Wadie George Azzam, better known by his stage name Bob Azzam, (24 October 1925 in

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– 24 July 2004 in Monaco) was an Egyptian singer. With his

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song " Mustapha", created and composed by Egyptian musician Mohamed Fawzi for the Egyptian movie; That's What Love Is (1961); Azzam achieved success in France in the 1960s, the song was later sang by other different singers."The Jukebox: Most Happy Fella"
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'', 30 May 1960 The track peaked at No. 23 in the UK Singles Chart, spending fourteen weeks in that chart. Azzam had a degree in electronic engineering, and has been regarded as the man behind the chamber of echoes "Hors-studio" or "off-studio".

Biography

Azzam began his career in Italy in the late 1950s, with his band, singing in

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and in English. In 1960, he released two songs in France that were influenced by oriental music, "

Ya Mustafa "Ya Mustafa" also spelled "Ya Mustapha" (in Arabic يا مصطفى), is a well-known multilingual song from Egypt, composed by famous Egyptian Musician Mohamed Fawzi to feature in the Egyptian movie That's What Love Is (1961), in which Azzam appe ...

" ("Chérie je t'aime, chérie je t'adore, como la salsa del pomodoro") and "Fais-moi du couscous, chéri". The same year, he received the

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for the song "Viens à Juan les Pins". After this era, his success began to decline. However, Azzam continued his career by touring with his orchestra, and opened his own night club in Geneva. Jonathan Richman,

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and, most recently, La Bande à Basile have all performed covers of the songs "Mustafa" and "Fais-moi du couscous, chérie".

EPs

* "Viens viens dans mes bras" / "Acrit dans le ciel" // "Les papous" / "Ola! Ola!" (Barclay, 72431, F, PS)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Azzam, Bob 1925 births 2004 deaths 20th-century Egyptian male singers Egyptian people of Lebanese descent French-language singers Egyptian expatriates in Monaco Egyptian expatriates in Italy Egyptian expatriates in Switzerland Egyptian expatriates in France