diab
Amr Diab nickname(s):
El Hadaba
Amr Diab date of birth:
October 11, 1961
How old is Amr Diab?
64
Where was Amr Diab born?
Port Said, Egypt
Amr Diab body shape:
Athletic
What color are Amr Diab's eyes?
Brown - Dark
What color is Amr Diab's hair?
Brown - Dark
What is Amr Diab's ethnicity?
Middle Eastern
What is Amr Diab nationality?
Egyptian
What is Amr Diab's occupation?
Singer, composer
What genre is Amr Diab's work?
Arab pop, dance, folk dance, Latin pop, Arabic Pop
What instruments does Amr Diab play?
Vocal, Piano
Amr Diab favorite people?
Elivs Presley
Short Biography
Amr Abd El-Basset Abd El-Azeez Diab (Arabic: عمرو عبدالباسط عبد العزيز دياب born 11 October 1961) is an Egyptian popstar and composer of Pop music. He is widely considered the god father of Mediterranean music and the best selling Middle Eastern artist of all time. He has been awarded the World Music Award for Best Selling Middle Eastern Artist four times: 1996 for album Nour El Ain, 2001 for album Akter Wahed, 2007 for album El Lillady and 2013 for El Leila album. He has also won (Best Egyptian Artist, Best Male Arab Artist and World's Best Arab Male Artist Voted Online) at the World Music Awards 2014. Amr Diab is the only Middle Eastern artist to have received 7 World Music Awards. He also won The African Music Awards 2009 as Artist Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Video Of The Year And Best Male Act, and won The 2010 African Music Awards as best male act and best artist of North Africa. He is the only African artist to have received 6 African Music Awards in his career. He has had five platinum records:Matkhafiesh (1990), Habiby (1991), Ayyamna (1992), Ya Omrena (1993) and Nour El Ain (1997, triple platinum). Diab won Big Apple Music Awards 2009 as Lifetime Achievements Awards and Best Singer of The Year and also won The Global Icon Award, Most Popular Artist and Best Arabic Male Artist in 2014.