Amr Diab to perform at Misr University on Feb. 22

CAIRO – 1 February 2019: Super star Amr Diab will perform a massive concert at Misr University for Science and Technology on February 22.

Diab was the most listened to singer on Anghami in 2018; his most recent album “KolHayati” (All My Life) was listened to a record number of times.

Diab adopted a new marketing strategy to promote his latest album, releasing a new song each week.

Diab performed a massive concert in Nammos, a restaurant in Mykonos, Greece on Friday, July 27 to promote “KolHayati”, where he sang some songs from his new album.

Diab collaborated with several poets, composers and distributers in “KolHayati” album, including TarekMadkour, AymanBahgat Amar, Nader Hamdy, AmrMostafa and Ahmed el-Malky.

Born in 1961 in Port Said, Diab has risen to fame over the past two decades in the Arab world and continues to break sale records, according to a BBC report and his official Facebook page.

His most famous album, “Nour el-Ain” (Our Eyes Beam), brought him international recognition and earned him the title of “The Father of Mediterranean Music” for his style of blending Egyptian and western rhythms.

The mega star, who founded the record company Mediterranean Music, had his songs translated into seven different languages.

Diab received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Big Apple Music Awards in 2009. At the 2014 World Music Awards, Diab was also awarded Best Egyptian Artist, Best Male Arab Artist and World's Best Arab Male Artist Voted Online.

Diab’s first album, “YaTareeq” (The Path), was released in 1983. His most recent album, “Meaddy El-Nas” (Surpassing People), was released in July 2017, following a major viral promotion campaign across Cairo sponsored by Egypt Linx.