Yacoub Shaheen

Yacoub Shaheen
يعقوب شاهين
Yacoub Shaheen يعقوب شاهين
	Yacoub Shaheen, Arab Idol, December 2016
Background information
Born	February 27, 1994 (age 30); Bethlehem
Instruments	Bozouk; Clarinet;

Yacoub Shaheen (Arabic: يعقوب شاهين; born 27 February 1994) is an Assyrian-Palestinian singer from the West Bank city of Bethlehem.^[1] In 2017, Shaheen won the TV program Arab Idol, a program with approximately 120 million viewers in the Arab World. He became the second Palestinian to win the contest after Mohammed Assaf who grew up in a Gaza Strip refugee camp and won the Arab Idol in 2013. ^[2]^[3]

Biography

Shaheen, an ethnic Assyrian,^[1] is a master of several musical instruments, including the bozouk, clarinet, and other rhythmic instruments. In 2005 he participated in the Palestinian Muhawm program. In October 2013, the young artist released his first song, "Human Spirit", composed by lyricist Elias Gres together with Yacoub. The song was recorded at RJ Productions in Bethlehem,^[4] and when his professional career as an artist began after the title of Arab Idol, he was accompanied by Awtar Band led by The Maestro Yacoub Al-Atrash in Arab and international festivals since then.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b Shams, Alex (2 June 2017). "Yacoub Shaheen, the Assyrian singer from Palestine taking Arab Idol by storm". Ajam Media Collective. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
^ "Palestinian Christian Yacoub Shaheen wins Arab Idol". Al Jazeera. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
^ Lemon, Jason (27 February 2017). "Yacoub Shaheen just won Arab Idol, and Palestinians are beyond proud". StepFeed. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
^ "A festive crowd in Bethlehem to greet the victory of the young Christian Yacoub Shaheen". Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. 27 February 2017. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020.
^ المايسترو يعقوب الأطرش من فلسطين إلى العالم. Sawt el-Ghad (in Arabic). 2 November 2021. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021.

[shams-1] Shams, Alex (2 June 2017). "Yacoub Shaheen, the Assyrian singer from Palestine taking Arab Idol by storm". Ajam Media Collective. Retrieved 10 June 2024.

[2] "Palestinian Christian Yacoub Shaheen wins Arab Idol". Al Jazeera. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2024.

[3] Lemon, Jason (27 February 2017). "Yacoub Shaheen just won Arab Idol, and Palestinians are beyond proud". StepFeed. Retrieved 10 June 2024.

[4] "A festive crowd in Bethlehem to greet the victory of the young Christian Yacoub Shaheen". Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. 27 February 2017. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020.

[JacobAtrashRef-5] المايسترو يعقوب الأطرش من فلسطين إلى العالم. Sawt el-Ghad (in Arabic). 2 November 2021. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021.

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