Azar Habib
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| Born | 28 November 1945 Rashaya, Lebanon |
| Died | 14 November 2007 |
| Cause of death | Heart Attack |
| Citizenship | Lebanese |
| Occupation | Singer, songwriter, and musician |
| Years active | 1979-2007 |
Azar Habib (28 November 1945 – 14 November 2007) (Arabic : عازار حبيب) was a Lebanese singer and composer, born in the town Rashaya,Lebanon. He started his career as a member of a Western band after which he turned to singing in Arabic and became famous throughout the Levant region for his music.
He is famous for his usage of the Buzuq and for mixing traditional Arabic music with modern western pop.[1]
He died from a heart attack on 14 November 2007[2]
Career
Azar Habib composed various songs for other singers during his career including Sabah and Hadi Hazim
His first album was "Nana" (1979)[3]
Hatten är din
In 2000, His song "Miin Ma Kenti" became a popular Internet meme spread by Swedish people on the internet in which the song's lyrics were misunderstood and mistranslated Swedish text was accompanied with bizarre imagery. The meme is regarded as one of the earliest memes to go viral.[4]
Discography
| Name of Album | Transliteration | Translated Title | Year of Release |
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| نانا | Nana | Nana | 1979 |
| يا ملاكي | Laulaki Ya Malaki | Oh my angel | 1981 |
| بزق | Buzuq | Buzuq | 1981 |
| صيدلي | Saydali | Pharmacist | 1983 |
| ع جبين الليل | Ajbeen Alil | On the forehead of the night | 1984 |
| من جديد | Min Jadid | Again | 1985 |
| بدك زقفة | Baddek Ja'afa | You want a peep | 1986 |
| احترنا شو بدنا نغني | ahtarna shu bidna nighni | We were confused about what we wanted to sing | 1990 |
| لحد اليوم | Ahad Alyoum | Until today | 1993 |
| أنت الوحيدة | 'Ant Alouhida | You are the one | 1995 |
| أحلى السيدات | Ahli Alsaidat | The Sweetest | 2003 |
References
- ↑ "ما لا تعرفه عن عازار حبيب... من هو؟ سيرته الذاتية، إنجازاته وأقواله، معلومات عن عازار حبيب". أراجيك - Arageek (in العربية). 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ↑ البيان. "عازار حبيب أبدع الأغنيات والألحان العذبة.. ورحل بصمت". www.albayan.ae (in العربية). Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ↑ "عازار حبيب (مغني وملحن لبناني)". موضوع (in العربية). Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ↑ Johan Gröndahl, Daniel Blå (2000), Hatten är din!, retrieved 2024-11-27
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