Marwan Youssef (Arabic: مروان يوسف born 19 April 1994) is a Lebanese singer and songwriter. He rose to fame when he won the 11th season of Star Academy in 2015–16. After his victory, Marwan released two singles and one music video, and performed many concerts in music festivals in the Arab World.[1][2]
Marwan Youssef مروان يوسف | |
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Background information | |
Born | Byblos, Lebanon | 19 April 1994
Origin | Lebanon |
Genres | Arabic music |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, musician |
Instrument(s) | Piano, al Oud |
Years active | 2015–present |
Labels | Endemol Shine Middle East (2015-present) Watary Productions (2015–present) |
Early life edit
Marwan Youssef' was born in to a family of Lebanese Christians. Marwan performed on TV before Star Academy on religious Christian TV channel NourSat.[3]
Career edit
Star Academy Arabia 11 and Watan Hobbi: 2015–2016 edit
Marwan Youssef entered season 11 of Star Academy as one of 18 contestants. Throughout his 4 months on the show, he was chosen twice as top student and never fell into the danger zone. Youssef won the final prime with 55.46% of the votes, beating the 3 other finalists. As one of his prizes, Marwan won a song produced by Endemol Shine Middle East, titled Watan Hobbi.[4]
Rafed Saddek- present: 2016-present edit
Marwan released a second single "Rafed Saddek" and a music video under Watary Productions. The song performed well on Anghami. Marwan Youssef performed at many important festivals, such as Ehmej Festival.[5][6]
Discography edit
Singles edit
- 2016: Watan Hobbi
- 2017: Rafed Saddek
Music Videos edit
- 2017: Rafed Saddek
Live recordings edit
Marwan Youssef performed many songs live through his time on Star Academy, that can be found on Star Academy's YouTube Channel
Recognition edit
- 2016: Murex d'Or Nomination for Best Lebanese New Talent Singer
References edit
- ^ "LBCI Shows | Star Academy 11-Home". lbcgroup.tv. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
- ^ "Lebanon's Marwan Youssef wins Star Academy 11". Arab News. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
- ^ "على الله تعود Marwan Youssef". YouTube. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
- ^ "Results: Marwan Youssef wins Star Academy 11". Al Bawaba. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
- ^ "Marwan Youssef released his new videoclip Rafed Saddek". Arabsounds.net. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
- ^ "Events |". ehmej.org. Retrieved 2018-10-04.