Brahim Attaeb better known by his

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and

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Brahim (born in

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on 24 February 1984), is a Belgian R&B singer and presenter of Moroccan descent.

Music career

Brahim became famous when he participated in Belgian first inaugural season of the '' Idool'' series, the Belgian Flanders version of the

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series. He finished fourth overall. Despite this loss, he still got a record deal as his song "Turn the Music Up" hit the top of the

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Flanders Singles Chart, and the follow-up "I Wanna Be" also reached #8. He gained fame in Morocco through a cover of "

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", an English language remake of Cheb Khaled's song. The single was successful in Belgium reaching #10 on

charts. A French language added rap segment featured Nessa. ;Eurosong / Eurovision Brahim has tried twice to represent Belgium in

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. In 2006, he took part in

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, the Belgian selection process for Eurovision, singing "P.O.W.E.R.", in a bid to represent Belgium in the competition. Passing the semi-finals he earned a wildcard to the finals, but finished only fourth. In 2008, he tried yet again for Eurovision by taking part in Eurosong '08 with "What I Like About You". Coming second in the initial round, he reached the finals finishing fourth overall.

Radio and television career

Brahim has also been a successful radio and television personality. In March 2011, he started the programme ''I-CLiPS'' as presenter. The show was on VRT children channel Ketnet. He also presented the 2-hour radio show ''MNM Dance 50'' VRT radio station known as MNM. In 2012, he returned to Ketnet with I-fan. He also spearheaded an anti-bullying campaign with the song "Move" in collaboration with Charlotte Leysen. It was picked as "Radio 2 Zomerhit 2012" (Radio 2's Summer Hit of 2012) for the "Best children pop category. In late 2012, he stopped presenting ''MNM Dance 50'', but coming back with a similar format show called Urban 50 again on MNM radio station. ;Host of ''In de mix'' In 2012, Brahim became host of '' In de mix'', a popular television program bringing in artist from pop and hip hop tradition, in an attempt to make through remakes and cover, crossover hits in between various genres of music. The program broadcast on

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Belgian Flemish station is an adaptation of a series of shows by Moroccan-Dutch artist

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entitled ''

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''.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Featured in

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brahim Attaeb 1984 births Living people People from Torhout 21st-century Belgian male singers