Saber Rebai Explained

Saber Rebai
Birth Name:	Saber ibn Al-Hadi El-Rebai Arabic: صابر بن الهادي الرباعي
Birth Date:	1967 3, df=yes
Birth Place:	Sfax, Tunisia
Occupation:	Singer, songwriter, musician, actor
Years Active:	1988–present
Module:	Embed: yes Instrument: Vocals, oud, violin Genre: Classical Arabic, Arabic pop Label: Rotana

Saber Rebai (Arabic: صابر الرباعي, 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.^[1]

Early life

Reabï was born in Tunisia. In 2006, while performing in Aden, he spoke about his extreme pride of his Yemeni heritage.^[2]

Career

Besides being an accomplished violinist, he started the singing as his profession at 17 years old impressed by singers among which Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Abd El Kader El Asaly, Wadih El Safi, Abdel Halim Hafez, Karem Mahmoud. Saber composed some of his songs melodies among which the song Word (Kalima). He worked with Hilmi Baker, Salah El Charnoubi and Dr. Abd El Rab Idriss.^[3]

International concerts

Saber Rebai went in tours across Europe, USA, Australia and also performed in Palestine and South Korea. He gave shows in the Olympia in Paris, Carthage and Cairo.^[4]

Awards

Saber Al Rubai won many awards for his participation in international festivals among which:^[5]

• 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)^[6]

Discography

Albums^[7]

• Hayyarouni – Arabic: حيّروني
• Ya lilla – Arabic: يا للا
• Yalli bjamalak – Arabic: ياللي بجمالك
• 2000: Sidi Mansour- Arabic: سيدي منصور
• 2001: Khalas tarek – Arabic: خلص تارك
• 2003: Share' elgharam – Arabic: شارع الغرام
• 2004: Atahadda al aalam – Arabic: أتحدّى العالم
• 2006: Ajmal nesaa aldounia – Arabic: أجمل نساء الدنيا
• 2007: El ghorba – Arabic: الغربة
• 2009: Waheshni giddan – Arabic: واحشني جدا

Singles

• 2000: "Sidi Mansour" – Arabic: سيدي منصور

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,^[8] which took place in March 2013.^[9] He is also the uncle of the singer Ahmed Rebai.^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 90 Minutes S02 Episode 03, Saber Rebai . youtube . 20 October 2019 . Elhiwar Ettounsi TV . 18 January 2020 . ar.
2. Web site: الفنان صابر الرباعي: افتخر جدا واعتز بانتمائي للبلد العربي الاصيل اليمن. يمرس. 3 December 2020.
3. Web site: Saber Rebai: Biography . 11 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140513012329/http://nogomistars.com/biography.asp?ID=43 . 13 May 2014 . dead .
4. Web site: Biography of Saber Rebai . 11 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140513010636/http://en.hibamusic.com/Tunisie/saber-rebai/saber-rebai-112.htm . 13 May 2014 . live .
5. Web site: Saber Rebai: About . 11 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180923003012/http://www.saberrebai.com/about . 23 September 2018 . live .
6. Web site: Ordre national du mérite . Journal officiel de la République tunisienne.
7. Web site: Saber Rebai: Music . 11 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140513012324/http://www.saberrebai.com/music . 13 May 2014 . live .
8. Web site: Tunisie-Culture : Le 3e enfant de Saber Rebaï né le jour de la Saint Valentin . kapitalis.
9. Web site: Saber Rebai et son épouse à l'anniversaire de leur fils . nessma فر.
10. Web site: أحمد الرباعي: لم أشارك في ذا فويس بسبب عمي صابر الرباعي . sayidaty.