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He was born to Iranian parents and raised in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, studied music and sound engineering in Amman, Jordan.
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Alaa Wardi
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He lives in Riyadh. He is a musician, composer, singer, songwriter and audio engineer His music features a cappella singing, usually with human rhythmic accompaniment, including beatboxing. He became internationally known for his Hindi cover versions of Bollywood hits and
His music and videos are marketed via the internet on a voluntary contribution basis.
In 2011 he formed a band called Hayajan with four other Jordanian musicians (Odai Shawagfeh, Mohammed Idrei, Amjad Shahrouh and Hakam Abu Soud). Their Arabic language debut album, Ya bay was released in May 2013.
He produced the English language musical video "Number Woman, Number Drive" in October, 2013 with comedians Hisham Fageeh and Fahad Albutairi as a satirical comment on the Saudi Arabian ban on women drivers. lieutenant is sung a capella by Fageeh backed by Wardi and Albutairi to the tune of Bob Marley"s "Number Woman, Number Cry" and has been popular on YouTube.
In June 2015, Wardi released his album Fi Ba7ri.
The lyrics for the album"s songs were written by Aziz Maraka, a Tunisian musician.
