Saad Lamjarred

Saad Lamjarred
سعد لمجرد
Background information
Birth name Saad Bachir Lamjarred
Born (1985-04-07) April 7, 1985
Rabat, Morocco
Genres
Occupation(s) Singer and Actor
Instruments Vocals, piano, drums
Years active 2007 – present
Website http://saadlamjarred.ma/

Saad Lamjarred (Arabic: سعد لمجرد‎‎; born April 7, 1985) is a Moroccan pop singer and actor.

Musical career

Lamjarred was born in 1985, the son of Bachir Abdou, a Moroccan classical singer, and Nezha Regragui, an actress and comedian.[1] Lamjarred developed an early interest in music at age four and started to sing his father’s songs. He attended the Conservatory of Music in Rabat, where he studied music art theory. In 2007, he placed second on Super Star, a widely popular Arabic television show,[2] in season 4 of the series that was won by the Tunisian Marwan Ali.

In 2011, Lamjarred started his acting career, playing the male lead in Ahlam Nassim, a Moroccan soap opera. He released an album in 2013, entitled Wala Aalik. That same year, he released two more albums, namely Salina and Enty. The title song of the latter, "Enty Baghya Wahad", became one of Lamjarred’s biggest hits and earned him an award at the Méditel Morocco Music Awards 2014.[3][4][5]

Lamjarred was also nominated for the Best Middle East Act at the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards.[6] He won the Murex d'Or in the category of "Best Arabic Song" for his 2014 song "Enty Baghya Wahad".

The music video for Lamjarred's 2015 hit single, "LM3ALLEM" (Arabic: لمعلم‎‎), earned a Guinness World Record achievement after garnering 500 million views on YouTube within three months of release.[7][8] As of July 2017, the video is the most viewed Arabic video on YouTube, garnering more than 510 million views.

His hits "Mal Hbibi Malou", "Ghaltana" and "Ana Machi Sahel" have garnered 190 million, 140 million and 130 million views respectively on YouTube.

The music video for Saad Lmjarred's 2016 hit single ”GHALTANA" achievement after garnering 145 milione views on YouTube. The music video for Saad Lmjarred's 2017 hit single "Let go" achieved in 24 hours 5 million views, and It is one of the fastest trending arabic songs in other countries.

Discography

Albums

Wala Aalik (2013)

Track list:

  1. Mal Hbibi Malou (What happened to my love)
  2. Sheme'âa (Candle) - (Originally by Kamel Messaoudi)
  3. Lemen Neshky (to whom must I complain)
  4. Jiti Fe'baly (You were in my mind)
  5. Ou'ana Maly (I don't care)
  6. Katnadeeni (You're calling me)
  7. Le'mmima (Mom)

Singles

Featurings

Awards and nominations

Saad Lamjarred has received various awards and nominations.

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result
2014 MTV Europe Music Award Best Song ENTY Nominated
2014 Morocco Music Awards Best Song ENTY Won
2015 Murex d'or Best Arabic Song ENTY Won
2015 DearGuest Award Best Song Lmaallem Won
2016 Murex d'or Best Male Singer Saad Lamjarred Nominated
2016 Big Apple Music Awards Best Male Singer Saad Lamjarred Nominated
2016 MTV Africa Music Awards Listener's Choice Saad Lamjarred Nominated
2017 Anghami More than 100 millions plays Saad Lamjarred Won
2017 Arab Nation Music Awards Best Moroccan Song Ghaltana Won
2017 Arab Nation Music Awards Best Music Video On Youtube Ana Machi Sahel Won
2017 Arab Nation Music Awards Best Arabic Song Ghaltana Won
2017 Murex d'or Best Arabic Song Ghaltana Won
2017 Murex d'or The People's Choice Award Saad Lamjarred Won

References

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