Aboubakr Bensaihi (born 1996), is a Belgian actor and singer of Moroccan descent. He is best known for starring as Marwan in the critically acclaimed 2015 film ''
Black
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''.
Early life
He was born in 1996 in and raised in
Molenbeek
( French, ) or (Dutch, ), often simply called Molenbeek, is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, from which it is separated ...
. He completed Dutch-language education at the Imelda Institute.
Career
In 2014, Bensaihi was selected for the film ''
Black
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'' by the directors
Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah
Adil El Arbi (born June 30, 1988) and Bilall Fallah (born January 4, 1986) are Belgian film and television directors of Moroccan descent. The duo, collectively billed as Adil & Bilall, are known for writing and directing the feature films ''Ima ...
. Then, he played the lead male character 'Marwan' in the film ''Black''. The film gained positive acclaim and screened at several international film festivals. He was later nominated at the Ensor Best Debut Award at
Ostend Film Festival The Ostend Film Festival ( nl, 'Filmfestival Oostende') is an annual film festival held in Ostend, Belgium
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in 2016 and the
Best Actor Award
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The term most often refers to the ...
at
Magritte Awards
A Magritte Award (french: ) is an accolade presented by the Académie André Delvaux of Belgium to recognize cinematic achievement in the film industry. Modelled after the French César Award, the formal ceremony at which the awards are presented ...
in 2017. With the success of the film, he joined the soap opera ''Thuis'' as 'Junes Bakkal' in 2017. In 2018, he joined the television serial ''Daidj''.
Apart from acting, Bensaihi is also a singer and
rapper
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. He himself sang the song ''Do You Hear Me'' for the soundtrack of ''Black''. He also wrote the songs under the stage name 'Bakr'. His debut single was ''Sac à dos'' which was followed by successful single ''Elle a''. Then he released the song ''Tomber dans ton love''. In 2016, Bensaihi became one of the 10 laureates of Molenbekenaar of the year.
Filmography
See also
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7th Magritte Awards
The 7th Magritte Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie André Delvaux, honored the best films of 2016 in Belgium and took place on 4 February 2017 at the Square in the historic site of Mont des Arts, Brussels, beginning at 8:00 p.m. CET ...
References
External links
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Living people
Belgian film actors
Belgian television actors
21st-century Belgian male singers
21st-century Belgian singers
1996 births
Belgian rappers