Fadl Shaker
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Fadl Shaker (Fadl Abdulrahman Shamandar, born on April 1, 1969 فضل عبدالرحمن شمندر) is a famous Lebanese singer.

Personal life

Fadl Shaker, was born on April 1, 1969 in Saida (Sidon
Sidon
Sidon or Saïda is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located in the South Governorate of Lebanon, on the Mediterranean coast, about 40 km north of Tyre and 40 km south of the capital Beirut. In Genesis, Sidon is the son of Canaan the grandson of Noah...

), a city in Southern Lebanon. Shaker lives in Saida, with his wife Nadia and his three children, Mohammed, Alhan and Rana.

1997 Early Commercial Success

In 1997, he was discovered by an agent from the recording label Stallions Company, and was signed on to produce three albums. This was Fadl's first significant career break.

Fadl released his first album Wallah Zaman in 1998, which had eight original songs, including "Meta Habeby Meta", "Nazra Wah". Some of these songs were composed and written by such known Arab stars like Salah El Sharnoby and Ahmed Sheta.

The second album was Baya'a El Qolob released in 1999, and the title song hit # 1 on all charts in the first week of the album's debut. The song was also very popular on radio stations throughout the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...

. Due to the overwhelming success and huge sales of the album, Fadl decided to produce two music video clips, the first was for the song "Baya'a El Qolob" and the second was for "Eesheqtak". As a result of his first album's astonishing success, Fadl was catapulted to become one of the top superstars in the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...

.

2000 - 2002

His third album was El Hob El Adem, released in 2000. It included very famous songs like Ash Men Shafak. This album was also a huge success, just like his previous album. It topped all charts as well. His fourth album Hobak Khayal was released in 2001, and contained 10 songs this time, and was produced by Al Khoyoul Company. It contained songs like Hazzak Ya Qalby, Men Kotr Hoby Feek, and El Maraya.

In 2002, Fadl recorded and released his first duo with the renowned Persian gulf singer Nawal. This duet topped the charts for five months straight, and broke all sales records in the Arab world. It was voted by music critics as the best duo in the history of Persian Gulf music. Its success was also complemented by the release of a hot music video clip, directed by Ahmed El Doghajy.

In the first album, Fadl Shaker composed three of his famous songs (Meta Habeby Meta, Maserak Habeby and Ya Tkon Habeby), and one song in his 2nd album Malet Ana A'azar. He didn't compose any other songs in the albums that followed.

2003 - Present

In 2003, Fadl released his new smash-hit ballad
Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...

 Ya Ghayeb
Ya Ghayeb
"Ya Ghayeb" "'" is the lead single from Fadl Shaker's 2002 album, widely considered the most successful single in his career. The single was a record breaker and went to number one in the Middle East and spent more than a year on the charts...

 to Arabic radio stations all over the Middle East. The song was voted the Best song for 2003 by various radio stations. As a result, it became a big hit before the album or any music videos were released. The song reached #1 status on all Arabic stations in the Middle East. Fadl bought all rights of the tune for his song from Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...

 and singer, Sotis Volanis
Sotis Volanis
Sotis Volanis is a Greek pop folk singer, that made a significant success during the year 2002.Sotis Volanis, was born in Akrolimni, Central Macedonia to Romani parents. After his major debut, his fame slowly declined...

, and the lyrics were written by Prince Turky Bin Abdel Rahman El Sudairy, who also wrote another song of Fadl's coming album called Dehkat El Dony.

Fadl Shaker was always concerned about singing maqamat
Maqamat
Maquamat may have the following meanings.*Plural for Magam*Plural for Maqama*Maqamat Badi' az-Zaman al-Hamadhani, Arabic collection of stories*Maqamat al-Hariri, Arabic collection of stories...

, the hardest of Arabic melodies, and he always tried to preserve the true Arabic musical style in all of his songs. His songs are known not to have any western melody influence. Fadl is known for his unique singing style, and as a result, has built a huge fan base throughout the Middle East.

During his musical career, Fadl has won many prestigious music awards in the Middle East, and in just four years (1998–2002) he became one of the Middle East greatest music legends. He was nicknamed by his fans as Malek El Romansia or King of Romance.

Fadl Shaker also performed in major Arabic Festivals in many Arab countries like Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, and other countries worldwide. He also performed with other well known Arabic singers, in a big festival in honor of the Intifada.

Fadl enjoys fishing on his boat at the shores of his birth city, (Saida), and also enjoys most water sports. He loves to play the Piano and enjoys listening to old and modern music with his wife and kids. He's a big fan of sambosas and enjoys working at his restaurant in Saida.

Albums

  • Walah Zaman
    Walah Zaman
    Walah Zaman is Fadel Shaker's debut album, released on 1998, the album has a noticeable success, makes Fadel as one of the artists who have a special voice....

    1998
  • Baya' El Oolob
    Baya' El Oolob
    Baya' El Oolob was the second studio Album of the Lebanese Pop singer Fadel Shaker, and this album considered as his breakthrough in his career, and the one of his most successful album, behind Sahrny El Shouk....

    1999
  • El Hob El Adeem
    El Hob El Adeem
    El Hob El Adeem is an album released in September 2000 by Fadel Shaker. The album topped the charts on several countries, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, UAE and a lot of sub-charts and radio charts....

    2000
  • Hobak Khayal 2001
  • Sidi Rouhy 2003
  • Saharney El Shook 2004
  • Allah Aalam 2006
  • Bada Al Bal 2009
  • Jado 2011

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