Melhem barakat biography wikipedia

Barakat (in Arabic بركات) is an Arabic surname. It is the plural form of Barakah (بركة) meaning blessing.

Notable people with the surname include:

• Adib Barakat (born ), Syrian footballer
• Adnan Barakat (born ), Moroccan-Dutch footballer
• Amin J. Barakat (born ), Lebanese-American physician
• Diala Barakat (born ), Syrian politician
• Fred Barakat (–), American basketball coach
• Ghaleb Barakat (–), Jordanian politician and diplomat
• Halim Barakat (born ), American writer
• Hamada Barakat (born ), Moroccan writer
• Henry Barakat (–), Egyptian film director
• Hibat Allah Abu'l-Barakat al-Baghdaadi (s–), 12th-century philosopher and physicist
• Hisham Barakat (–), Egyptian Prosecutor General
• Hoda Barakat (born ), Lebanese writer
• Ihsan Barakat (born ), first female Supreme Court judge in Jordan
• Jack Barakat (born ), guitar player of pop punk band All Time Low
• Melhem Barakat (born ), Lebanese singer-songwriter
• Mohamed Barakat (born ), Egyptian footballer
• Nael Barakat, Kuwaiti engineer
• Najwa Barakat (born ), Lebanese writer
• Saleh Barakat, Lebanese art dealer
• Salim Barakat (born ), Syrian writer and poet
• Subhi Barakat (–), Syrian politician and head of state of Syria from to
• Tayseer Barakat (born ), Palestinian painter, installation artist, curator

Melhem Barakat (15 August – 28 October ), also known as (Arabic) ملحم بركات and Melhim Barakat, was a Lebanese singer, songwriter, and melodist.

He started his career back in the s. Barakat has arguably established a genre of his own in both the way he sings and composes, which made him one of the most esteemed and popular stars in Lebanon. He has toured Australia, South America, Canada, and the United States.

Melhem Barakat mainly performs in colloquial Lebanese, a feat he has always defended, criticizing his fellow Lebanese peers for favouring the Egyptian dialect for commercial purposes. Although his popularity is rather modest in Egypt, where non-Egyptian music material generally receives lukewarm mass appeal, Melhem has achieved huge stardom in most Arab countries, most notably in Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon.

Barakat started singing more than thirty years ago. He participated as an actor and singer in many of the Rahbani Brothers' musicals and operettas; some Lebanese even saying that he established himself as one of the strongest voices in the country.

He also appeared in many Lebanese movies back in the s. Some of his hits from the s were “Kboush El Touti” and “Wahdi Ana (I am alone).”

During the s, Melhem Barakat acted with Lebanese dancer Dani Boustros in a Lebanese theater play titled Wemsheet Bee Tariki (I walked my way).

Since the year Melhem Barakat had several hit songs, such as “Habibi Enta,” which was later sung by his ex-wife May Hariri. He also collaborated with current famous singers such as Najwa Karam, Karol Sakr, Shatha Hassoun, and Majida El Roumi.

Melhem Barakat, a Lebanese singer, was born in in Kfarshima, Lebanon. He grew up with the sound of Egyptian composer and singer Mohammed Abdel Wahab. Still a child, Melhem many people around him thought that he showed a special talent while singing in school parties. One day, he composed a text from the school journal and sang it first before his classmates and teachers, who appreciate

Melhem Barakat (Arabic: ملحم بركات‎‎; 15 August – 28 October ), also known as Melhim Barakat, or Abou Majd was a Lebanese singer, songwriter, and melodist. He has toured Australia, South America, Canada, and the United States.

Melhem Barakat mainly performed in colloquial Lebanese, a feat he had always defended, criticizing his fellow Lebanese peers for favoring the Egyptian or Gulf dialect to appeal to a broader audience for commercial purposes. Although his popularity is rather modest in Egypt, where non-Egyptian music material generally receives lukewarm mass appeal, Melhem is better known in Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon.

Barakat started his career in the s. He participated as an actor and singer in many of the Rahbani Brothers' musicals and operettas.

He also appeared in many Lebanese movies in the s. Some of his songs from the s were “Kboush El Touti” and “Wahdi Ana (I am alone).”

During the s, Melhem Barakat acted with Lebanese dancer Dani Boustros in a Lebanese theater play titled Wemsheet Bee Tariki (I walked my way).

Since the s Melhem Barakat had several popular songs, such as “Habibi Enta,” which was later sung by his ex-wife May Hariri. He also collaborated with Najwa Karam, Karol Sakr, Shatha Hassoun, and Majida El Roumi.

Lebanese musician

Not to be confused with Molhem Barakat.

Musical artist

Melhem Barakat (Arabic: ملحم بركات&#;; 15 August – 28 October ), also known as Melhim Barakat or Abou Majd, was a Lebanese singer, songwriter, and composer. Barakat was a renowned singer in Lebanon and the wider Arab world. He toured Australia, South America, Canada, and the United States.

Early life

Barakat was born on 15 August , in Kfarshima, Lebanon. He inherited his affinity for music from his father, who was a carpenter and taught Melhem how to play the oud. In , Barakat dropped out of school at the age of 15 and enrolled into the National Institute of Music without his father's knowledge. He studied music theory, Solfège and Eastern singing. He would drop out of the institute four years later at the advice of Philemon Wehbe, beginning his professional career.

Career

Barakat started his career in the s. He participated as an actor and singer in many of the Rahbani brothers' musicals and operettas. In , he left the brothers to pursue a solo career.

Since the s, Melhem Barakat had several popular songs, such as "Habibi Enta," which was later sung by his ex-wife May Hariri. He also collaborated with Najwa Karam, Karol Sakr, Shatha Hassoun, and Majida El Roumi.

Musical style

Barakat composed music for some of the best Arab singers of the past century, including Sabah, Samira Tewfik, Wadih El Safi and Majida El Roumi ("I'tazalt al-Gharam"). Barakat was known for his energetic songs that mixed classical music with his personal improvisations.

Notable songs