16 Facts About Ahmed Chawki

Ahmed Chawki, known professionally by his stage name Chawki, is a Moroccan singer, songwriter and producer.

Ahmed Chawki had a music band named La Paloma which mainly focused on Arabic and Moroccan music.

Ahmed Chawki is currently signed to RedOne Records, an international record label founded and owned by the producer.

Ahmed Chawki was born on 31 December 1982 in the town of Jbeldersa, Tetouan in Morocco.

Ahmed Chawki has been composing and singing poems since childhood.

Ahmed Chawki studied at the National School of Theatre and Singing in Tetouan, and took part in a number of events and won several awards.

Ahmed Chawki then enrolled at the Institute of Fine Arts in Tetouan, specializing in classical and Western singing, while studying musical theory.

In 2000, Chawki took the first prize at the Arab Music Festival, organized by "Maison du Littoral" in Tetouan.

Ahmed Chawki then formed his musical band La Paloma alongside other young musicians.

Ahmed Chawki caught the attention of RedOne during the production of the collective pan-Arab operetta work "Bukra" in cooperation with Quincy Jones.

Ahmed Chawki's breakthrough came in 2012, when he teamed up with RedOne.

The main version of "Habibi I Love You" by Ahmed Chawki featuring Pitbull became a big hit during the summer of 2013, with a live performance during the closing ceremonies of Festival Mawazine 2013 in Rabat and topping the charts in Lebanon, Egypt and the Persian Gulf area during summer 2013.

Ahmed Chawki's song has been covered including in Romanian as "Habibi" by Nek si Blondu de la Timisoara.

Ahmed Chawki released an official Romanian version that features Mandinga with additional Romanian lyrics.

Ahmed Chawki released his second single "Ana Bahwak" produced by RedOne.

Ahmed Chawki simultaneously released his solo single "Time of Our Lives" again produced by RedOne and released on RedOne Records.