Hamada Helal

Hamada Helal
Born
Mohamed Abdel-Fatah Mohamed Abdulaziz Helal
محمد عبد الفتاح محمد عبد العزيز هلال

(1980-03-20) March 20, 1980 (age 44)
Other namesSafir El-Qolob
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actor
  • composer
Years active1994–present
Spouse
Asma Samih
(m. 2008)
Children2 Rama,Youssef
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals

Mohamed Abdel-Fatah Mohamed Abdulaziz Helal (Arabic: محمد عبد الفتاح محمد عبد العزيز هلال; born March 20, 1980), better known as Hamada Helal (Arabic: حمادة هلال), is an Egyptian singer, actor, and composer who was born in Faqous, Sharqia Governorate, Egypt.[1] He now resides in Cairo. Hamada started his interest singing when he was 5 years old. He used to record his voice whilst singing on cassette tapes. Helal has presented several albums and has presented work in cinema and television.

Early life

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Hamada Helal's real name is "Mohamed Abdel Fattah Mohamed Abdel Aziz Helal". Born in Sharkia governorate, he and his family, consisting of a brother "Medhat", and two sisters "Hind" and "Nour" moved to Cairo in the Al-Zawia Al-Hamra area. Helal started singing when he was 5 years old. He used to record his voice whilst singing on cassette tapes. Many artists influenced Hamada, such as Abdel Halim Hafez, Mohamed Abdel Wahab and Umm Kulthum. At school, He sang during school breaks and entertainment periods. His relatives noticed the beauty of his voice, so they asked him to sing at weddings and birthdays. When Helal was seven, one of his relatives heard him singing and took him to a musician. He learned the music basics and was encouraged. The musician told Helal that he would introduce him to sing at his relatives' wedding. This was the starting point of his career.[2] He worked from an early age in various professions while his studies and music career to contribute to the livelihood of his family, which was going through difficult financial circumstances. He joined the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels in 1997.[3]

Career

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Beginnings and breakthrough years (1996-2005)

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Helal met the artist Hassan Esh Ish, who after hearing his singing introduced him to, which made him introduce him to the artist Hamid Al Shaeri, who in turn introduced him to those in charge of a recording company. His launch was through a cocktail album released by High Quality, among many young talents; its success led to the producing company encouraged to release an album in 1996 called Al-Ayyam , and within eight songs. At the time of the release of Al-Ayyam, he was 16 years old. This album won the approval of the public at the time, and achieved wide success. Al-Ayyam was an entry visa for Hamada Hilal to the world of fame, as he achieved more than 150,000 copies of sales, after which he presented albums such as Dar Al-Zaman in 1998, and Domoaa in 2000. Bakhaf, his fourth album, was released in 2002,[4] followed by his fifth album Waheshni in 2004.

Film appearances (2005 onwards)

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Helal made his film debut in the movie Eial Habiba (Lover Boys) in 2005. One year later he made another appearance in El Eial Herbet (The Boys Escaped) as one of the main characters Hassan. In the movie he sang 3 songs: Azza, Kan lazim, and Mastool. In 2007 Hamada Helal starred in the movie El Hob keda (This is love) acting as one of the main characters Seif. He sang one of his most famous songs Lama Betelmisny (When You Touch Me) which would later be added to his 2008 album Bahebak Akher Haja,[5] in that same year Hamada starred in the movie Helm Elomar (Dream of a lifetime) in which he acted as the role of a boxer who wanted to reach the world championship. In 2011, he appeared in the movie Amn Dawlat (State Security) in which he played the role of state security officer followed by 2012 movie Mr. & Mrs Oweis. He also released his album Matkoulahash in that same year.[6] Then he appeared in 2014 movie Hamati Bithibbeni (My Mother-in-law Loves Me) where he portrayed the role of plastic surgeon who himself undergoes psychological treatment. And then followed by his appearance as a con man in 2017 movie Shantet Hamza (Hamza's Bag).[7]

Personal life

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Helal married the Palestinian "Asmaa Samih" in 2009,[8] and they have two children, a daughter named Rama Helal and a son Youssef Helal.[9]

Discography

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Albums [10]
Year Title
1996 Al-Ayam
1998 Dar El Zaman
2000 Demoaa
2002 Bakhaf
2004 Waheshni
2005 Eial Habiba
2008 Bahebak Akher Haja
2012 Matolhash
2017 Eish Basha[11] [12]


Filmography

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Films [13]
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Eial Habiba Eid
2006 El Eial Herbet Hassan
2007 El Hob Keda Seif
2008 Helm Elomr Ahmed
2011 Amn Dawlat Hossam/Afifi
2012 Mr. & Mrs Oweis Ahmed Oweis
2014 Hamati Bithibbeni Sherif Mortada
2017 Shantet Hamza Hamza/Kim Polley
Television [14]
Year Title Role Notes
1999 Badara Haroun
2015 Waly Al-Aahd Khaled
2017 Taqat AlQadr Abdullah
2018 Qanon Omar Omar
2019 Ibn Osool[15] Hesham
2021 Al-Maddah[16] Saber Al-Maddah Aired on Al-Nahar and Viu during Ramadan
2022 Al Maddah: Ostouret Al Wadi[17] Saber Al-Maddah Aired on MBC & Shahid VIP during Ramadan

References

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  1. ^ حمادة هلال لـ"فاهيتا": "اسمي محمد عبدالفتاح وعندي 36 سنة"28 January 2018 Archived 5 May 2020 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Helal's 'Ashrab Shaay' amassed 4M views on YouTube in 2 weeks". EgyptToday. February 17, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "معلومات عن حمادة هلال - مجلة هي". December 15, 2019. Archived from the original on December 15, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  4. ^ مبتدا (March 20, 2021). "فيديو: اشتغل فى النقاشة وزوجته فلسطينية.. رحلة صعود حمادة هلال". www.mobtada.com (in Arabic). Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "Helal to perform at El Shams club celebrating Sham el Nessim on Apr.29". EgyptToday. April 29, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  6. ^ "حمادة هلال - ليالينا". December 15, 2019. Archived from the original on December 15, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  7. ^ "6 Egyptian films competing for Eid al-Adha season". EgyptToday. September 1, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  8. ^ مبتدا (October 18, 2020). "اشترى دماغك وخلى كلمتك بره البيت.. نصائح حمادة هلال لحياة زوجية سعيدة". www.mobtada.com (in Arabic). Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  9. ^ حمادة هلال يرزق بطفل ويسميه يوسف دنيا الوطن، 10 September 2011 Archived 15 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Hamada Helal Discography". Jaxsta.
  11. ^ "حمادة هلال يعلن موعد طرح ألبومه "عيش باشا" | خبر". www.filfan.com. January 31, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  12. ^ "NEW ALBUM: Hamada Helal - A'eesh Basha | Arabsounds.net". Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  13. ^ "Films starring Hamada Helal". letterboxd.com. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  14. ^ "Hamada Helal". IMDb. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  15. ^ "'Ibn Osool' ready for Ramadan 2019". EgyptToday. March 6, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  16. ^ admin (March 7, 2021). "Hamada Hilal, "bearded" in al-Madah: I am a man myself". Saudi 24 News. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  17. ^ "Al Maddah Series: All about Mystery, Magic - Sada El balad". April 12, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
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