<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">The Syrian artist known as “Shami” revealed for the first time that his real name is Abdul Rahman Fawaz, and the reason behind him obtaining his title and appearing artistically through it. </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:1290/1572;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/ce834339-3c09-482e-8126-03ad5049e4f1.jpeg" ></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">The reason why Al-Shami got the title</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> He said during his appearance as a guest on the “Halkad” program: “I was living in a town in eastern Turkey where there was not a single Damascene, and everyone used to call me Al-Shami, in reference to the Levant, and everyone kept knowing me as Al-Shami.”</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> He added: “When I turned to singing, I was given the nickname “Al-Shami” because everyone knew me by that name, and this is something I am proud of.”</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> During the episode, Al-Shami sang from the archives of artists George Wassouf, Duraid Lahham, Melhem Zein, and Melhem Barakat, the songs “Halaf Al-Qamar,” “Yamo,” “Oh Love of the Gone,” and “You Walked.” </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:1290/1575;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/0ec6d4d6-b2d2-41a7-afef-2c2ab472d87d.jpeg" ></figure><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Al-Shami's latest work</span></h3><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It is noteworthy that “Al-Shami” released his new song “Sabra” two months ago, with lyrics and melodies written by him and produced by Fouad Junaid. It was a video clip directed by Hassan Rahayel and received 71 million views on YouTube.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Hours after its release, <a href="https://news.sbisiali.com/ar/news/article/list-of-the-50-best-songs-according-to-rolling-stone-usa" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">the song</a> received widespread interaction among the Syrian artist’s followers and fans, considering him taking steady steps towards fame.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Al-Shami had released his famous song “Yalil wa Yaalin,” which achieved widespread success after it was released four months ago, and its viewing rate reached 99 million views on the YouTube platform.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The song is written and composed by “Al-Shami”, arranged by Fouad Junaid and directed by Hassan Rahayel. The song also became very popular on other platforms such as “Tik Tok” and “Instagram”. He has several other songs, including “I Smitak Sama”, “Bafdik”, and “Shayl Dhanb”. ".</p><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">“joy awards”</span></h4><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> “Al-Shami” won his award at the “Joy Awards”, as part of a competition between 4 songs, which is “Fawq” by singer Asala Nasri. And “Mazlaj” by singer Omaima Taleb, in addition to “Weyak Weyak” by artist Ahlam, and his song “Ya Lail Wa Ya’alin.” </p><figure class="media"><oembed url="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2V30v4NKja/?igsh=MWNxbGN2amd3ZmZ2eA=="></oembed></figure>