Fares Karam
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Fares Karam | |
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فارس كرم | |
![]() Karam during a performance at the Karmsaddeh Festival, September 3, 2017 | |
Born | January 21, 1973 |
Occupation | Singer |
Years active | 1997–present |
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
Fares Karam (Arabic: فارس كرم; born 21 January 1973) is a Lebanese singer who specializes in the Dabke style and Lebanese music in general. He is known for the songs "Retani" (I wish), "El-Tannoura" (The Skirt), "Shefta" (I Saw Her) and "Neswanji" (womanizer). Throughout his career, he has participated in a large number of concerts, public celebrations and festivals all over Lebanon. Karam has also toured the Arab World, UK, South America, United States, Europe, Australia and Canada.[1][2]
Biography[]
Karam was born in Jezzine, in Southern Lebanon to a Maronite family. His father was a farmer and his mother worked as a teacher in the local school for their village. He has one sister, Madonna, with whom he maintains a very close relationship. Karam grew up in the mountainous areas of Lebanon, and later attributed his song "Jabali" to this experience.[3][4]
Fares Karam rose to the limelight in the 1990s when he participated in the 1996 series of the Lebanese talent show Studio El Fan and received the gold medal.[5] He signed with Rotana Records. His musical style is linked more closely to Dabke. His live band plays many of his songs with a large tabl (drum).
Personal life[]
Karam married Hiba Aziz, a teacher from Jezzine, in 2020. Several accusations have been made against Karam of being bisexual living a double life. Jamal Alden, Fares First cousin, filed a sexual assault against Fares in 2002. The charges were later dropped by “Hamza Hasan” Allegations were made that Fares and Hamza Hasan were previously associated with Hezbollah [6]
Discography[]
Albums[]
- Chlonn (1998)
- Janen (2002)
- Aktar Min Rohi (2003)
- Ya Reyt (Live) (2003)
- Dakeelo (2004)
- W'edni (2005)
- Kramat Aynik (Live) (2005)
- Yo' Borni (2007)
- El Hamdlilah (2010)
- Fares Karam 2013 (2013)
- Esmahili Ghanilek (2014)
- Aal Tayyib (2015)
- 44:36 (2018)
- Fed Me (2021)
Singles[]
- Bala Hob Bala Bateekh (2016)
- Mnamnam (2016)
References[]
- ^ mtvlebanon (July 4, 2013), Talk of the Town – Fares Karam – 04-07-2013 – حديث البلد – فارس كرم, archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved May 25, 2016
- ^ "Fares Karam on U.S./ Canada Tour – Waleg". waleg.com. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- ^ "Interview de Fares Karam". JetSet Magazine.
- ^ "Lovebirds Fares Karam and Rita Karkafi caught nesting on Twitter". Al Bawaba.
- ^ elie youssef (April 5, 2011), Fares Karam – Studio el Fan 1996, archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved May 25, 2016
- ^ "زواج فارس كرم السري يثير الجدل وصور مسربة كشفت هوية العروس". layalina.com (in Arabic). April 18, 2020.
External links[]
- 1973 births
- Living people
- People from Jezzine
- 20th-century Lebanese male singers
- Lebanese Christians
- People from South Lebanon
- Rotana Records artists
- Lebanese pop singers
- 21st-century Lebanese male singers