Fahad Al Kubaisi
Fahad Al Kubaisi (Arabic: فهد الكبيسي; born April 12, 1981) is a Qatari singer, record producer, fashion model and human rights activist. His voice has been described as a "tender" baritone.
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Born | Fahad Khalid Abdullah Al Kubaisi April 12, 1981 |
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Years active | 1997–present |
Spouse(s) | Noora Al Kuwari (m. 2005) |
Children | Khalid Alkubaisi - Alyaa Alkubaisi |
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Website | www |
He became successful in Arab states of the Persian Gulf and Maghreb. He is also famous for producing a sophisticated genre of Khaliji music.
Early life
He was born in Doha and grew up in a conservative Islamic family. He is the second son among eight children (eight boys). He holds a bachelor's degree in physical education and sports science from Qatar University. In his childhood he was influenced by Arabic music, Khaliji music and pop music .
Career
Islamic singing (1997–2005)
He began his artistic career as an Islamic singer when he was in high school. He performed several Islamic songs solo in 1997 and in 2001 he released his first album Jamaal El Rouh (The Beauty of the Soul), and in 2005, when he was a university lecturer, he released his second album Ela Rouhi (To my Soul).
Non-Islamic singing (2006–present)
He moved to the non-Islamic singing field with the help of Qatari composer Matar Ali al-Kuwari in 2006. In the same year he recorded his first non-Islamic album Layesh (Why?), which was produced and distributed by Rotana. In 2008 he released his second non-Islamic album Asela (Questions), the first album produced and distributed by Platinum Records. In 2010 he released the third album Sah El Nawm which was produced and distributed by Platinum Records.
In 2012, Fahad's career jumped to a new level of success and popularity when he released his fourth album Tejy Neshaq, as his first album produced by himself. He worked on the music industry in collaboration with many musicians and poets, and ranked first in many countries including Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Fahad is the first singer from the Middle East who has been nominated for Grammy Awards. His album "Enta Eshq", is nominated for the "World Music Album" in the 60th Grammys Awards.[1]
Albums
Album Name | Year | Genre |
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Jamaal El Rouh | 2001 | Islamic music |
Ela Rouhi | 2005 | Islamic music and Middle Eastern |
Layesh | 2006 | Khaliji (music) and Pop music |
Asela | 2008 | Khaliji (music) |
Sah El Nawm | 2010 | Khaliji (music) |
Tejy Neshaq | 2012 | Khaliji (music) |
Mazaji | 2014 | Khaliji (music) and Arabic pop music |
Anta Eshq | 2017 | Khaliji (music) and World music |
Music videos
In 2014, Fahad filmed his solo song Wbadin in Turkey in the selfie way. His music video has been very successful as selfie Video Clip is the first of its kind in the history of the Arabic music industry. Fahad held a selfie stick and started walking around the streets of Istanbul. In 2015, he released a single song Batalna (We finished) in the style of Arabic pop music; it is the first music video in the Middle East filmed in the 360-degree video way.
Soundtracks
- 2011: Black Gold