Yuri Mraqqadi Explained

Yuri Mraqqadi يوري مرقدي
Birth Date:	December 17, 1969
Birth Place:	Beirut, Lebanon
Nationality:	Lebanese
Occupation:	Singer
Years Active:	2001–present

Yuri Mraqqadi (; born 17 December 1969) is a Lebanese singer. He studied production and became a professional advertising designer in addition to music.^[1]

Career

He became famous after his hit single "Arabiyyon ana" which jump-started his musical career.^[2] His follow-up song "Al-Mar'a al-Arabiyyah" had a similar pan-Arab success.^[3] Between 2001 and 2005, Mraqqadi released four studio albums. After a period of hiatus,^[4] he has returned for new materials of his own composition starting 2011,^[5] and is preparing a new album.^[6]

Mraqqadi co-starred with the Egyptian actress Hanan Tork in the film Al Hayah Montaha Al Lazzah in 2005. In 2018, he had the main role in the soap opera, Majnoune Fiki.^[7]

Personal life

Mraqqadi married Olfat Munther, a beauty expert and presenter, in 2012.^[8] He has Armenian heritage.^[9] He moved to Canada with his family and returned in 2015, after a nine-year break from music work.^{[10] [11]}

Discography

Albums

Source:^[12]

• 2001: Arabiyyon ana
• 2003: Habs el Nisaa
• 2004: Bahebk Moot
• 2005: Ya Aasi

Videography

• "Shiftee Wsiltee"
• "Bahibbak Mot"
• "Hada Mosh Ana"
• "Ansak"
• "Arabiyyon Ana"
• "Maza Aqool"
• "Khateera Antee"
• "Al-Mar'a al-Arabiyyah"
• "Allimeeni"

Notes and References

1. http://www.arabyfan.com/artist/Yory+Markady/wiki ArabyFan: يوري مرقدي - Biography
2. News: Usher . Sebastian . Arab youth revel in pop revolution . BBC News . May 21, 2007.
3. https://archive.today/20141205022624/http://classic.aawsat.com/details.asp?section=24&article=141288&issueno=8781%23.VIEXUNLF_fI Acharq Awsat:الذائقة الجماهيرية للغناء العربي من عبده الحامولي.. إلى يوري مرقدي
4. http://yanair.net/archives/31791 Yanair: يوري مرقدي غيابي عن الساحة الفنية بسبب انتشار القرصنة الإلكترونية
5. http://www.eremnews.com/?id=33647 يوري مرقدي يعود بعد طول غياب
6. http://www.albawaba.com/ar/%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%87/%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A-564354 Albawaba: عد غياب سنوات "يوري مرقدي" يستعد لإصدار ألبوم جديد الصيف المقبل
7. News: Le Libanais Yuri Mrakadi invité de l’édition 2019 . Le Matin.ma . July 21, 2019.
8. Web site: 2023-06-02 . يوري مرقدي يكشف تفاصيل إجرائه مساكنة قبل الزواج: لا أهتم برأي الناس خبر . 2023-11-08 . www.filfan.com.
9. Book: Andrew Hammond. Popular Culture in the Arab World: Arts, Politics, and the Media. 2007. American Univ in Cairo Press. 978-977-416-054-7. 15–.
10. News: Bazouni . Jennifer . مشاهير اختفوا تماما: هل يعرف أحد أخبارهم؟ . Yasmina . October 25, 2020.
11. News: فنانون عرب أفل نجمهم.. أين اختفى هؤلاء المطربون؟ . Aljazeera.net . March 13, 2019.
12. http://www.yala.fm/ar/artists/yuri-mrakadi-5b55c45ae5846ff7644dd8097d135e4e/biography YalaFM: Yuri Mraqqadi - discography