Ahmad Kaabour

Quick Facts

Intro

Lebanese singer, music composer and actor

Places

Lebanon

Singer Actor

Work field

Film, TV, Stage & Radio Music

Gender

Male

Birth

9 July 1955 People who share this birthday

Age

69 years

The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Ahmad Kaabour (Arabic: أحمد قعبور‎‎; born 9 July 1955, Beirut, Lebanon) is a Lebanese singer, songwriter, music composer and actor. He is perhaps best known for his song Ounadikom which he composed in 1975 upon the outbreak of the Lebanese civil war.

Background

Ahmad Kaabour was born on 9 July 1955 in Beirut, Lebanon to Mahmoud Kaabour and Fatima Al-Ghoul. Ahmad and his siblings grew up in the Basta area of Beirut before moving to Al-Horsh neighbourhood. His father Mahmoud (aka Al-Rasheedi) was a prominent violinist who played along the biggest musicians of the time. His father's work cultivated his musical background alongside other influences.

Career

Singer

Kaabour is one of Lebanon's veteran singers and is a prominent figure in the Middle East. He is best known for his song Ounadikom ("I Call Out To You"), based on a poem written by Tawfiq Ziad. He composed the song at the age of 19 in 1975 with the outbreak of the Lebanese Civil War, and his musical endeavors have continued ever since.

Early on in his career, he produced a body of work dedicated to Palestine and its people, which evolved to encompass issues concerning his home country Lebanon and its struggles. His music portrays his belief in the power of music in shedding light on humanitarian causes, and its ability to make a difference. He has released six studio albums to date, and continues to produce music for children's theater, television, film and other media.

Actor

Kaabour started his career as an actor by taking roles in several plays during the 70s and 80s, as in "Shi Fashil" with Ziad Rahbani in 1983. Later on he appeared "Nagi El Ali" alongside Nour El Sharif in 1991. He made his international film debut playing the featured role of Wadie Haddad in the historical epic Carlos, which premiered at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.