Ihab amir is a Moroccan singer, songwriter, composer and actor. Born 14 May 1994 in

Safi, Morocco Safi or Asfi ( ar, آسفي, ʾāsafī; ber, ⴰⵙⴼⵉ, asfi) is a city in western Morocco on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of Asfi Province. It recorded a population of 308,508 in the 2014 Moroccan census. The city was occupied by ...

, he rose to popularity as a contestant in the 11th season of ''

Star Academy Arab World ''Star Academy Arab World'' or ''Star Academy Arabia'', is a pan-Arab televised talent show, which has aired since 2003. The show features a group of young male and female candidates who are selected from a pan-Arab pool of more than three-thousan ...

''. He made his commercial singing debut with two songs, "Nta li Bditi" ( ar, نتا لي بديتي) and "Taali Lia" ( ar, تعالي ليا), in July 2015.

Star Academy 11

Amir competed in the 11th season of

. He was the second Moroccan male ever to be accepted on to the show. Ihab won people's hearts from the get go, mainly due to his pride in showcasing the Moroccan dialect with the other candidates ,his decent character and his multi-talent. Amir was never named by any of the show's judges for nomination up until the week of his exit when he was finally named a nominee. Amir was nominated only once on the show. During this nomination he was shown to have lost the public vote, which raised allegations that the show tampered with the results. Fans of Amir expressed their outrage through social media 1 January 2016.

Performances in Star Academy 11

* 1st Prime : Ibaat li Gawab –

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* 2nd Prime : Nawiha –

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* 3rd Prime : Mal Habibi malo –

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* 4th Prime : Lemen Nechki Hali –

* 5th Prime : Min ghir lih –

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* 6th Prime : Houbi al anani –

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* 7th Prime : We marret el ayam –

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* 8th Prime : Abdel kader – khaled * 9th Prime : Ya zahratan fi khayali _

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* 10th Prime : Baathe lak ya Habib roh –

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* 11th Prime : babouri rayh rayh –

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* 12th Prime : Ana Benseheb –

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* 16th Prime (The final) : Enty

Return to Morocco

After Ihab Amir's exclusion from the show, his fans were ready to welcome him in the airport of Casablanca. though it was a shock for all the Moroccans and the Arabs to see this huge number of fans in the airport for a candidate that was excluded from the show on his first nomination. On his arrival to Morocco the fans made him a huge welcoming not only in the airport but also in his city Safi that lasted for a whole day and all the fans from other countries watched it from his

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, it was the talk of the press in the whole Arab world. Due to this fame that was acquired in a very short time many Radio and TV channels invited Ihab for interviews such as Hit Radio, Chada FM, 2M and

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the latter made a report about his debut.

His career after the academy

Awards * MEMA encouragement award (2016) * Dear guest best rising singer (2016) * Happa african award best youth singer north africa (2017) * Morocco music awards (2017) * Afrimma best singer north africa (2018) * Arabsat festival best youth arab singer (2019) * Casa arts best moroccan youth singer (2020) * Arabsat festival best youth arab singer (2020) *Arabsat festival best youth arab singer (2021) Discography other Nedmana-dunia batma(2019)/composer and songwriter "Al atfal naema operet"(2019)/participation as a singer Acting career Badr in tv series"ser kedim" (2021)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Amir, Ihab Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Moroccan songwriters People from Safi, Morocco