OUBEL[1][failed verification] or Oussama Belhcen (Arabic: أسامة بالحسن, born March 18, 1991) is a Moroccan pop and R&B singer, songwriter and producer.[2][3][4] He started his career in 2006 and sings in Arabic, English and French. After a short career with the Moroccan urban hip hop group MafiaFlow, he has had a solo career with three albums (Ana Wnti (2008), Ryan Belhsen (2010) and Dayman (2012),[5] an EP and a number of singles. He is signed to New Lixus Entertainment label.
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Born | (1991-03-18) March 18, 1991 (age 31) United States Naval Communications Station Sidi Yahya El Gharb, Morocco |
Origin | Larache, Morocco |
Genres | Moroccan pop, R&B, pop, hip Hop, Arabic Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, record producer |
Instruments | voice, keyboard |
Years active | 2006–2013, 2015-present |
Labels | New Lixus Entertainment |
Website | www |
He was born in Sidi Yahya El Gharb where his father served with the Royal Moroccan Air Force. Oussama Belhcen was attracted very early to the American culture. At age 9 the family moved to the city Larache on the Atlantic Ocean, where launched his musical career and at age 15 forming a hip hop / rap group MafiaFlow with four of his schoolmates.[6] After one album, they separated.[3][4]
Adopting the Americanized stage name Ryan Belhsen and after one year of separation of the rap group, MafiaFlow, he released his first R&B song "Nhar Ela Nhar" (Day on Day), which was the debut single from his debut solo album Ana Wnti in 2008. On October 10, 2010, he released his self-titled album Ryan Belhsen. He released a number of tracks in English like "Whatcha Gonna Do", "Never Stop This Love", "It's Over". With his third album Dayman (Always) he reverted to his birth name Oussama Belhcen.[7] His style is R&B music "Gharbi" (occidental) style. He performed at various music festivals getting more fame. In 2015, he returned with his singles "Kolshi Bin Yeddi", "Nehar Lik Wenhar Alik"[8][9][10] and in 2016 with "Elmostahil Makainsh Febali".[3]
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