Amr Diab

Amr Diab
عمرو دياب
Born
Amr Abdel Basset Abdel Azeez Diab
عمرو عبد الباسط عبد العزيز دياب

(1961-10-11) 11 October 1961
Port Said, Egypt
Occupations
  • Singer
  • composer
  • actor
Years active1983–present
TitleEl Hadaba
("The Plateau", "The Hill")
Spouses
(m. 1989; div. 1992)
Zeina Ashour
(m. 1994)
(m. 2018; sep. 2020)
Children4
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • oud
  • piano
Labels
Websiteamrdiab.net

Amr Abdel Basset Abdel Azeez Diab (Arabic: عمرو عبد الباسط عبد العزيز دياب, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ˈʕɑmɾe ʕæbdelˈbɑːsetˤ ʕæbdelʕæˈziːz deˈjæːb], born 11 October 1961) is an Egyptian singer, composer and actor. He has established himself as a globally acclaimed recording artist and author.

He is a Guinness World Record holder, the best selling Middle Eastern artist, a seven-times winner of World Music Awards and five-times winner of Platinum Records. Named the "King of Arabic Pop", Rolling Stone ranked his song ‘Tamally Maak’ first on their list of "50 Best Arabic Pop Songs of the 21st Century".