Azar Habib

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Azar Habib
Born28 November 1945
Rashaya, Lebanon
Died14 November 2007
Cause of deathHeart Attack
CitizenshipLebanese
Occupation(s)Singer,  songwriter, and musician
Years active1979-2007

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

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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

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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

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Name of Album Transliteration Translated Title Year of Release
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
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References

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  1. ^ "ما لا تعرفه عن عازار حبيب... من هو؟ سيرته الذاتية، إنجازاته وأقواله، معلومات عن عازار حبيب". أراجيك - Arageek (in Arabic). 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  2. ^ البيان. "عازار حبيب أبدع الأغنيات والألحان العذبة.. ورحل بصمت". www.albayan.ae (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  3. ^ "عازار حبيب (مغني وملحن لبناني)". موضوع (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  4. ^ Johan Gröndahl, Daniel Blå (2000), Hatten är din!, retrieved 2024-11-27