Khodr Alama, sometimes written as Khodr Alameh or Khodr Alame (

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: خضر علامة) (born December 3, 1963) is a Lebanese music executive and entrepreneur. He is the founder and current CEO of Backstage Production. He is the brother and manager of Lebanese singer

Ragheb Alama Ragheb Alama ( ar, راغب علامة born 7 June 1962) is a Lebanese singer, dancer, composer, television personality, and philanthropist. Alama began his career in the 1980s when he appeared as a contestant on the talent show broadcast Studio ...

Life and career

Alama is a graduate of

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, where he was a

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major. He began a career in the

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as a

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and

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for his brother Ragheb Alama, who had won the Platinum Medal on the Lebanese TV show Studio El Fan in 1980. Khodr was the first to bring

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s to the Middle East with Ragheb Alama's song "Albi A'she'aha". After disputes with record labels at the time of releasing Ragheb's album "Al Hob El Kebeer", Khodr established his own

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and

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company Backstage Production to manage the works of his brother.

Backstage Production

Alama founded Backstage Production in 1999 and secured deals with Samsung, Mercedes Benz, Persol, the Malaysian Ministry of Tourism, and the Lou Loua Project in Qatar. Ragheb achieved a

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from

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for the album "Ba'sha'ak". Ragheb also features on a song with Colombian singer

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which was featured on the Backstage-produced album "Starz Vol. 1" which was sold at

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shops. Khodr also signed international artists such as DJ Karma.

References

External links

' Backstage Production official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Alama, Khodr Living people 1963 births Lebanese musicians York University alumni