Ihab amir is a Moroccan singer, songwriter, composer and actor. Born 14 May 1995 in Safi, Morocco, he rose to popularity as a contestant in the 11th season of Star Academy Arab World. He made his commercial singing debut with two songs, "Nta li Bditi" (Arabic: نتا لي بديتي) and "Taali Lia" (Arabic: تعالي ليا), in July 2015.
Amir competed in the 11th season of Star Academy Arab World. He was the second Moroccan male ever to be accepted on to the show. Ihab won people's hearts from the get go, mainly due to his pride in showcasing the Moroccan dialect with the other candidates ,his decent character and his multi-talent. Amir was never named by any of the show's judges for nomination up until the week of his exit when he was finally named a nominee. Amir was nominated only once on the show. During this nomination he was shown to have lost the public vote, which raised allegations that the show tampered with the results. Fans of Amir expressed their outrage through social media 1 January 2016.[1][2]
After Ihab Amir's exclusion from the show, his fans were ready to welcome him in the airport of Casablanca. though it was a shock for all the Moroccans and the Arabs to see this huge number of fans in the airport for a candidate that was excluded from the show on his first nomination.[3][4] On his arrival to Morocco the fans made him a huge welcoming not only in the airport but also in his city Safi that lasted for a whole day and all the fans from other countries watched it from his Periscope, it was the talk of the press in the whole Arab world.[5] Due to this fame that was acquired in a very short time many Radio and TV channels invited Ihab for interviews such as Hit Radio, Chada FM, 2M and Medi 1 TV the latter made a report about his debut.
^"إيهاب أمير إبن مدينة اسفي و نجم ستار أكاديمي – الأحداث أسفي" [Ihab Amir, a son of the city of Safi and the star of Star Academy - the events are my regret]. www.ala7dath.com (in Arabic). 3 December 2015. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
