Marwan Ali ( ar, مروان علي) is a Tunisian

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, the winner of the

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Super Star show, a version of the British show

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. SuperStar is broadcast on

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, a Lebanese television station and is the first Idol franchise to feature contestants from multiple countries. Marwan, an 18-year-old student at the time, won the fourth season of ''SuperStar''competition broadcast from 22 January to 4 June 2007, against 12 other late-stage participants from Lebanon, Tunisia,

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and

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. His competitors in the final show were

Saad Lamjarred Saad Lamjarred ( ar, سعد لمجرد; born 7 April 1985) is a Moroccan singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, dancer, record producer and actor. He grew up in an artist family and became famous after his songs broke YouTube audience records, ...

from Morocco and Yousra Mahnouch from Tunisia. His prizes included a new car from

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, and a recording contract to help launch his debut album. He released his first single "Rah Ghany" in 2009.Marwan Ali - Rah Ghany"
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