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==Music career== Diab released his first album entitled ''{{Transliteration|ar|Ya Tareeq}}'' in 1983. Diab's second album, ''{{Transliteration|ar|Ghanny Men Albak}}'' (1984), was the first of a series of records he released with Delta Sound; including ''{{Transliteration|ar|Hala Hala}}'' (1986), ''{{Transliteration|ar|Khalseen}}'' (1987), and ''{{Transliteration|ar|Mayyal}}'' (1988). His later releases include ''{{Transliteration|ar|Shawa'na}}'' (1989), ''{{Transliteration|ar|Matkhafesh}}'' (1990), ''{{Transliteration|ar|Habibi}}'' (1991), ''{{Transliteration|ar|Ayyamna}}'' (1992), ''{{Transliteration|ar|Ya Omrena}}'' (1993), ''{{Transliteration|ar|Weylomony}}'' (1994), and ''{{Transliteration|ar|Rag'een}}'' (1995). By 1992, he became the first Egyptian and Middle Eastern artist to start making high-tech music videos.<ref name="tinge" /> In 1996, Diab released his first album with [[Alam El Phan]] entitled ''{{Transliteration|arz|[[Nour El Ain]]|}}'', and he won the World Music Award for the first time, which proved an international success and gained Diab recognition beyond the Arabic-speaking world. Diab recorded four more albums with Alam El Phan, including ''{{Transliteration|ar|[[Amarain]]}}'' (1999). Diab also collaborated with [[Khaled (musician)|Khaled]] (on the song "{{Transliteration|ar|Alby}}") and with [[Angela Dimitriou]] (on the song "Bahebak Aktar"). According to research by Michael Frishkopf, he has created a style in the song "{{Transliteration|arz|Nour El Ain|}}", termed as "Mediterranean music", a blend of Western and Middle Eastern/Egyptian rhythms.<ref name="tinge">{{cite book|title=Mediterranean mosaic: popular music and global sounds |last=Frishkopf |first=Michael |editor1-first=Goffredo |editor1-last=Plastino |year=2003 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-0-415-93656-9 |pages=145โ148 |chapter=Some Meanings of the Spanish Tinge in Contemporary Egyptian Music |url=http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/~michaelf/Some%20Meanings%20of%20the%20Spanish%20Tinge.pdf |access-date=4 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327153246/http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/~michaelf/Some%20Meanings%20of%20the%20Spanish%20Tinge.pdf |archive-date=27 March 2009 }}</ref> In the summer of 2004, Diab, having left Alam El Phan, released his first album with [[Rotana Records]], ''{{Transliteration|ar|[[Leily Nahary]]}},'' which he followed up with the hugely successful ''{{Transliteration|ar|[[Kammel Kalamak]]}}'' (2005), and ''{{Transliteration|ar|[[El Lilady]]}}'' (2007). {{Transliteration|ar|[[Wayah]]}} was released for sale on the internet on 27 June 2009; however, the album was leaked online and was downloaded illegally amid complaints of slow download speed on the official site. Diab's fans initiated a massive boycott of the sites with the illegal copies.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amr Diab's album sweeping cassette market |url=http://www.musicananet.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=831:2009-06-30-21-53-47&catid=55:2009-02-18-21-10-52&Itemid=93 |date=30 June 2009 |publisher=Musicananet |access-date=2 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704070007/http://www.musicananet.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=831%3A2009-06-30-21-53-47&catid=55%3A2009-02-18-21-10-52&Itemid=93 |archive-date=4 July 2009 |language=ar }}</ref> On 18 October 2009, Diab won four 2009 African Music Awards in the categories of best artist, album, vocalist and song for "{{Transliteration|ar|Wayah}}"; Diab had been nominated by the Big Apple Music Awards.<ref name="AfricanAwards">{{Cite web |url= http://artonline.tv/Entertainment/newsdetails.aspx?newsID=17963 |title= Amr Diab wins four African Music Awards |first= Khaled |last= Taha |date= 25 October 2009 |publisher= [[Arab Radio and Television Network|ART]] |access-date= 28 October 2009 |language= ar |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091027141453/http://www.artonline.tv/Entertainment/NewsDetails.aspx?newsID=17963 |archive-date= 27 October 2009 |url-status= dead |df= dmy-all }}</ref> In February 2011, Diab released his hit single "{{Transliteration|ar|Masr Allet}}" ("Egypt spoke"), followed by the release of his album ''{{Transliteration|ar|Banadeek Taala}}'' in September, produced by Rotana. In 2012, Diab hosted the first [[Google Hangouts|Google Hangout]] in the Middle East during his performance in Dubai. In October 2014, Diab released his album ''{{Transliteration|ar|Shoft El Ayam}}'', which topped his last album ''{{Transliteration|ar|El Leila}}'' (2013) and again became the best-selling album in Egypt on [[iTunes]] and peaked at No. 1 on the [[Billboard charts|''Billboard'' World Albums Charts]], making him the first Egyptian and Middle Eastern performer to accomplish such a feat.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Shoft El Ayam's Billboard World Albums Chart performance |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/amr-diab/chart-history/wlp/ |access-date=24 April 2020 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> In July 2015, Diab released a music video for his song "{{Transliteration|ar|Gamalo}}" from his album ''{{Transliteration|ar|Shoft El Ayam}}''. In March 2016, he released ''{{Transliteration|ar|Ahla w Ahla}}'', his first album since he left Rotana Music. The album was produced by the record label Nay For Media. His new album ''{{Transliteration|ar|Maadi el Nas}}'' was released in July 2017 with Nay Records.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ุงูุฑูุงุนู |first=ู ุญู ูุฏ |date=2017-08-10 |title=ุจุงูุฃุณู ุงุก{{!}} 10 ุฃุบููุงุช ูู ุฃูุจูู "ู ุนุฏู ุงููุงุณ" ูู ุนู ุฑู |url=https://www.elwatannews.com/news/details/2407955/ |access-date=2025-03-29 |website=ุงููุทู |language=ar}}</ref> In October 2018, he released a new album called ''{{Transliteration|ar|Kol Hayaty}}''. In 2019, he released a mini-album, ''{{Transliteration|ar|Ana Gheir}}'', and in February 2020, he released his 30th album, ''{{Transliteration|ar|Sahran}}'', which included 16 songs. In the same year, Amr Diab released another album, ''Ya Ana Ya La,'' at the end of the year, December 31, 2020. From April 2021 to July 2023, Amr Diab released a huge amount of singles, many of which topped the charts on digital listening platforms until his album release in 2023.<ref name=":0" /> In February 2022, [[Anghami]] announced an exclusive partnership that will see the Diab's entire Nay Label audio and video catalogue and future releases available only on Anghami.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-24 |title=Anghami signs exclusivity music deal with Arab Megastar Amr Diab |url=https://campaignme.com/anghami-signs-exclusivity-music-deal-with-arab-megastar-amr-diab/ |access-date=2022-05-31 |website=Campaign Middle East |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-24 |title=Amr Diab signs exclusive partnership with Anghami |url=https://www.egyptindependent.com/amr-diab-signs-exclusive-partnership-with-anghami/ |access-date=2022-05-31 |website=Egypt Independent |language=en-US}}</ref> In December 2023, Amr Diab released an album called โ''Makanak''โ which contains 12 songs exclusively on Anghami.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Makanak, New Album for Amr Diab {{!}} Amr Diab Official Website |url=https://amrdiab.net/makanak-new-album-for-amr-diab/ |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=Amr Diab |language=en-US}}</ref> Then released two singles called ''El Kelma El Helwa'' it was an Ad for Vodafone MUSIC (Egypt) and ''Hekyatna Helwa'' for Hyde Park both of them on the same March 11, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=El Kelma El Helwa with Vodafone {{!}} Amr Diab Official Website |url=https://amrdiab.net/el-kelma-el-helwa-with-vodafone/ |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=Amr Diab |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hyde Park with Amr Diab {{!}} Amr Diab Official Website |url=https://amrdiab.net/hyde-park-with-amr-diab/ |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=Amr Diab |language=en-US}}</ref> In April 2024, [[Rolling Stone]] picked [[Tamally Maak (album)|Tamally Maak]] to top the Best Arabic Pop Songs of the 21st Century.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hajjar |first=Danny |date=2024-04-26 |title=The 50 Best Arabic Pop Songs of the 21st Century |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-arabic-pop-songs-1235000979/ |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> In July of that year, his exclusive contract with Anghami expired.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.almasryalyoum.com/news/details/3212293 |title=ุฃูู ุชุนููู ู ู ุนู ุฑู ุฏูุงุจ ุจุนุฏ ุฃุฒู ุชู ู ุน ุฃูุบุงู ู (ุจูุงู ุฑุณู ู) |publisher=Al-Masry Al-Youm |language=ar |date=12 July 2024 }}</ref>
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