1. Dounia Batma was born on 1 April 1991 and is a Moroccan singer and actress who rose to popularity around the world as the runner-up of the first season of Arab Idol on MBC.
13 Facts About Dounia Batma
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Dounia Batma lost the title against Egyptian contestant Carmen Suleiman.
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Dounia Batma married Mohamed Al Turk, the father of Bahraini singer Hala Al Turk.
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Dounia Batma studied tourism after high-school, without stopping to dream about a musical career.
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In 2010, at the age of 18, inspired by her already-famous older cousin Khansa Dounia Batma, she took part in a Moroccan musical competition, called Studio 2M, broadcast on 2M TV, in the Oriental category.
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Dounia Batma sang various songs of both Moroccan and Middle-Eastern repertoires, and reached the semi-finals.
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Dounia Batma did not reach the final, but managed to release a single "Aalash Tgheeb" in Moroccan Arabic which didn't become very successful.
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On 8 September 2011, Dounia Batma auditioned for the Arabic music competition Arab Idol.
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Dounia Batma auditioned in Casablanca, and performed La Tfaker in front of the jury composed by Lebanese pop singer Ragheb Alama, Emirati diva Ahlam and Egyptian music producer and musician Hassan Shaf'ei.
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Dounia Batma was selected in the top 10 against contestants from Tunisia, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Egypt.
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Dounia Batma's performance was so strong and so intense that it made Ahlam cry out of emotion.
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Dounia Batma then excelled in various dialects and various styles from classic Egyptian songs, to Arabic pop music and Gulf music.
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Dounia Batma considers Asma Lamnawar and Hoda Saad as role models.