Hussain Al Jassmi حسين الجسمي | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Hussain Juma Al Jassmi |
Born | Khorfakkan, United Arab Emirates | August 25, 1979
Genres | Khaeeji, Egyptian, Classical |
Occupations | Singer, composer |
Instruments | Piano |
Years active | 2002–present |
Website | www |
Hussain Al Jassmi (Arabic: حسين الجسمي; born August 25, 1979) is an Emirati singer and musician who is well known in the Arab world. Al Jassmi was born in Khorfakkan in August 1979 to an Emirati father and an Egyptian mother. He released his first single "Bawada'ak" followed by "Wallah Mayiswa" and "Bassbour Al Fourgakom". In 2008, Al Jassmi received the Murex d'Or award, under the category of "Best Arabic Male Singer."[1]
His most popular song is an Egyptian Shaabi song, called "Boshret Kheir", written and composed by Amr Mostafa as a pro-elections campaign in Egypt.
Al Jassmi had many concerts all around the world. One of his well known performances include a performance in the Vatican's annual Christmas concert, becoming the first Arab to do so.[2] He also has multiple events and concerts in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, elsewhere in the Middle East and as performed at the opening ceremony of Expo 2020 in Dubai, UAE.