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Biography
Bahjat Alturjman (born 24 June 1995) is a Libyan singer and songwriter. He grew up in Tripoli, the capital of Libya before leaving during the beginning of the Arab Spring in 2011. Later, he moved to Stockholm, Sweden in 2017. He is best known for his songs "Hometown Smile" "Istanbul" and "Do you remember me?". "Talk To Me" topped the Maltese charts while "What We Were" became the first song by an independent Libyan-born artist to appear on Spotify's New Music Friday.
Career
Bahjat released his first single "Stand Tall" in Malta in 2015, followed by "Talk To Me", a song that topped the Maltese charts after a month. After appearing on a Nightcore YouTube channel, Bahjat's "Hometown Smile" went viral within the community, accumulating over 25 million views on YouTube, and pushing the song to over 1 million streams on Spotify. Following his debut EP, "3:11 am", Bahjat released the singles "Do you remember me?" and "What We Were", with both singles finding support from Spotify editorial playlists such as Fresh Finds, New Music Friday, and more.
Due to the rarity of a Libyan national finding international recognition, Bahjat has been interviewed by multiple renowned media organizations, such as BBC Arabic, Al Arabiya TV, Aftonbladet and more.
Discography
EPs
- 3:11 am, 2017
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malta | |||
| "Stand Tall" | 2015 | 7 | Non-album singles |
| "Talk To Me" | 2016 | 1 | |
| "Say It" | 2017 | 1 | 3:11 am |
| "Do you remember me?" | 2018 | 3 | Non-album singles |
| "What We Were" | 2019 | 4 | |
| "Istanbul" | 2019 | - | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||