Ragheb Alama's successful and distinguished career, and what is the secret behind his nickname?

Ragheb Sobhi Alama, born June 7, 1962, is a Lebanese artist and singer. He began his artistic career in the 1980s after participating in the talent show Studio El Fan, where he won the platinum award. He gained fame through his songs and albums that achieved great success, such as Ya Reit, Aan Jad, and Qalbi Ashqha, which was the first Arabic song to be turned into a music video. He was nicknamed the landmark and the superstar.

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Ragheb Alama released many successful albums in the first decade of the 21st century, such as Saharoni Al-Layl (2001), Tab Leh (2002), Al-Hob Al-Kabeer (2004), and Ba'ashak (2008).

He also achieved huge sales and received the Platinum Award from Virgin Megastores. In 2010, he collaborated with Starbucks to release his album "Seneen Rayha", thus becoming the first Arab artist to sell his album in Starbucks stores.

Ragheb Alama has won numerous awards throughout his career, including the Murex d'Or, making him one of the most commercially successful singers in the Arab world. In 2011, he was appointed head of the judging panel for the Arabic version of American Idol. Ragheb Alama has also been a UN ambassador for environmental and climate issues. He has held Canadian and Emirati citizenship since 2022.

On January 31, 2025, Lebanese artist Ragheb Alama's father passed away after his health deteriorated, a month after the death of his mother. Alama expressed his deep sorrow over the loss of his father, posting a touching message on his social media accounts.

Ragheb Alama's childhood and education Ragheb Alama was born in the town of Ghobeiry, south of Beirut, to a Shiite Muslim family of nine children. He was the fourth of nine children. Their neighborhood in Beirut was known as the Alama family, after a prominent judge of the same name. Ragheb's father named his son Ragheb Alama after the judge, who belonged to the same family.

Ragheb Alama's father played the oud as a hobby, and Ragheb would sit next to him and enjoy his playing, which drew the attention of his teachers at school to his beautiful voice.

This led him to perform at school parties and participate in numerous competitions with other schools. At an early age, when he was just under twelve years old, Ragheb applied to a famous radio program on Lebanese radio, and his music teachers advised him to hone his talent. This was followed by his enrollment at the Lebanese Music Institute, where he studied the oud and solfege. He graduated with honors and was among the top of his class.

Ragheb Alama was barely twenty years old when he decided to participate in the famous program Studio El Fan, directed by Simon Asmar in 1982. He participated in the popular song category and achieved great success, winning first place. This participation was a significant launching point in his artistic career, as his fame began to grow rapidly after his appearance on the program, later becoming one of the most prominent singing stars in the Arab world.

The first song that Ragheb Alama performed was “Etfaraj Ala Al-Helwa”, which was the beginning of his artistic career. After that, he appeared with Farouk and Maysam Darzi on the Lebanese Arab Radio, where he sang the song “Ya Bint Al-Sultan” live.

In the mid-eighties, he released his first album, "Bokra Beberam Dolabek," which achieved great success in the Lebanese cassette market, and Lebanese and Syrian audiences began to interact with his songs, especially "Abalak El Nagham" and "Mabrouk."

His successful albums followed, the most prominent of which was the album My Soul Mate, which achieved tremendous success, as its distribution in Egypt exceeded 300,000 copies, and contained songs that achieved great popularity such as “Asef Habibi Al-Waaqt Fat” and “Nokatt Weakness.” The album “Farq Kabir” also achieved resounding success thanks to the song “Sayidati Al-Jamila” which was admired by the audience, in addition to songs such as “Karmala” and “Wala Qad Al-Hob.” His success continued with the album “Bravo Aliki” which included famous songs such as “Bihsab Kalmti” and “Faraqna Qadr.” He also released the album “Hayati” which sold over half a million copies and contained songs such as “Maghram Ya Leil” and “Al-Mu’alafa Al-Sa’ebah.” He then released the album “Habibi Ya Nas” which included songs that achieved great popularity such as “Ya Gharam” and “Nazrat Ayni.”

Among the albums that achieved the highest sales in his career were "Qalbi Ash'ha" (My Heart Loved Her), which sold over one million copies in Egypt and achieved the highest sales at the time of its release, and "Al-Alamtni Aheb El Donia" (You Taught Me to Love the World), which also sold over 700,000 copies in Egypt and remained at the top of the charts for a long time. These albums are among the most successful in the history of Arabic singing and have significantly contributed to strengthening Ragheb Alama's position as one of the most prominent singers in the Arab music scene. His brother, Khedr Alama, took over his business management.

Ragheb Alama's religious albums In 1999, Ragheb Alama presented his first religious album, titled “Ya Rab Ya Allah,” which contained a collection of religious songs. It was produced by the Cairo Voice Audio and Visual Company, and was also presented during the month of Ramadan.

Ragheb Alama launched his first perfume, Notes D'Amour, which was a huge success. In February 2014, he launched his second perfume, Le Grand Amour.

Ragheb Alama served on the judging panel for the first and second seasons of Arab Idol in 2012 and 2013. However, he withdrew from the third season due to disagreements with MBC management and Ahlam, and was replaced by Wael Kfoury. In 2015, Alama returned to the judging panel of The X Factor, alongside Elissa and Donia Samir Ghanem, on MBC One.

In 2019, Ragheb Alama served as a judge on the fifth season of The Voice alongside Ahlam Al Shamsi, Samira Saeed, and Mohamed Hamaki. In October 2023, he returned to the judging panel for The X Factor on Dubai TV, alongside Abdullah Al Rowaished and Angham.

Ragheb Alama was appointed as an Ambassador of Peace and Goodwill to the United Nations on June 9, 2013, during the Arab Idol program.

His private life Ragheb Alama was married twice, the first time to a Lebanese-French woman, but the marriage only lasted two years, and the second time to his current wife, Jihan Al Ali, who has been Jihan Alama since 1996. He had two sons with her, Khaled and Louay, and their marriage is still ongoing.

His artwork Albums

Album Release Year Producer Number of Songs An Evening with George Wassouf 1985 Relax in 6 of them 3 by Ragheb I wish 1986 Relax N6 The Gift 1987 Relax in 8 Night Light 1988 Relax in 7 What is permissible 1989 Relax in 7 My heart loved her 1990 Relax in 7 My Life 1993 Relax in 7 Soulmate 1995 Relax in 8 You taught me 1996 Relax in 7+ You taught me Big Difference 1996 Art World 8 Bravo to you 1997 Delta Voice 8 My love, my people 1999 Relax in 8 Oh Lord, Oh God “A collection of religious songs” [15] 1999 Cairo Voice for Audio and Visuals 3 They kept me up all night 2001 Art World 12+ Oh, Abdel Azim

Why 2002 Art World 11 Big Love 2004 Art World 11 I don't love you 2008 Melody 12 Years Going 2010 Melody 11 My Laughing Lover 2014 Backstage Production 13

Song Director General In front of people Thank God you are safe I wish Raja Zaher, Imad Zaher My heart loves her, Raja Zaher, 1990 In love with you, my night, Tariq Al-Kashef, 1991 The Difficult Equation Raja and Imad Zaher 1993 Sorry, my love, Raja Zaher 1993 Soulmate 1995 I lived for you Akram Kawouk 1995 My Weakness Raja Zaher, Imad Zaher 1995 You taught me Raja Zaher Big difference Akram Kawouk 1996 My beautiful lady Bravo to you Raja Zaher Lover of your eyes Tony Abu Elias My beloved, my people, Mohsen Ahmed 1999 The sweetest fire It doesn't matter how abundant Armand is When you are absent, you go, a duet with Elissa, Mark Hadifa, 2001 Come on guys, party 2001 They kept me up all night, Sherif Sabry, 2001 Why Sherif Sabry 2002 He made me forget the world, Wissam Samira, 2004 Big Love, Wissam Samira, 2004 Not by words (concert) 2004 Thierry Farjane is absent You and I are very happy My secret love, Shady Younes

You, my dear, are a duet with the language of Bassem Christo Years Go by Alina Krancianska I miss you, Imad Abboud By Nabil Mekki 2015 My name is your lover, Imad Zaher 2016 My laughing lover, Wissam Samira 2016 I saw you engaged to Ziad Khoury 2017 Leave me alone with your codes 2018 The One Who Sold Us, Ziad Khoury, 2018 Reply to my words with codes 2019 Immediately, Gharam Fares Sakhn 2021 Can I upset you, Sherif Sabry 2022 Come to me Ziad Khoury 2022 Form Six Ziad Khoury 2022 There are many beautiful ones with codes 2023 Yalla Jad Choueiri 2023 Heavy Heavy Farah Mark 2024 What are you doing in BEC Code 2024? Beirut or Rome, Farah Mark 2024