Casablanca- The Moroccan superstar Samira Said was recently designated the Middle East’s Best 2013 Female Singer by the Middle East Music Awards (MEMA) for her hit song “Mazal,” sung in Moroccan Arabic.
As soon as it was released last October, Samira Said’s hit “Mazal” swept all Moroccan and Arab radio stations and music TV channels, instantly becoming the jam of millions of people.
Only two months after it had been uploaded to YouTube, the video clip of “Mazal” had almost reached 900,000 views. Six months later with the release of the official video, the song has already reached 2,350,000 views.
The MEMA award for best male singer was secured by famous Egyptian singer Tamer Hosny. Egyptian singer Shereen Abdel Wahab’s song “Meen Ekhtar” was awarded the MEMA Best Song.
The MEMA Music Awards winners are expected to receive their awards during a sumptuous ceremony in the presence of many celebrities from Egypt and the Arab world at large.
The Middle East Music Awards were founded on July 19, 2008, in Cairo, Egypt.