Bilal Wahib

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Bilal Wahib
Bilal Wahib during IFFR ceremonies in 2020
Bilal Wahib during IFFR ceremonies in 2020
Background information
Born (1999-01-20) 20 January 1999 (age 22)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Occupation(s)
  • Actor
  • singer
  • rapper
Years active2013–present

Bilal El Mehdi Wahib (born in Amsterdam, 20 January 1999) is a Dutch actor, singer and rapper. He has appeared in diverse Dutch films and series like Nieuwe buren, SpangaS, Mocro Maffia and Commando's [1] and films Layla M., De Held, De libi and Paradise Drifters portrayed mainly in ethnic roles. In 2020, he won the Golden Calf for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Paradise Drifters in the role of Yousef.

Besides frequent appearances on screen, he also developed a music career with a number of singles starting 2019. His debiut charting single was from the soundtrack of the film he had a role in, De libi, resulting in the single "Vliegen".[2] His 2020 hit "Tigers" and his 2021 hit "501"[3] both topped the Dutch Single Top 100 chart and peaked at number 3 on the Dutch Top 40 charts. He was nominated to top 5 of the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Dutch Act for 2020 but did not win. In March 2021, Wahib came under scrutiny after appearing in a controversial live stream on Instagram in which Wahib asked a teenager inapproprate questions and made an inappropriate request. This resulted in Wahib being dropped from BNNVARA and his record label TopNotch.[4]

Filmography[]

Films[]

  • 2013: , as friend of Ab
  • 2014: De verloren zoon, as young delinquent
  • 2015: Geen koningen in ons bloed, as Rafael
  • 2016: , as Yous
  • 2016: Layla M., as Younes, Layla's brother
  • 2016: , as Tarik
  • 2017: , as Younes
  • 2017: 7 Marokkanen en Jos], as Yessin
  • 2017: Broeders (English title Brothers), as Yasin
  • 2017: Malik, as Amir
  • 2018: Taal is zeg maar echt mijn ding, as an up-and-coming football talent
  • 2019: De libi, (English title About That Life as Bilal
  • 2020: Paradise Drifters, as Yousef
  • 2021: Meskina

Television series[]

  • 2013: De vloer op jr., in diverse personalities
  • 2014: Brugklas (English title The First Years, as Ravi
  • 2014: A'dam - E.V.A., as Samih
  • 2014: Verborgen verhalen, as Nas
  • 2015: Vechtershart, as pizza delivery boy
  • 2016: Toon, as Karim
  • 2016: Nieuwe buren, as Aziz
  • 2016: SpangaS, as Kaleb
  • 2018: Flikken Maastricht, als Ahmed
  • 2018-2021: Mocro Maffia, as Mo de Show
  • 2019: Remy en Juliyat (a modern adaptation of Romeo and Juliet), as Hamza
  • 2020: Commando's, as Aza Ouazani
  • 2021: Red Light, as Elarbi

Discography[]

Singles[]

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certification Album
NL
Dutch
Top 40
 NL
Dutch
Single
Top 100
[5]
"Vliegen" 2019 — 71
"Video Vixen"
(with Bizzey) 		2020 41 5 NL: Gold
"Doorheen"
(with Bizzey, Ronnie Flex & Ramiks) 		— 15
"Tigers" 3 1 NL: Platinum
"Vergeten"
(with Boef) 		— 2
"Jaloers" 41 34
"501"
(with Ronnie Flex) 		2021 3 1
"Paranoia" — 13

Songs featured in[]

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certification Album
NL
Dutch
Top 40
 NL
Dutch
Single
Top 100
[5]
"Donderdag"
(Kris Kross Amsterdam feat. Bilal Wahid & Emma Heesters) 		2020 29 37

References[]

  1. ^ Gidi Heesakkers (19 March 2020). "Acteur Bilal Wahib (20): 'Je moet te veel willen om er te komen. En je moet bereid zijn om er hard voor te werken'" (in Dutch). Volkskrant. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. ^ Milou Milou. "Acteur Bilal Wahib dropt 'De libi'-track 'Vliegen'" (in Dutch). Funx NLdate=14 June 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Bilal Wahib en Ronnie Flex nieuwe lijstaanvoerders Single Top 100" (in Dutch). Ditjes en Datjes. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Is de carrière van Bilal Wahib voorbij, of hebben we het binnenkort over slechts een ontspoorde grap?". Trouw. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b DutchCharts.nl: Bilal Wahib discogarphy

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