Английская Википедия:Aziz Abdo

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox musical artist Aziz Abdo (Шаблон:Lang-ar, born 1977)Шаблон:Sfn is a Lebanese singer, actor, model, and beauty pageant titleholder.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Abdo's family emigrated to Sweden where he debuted his modeling career. He moved back to Lebanon at the age of 20 where he participated in, and won the title of Mister Lebanon in 2001. He debuted his singing career in 2004, and released a number of albums and upbeat singles that appeal to the younger Arab audience.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

Early life

Aziz Abdo was born in Beirut to a Jordanian mother and a Lebanese father.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn He was fond of singing as a child and was a fan of Latin and American pop stars such as Ricky Martin, Michael Jackson, Enrique Iglesias, and Jennifer Lopez. The family emigrated to Sweden and settled in Motala to flee the Lebanese civil war.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn In Sweden, Abdo resumed his schooling and aspired to play professional football, but an accident prevented him from pursuing a sports career. At 16, he was spotted and recruited by Scandinavian Models agency.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn He participated in a number of fashion shows as a runway model, and was then signed by Stockholmsgruppen Models with whom he walked the runway for Giorgio Armani, Gucci, and Lagerfeld.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

Music career

When 20, Abdo visited Lebanon for the first time since leaving during the war; he grew attached to his home country and decided to move back. In Lebanon, he met and was recruited by Nathalie Fadlallah, the owner of the Lebanese Nathaly's Agency.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn In 2001, Abdo won the title of Mister Lebanon;Шаблон:Sfn the organizers of the pageant proposed that he performs a song with the then-reigning Mister Lebanon as a publicity gimmick to promote the pageant.Шаблон:Sfn Jiji Lamara, one of the leading Arab music producers, was present in the studio during the recording session. He gave Abdo the opportunity to launch a career in music.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Lamara introduced Abdo to Lebanese music producer Tony Saba; their first collaboration was the hist song Jaw Jnoun.Шаблон:Sfn

Jaw Jnoun was released in 2006, along with the hit song Wallat El Nar, which gave its name to Abdo's debut album.Шаблон:Sfn Enty Tsharrafi followed in 2009. The work was controversial because the artist uncommonly mixed multiple Arab dialects, and due to the unconventional nudity in some of the album's music videos.Шаблон:Sfn Abdo released a number of singles afterwards, among which is "One Night", an upbeat English/Spanish song featuring Swedish rapper Moncho.Шаблон:Sfn In 2020, he collaborated with Timbaland and co-wrote the lyrics of Zayn Malik's "Too Much".Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn His latest work is Howay Howay, released in 2022.Шаблон:Sfn

Style

Abdo's music style is a mixture of uptempo beats and romantic lyrics, described as "mixing Arabic poetism with fast-paced Latin-inspired music".Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn He attributes his style to his childhood exposure to Latin and American pop.Шаблон:Sfn Latin music-infused Arab sings was a very popular mix in the Arab music scene in the early 2000s, Jaw Jnoun and Enty Tsharrafi became crowd favorites, and were especially successful among the younger audience.Шаблон:Sfn Abdo was notorious for his sensual, sexually-charged controversial music videos that often featured female international models.Шаблон:Sfn

Personal life

Aziz Abdo married his then-agent Nathalie Fadlallah. She remained Abdo's agent at that time, who continued his modelling career in Lebanon and abroad. The couple separated two years later due to their heavy schedules and differences.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

Abdo is a resident of Dubai.Шаблон:Sfn He is an avid collector of luxury watches and apparel, and is a tennis and football aficionado.Шаблон:Sfn

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