Saber Rebai (, Saber al Ruba'i; born 13 March 1967) is a Tunisian singer, actor, and composer. He is known for his song "Sidi Mansour". Some albums carry the variant transliteration Saber el Rebaii. He is one of the most well-known artists in the Arab world.
Early life Rebai was born in Tunisia. In 2006, while performing in Aden, he spoke about his extreme pride of his Yemeni heritage.
Career Besides being an accomplished violinist, he started singing professionally at 17 years old, impressing leading musicians at the time, including Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Abd El Kader El Asaly, Wadih El Safi, Abdel Halim Hafez, and Karem Mahmoud. Saber composed some of his songs' melodies, including the song Kalima. He worked with Hilmi Baker, Salah El Charnoubi and Dr. Abd El Rab Idriss.
International concerts Saber Rebai went on tour across Europe, USA, Australia and also performed in Palestine and South Korea. He gave shows in the Olympia in Paris, Carthage and Cairo.
Awards Saber Rebai won many awards for his participation in international festivals among which: Cartage Festivals for many years Arab Music Festival Egyptian Opera House Award Cairo International Festivals Francophone Festivals The Gold Microphone in Cairo Festivals
Distinctions Commander of the Tunisian Order of Merit (2006)
Discography Albums Hayyarouni – Ya lilla – Yalli bjamalak – 2000: Sidi Mansour- 2001: Khalas tarek – 2003: Share' elgharam – 2004: Atahadda al aalam – 2006: Ajmal nesaa aldounia – 2007: El ghorba – 2009: Waheshni giddan – Singles 2000: "Sidi Mansour" –
Personal life He is the father of three children: two (Eslam and Safa) from his first marriage to a banker, and one (Jude Hedi) from his second marriage to a flight attendant, which took place in March 2013. He is also the uncle of the singer Ahmed Rebai.
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