Saad Lamjarred will probably be in Lebanon on NYE-1 (which means December thirtieth) on the O membership.
Lamjarred – who’s Moroccan – has not too long ago had an infinite hit with – Lebanese singer – Elissa within the type of a duet referred to as “min awal dekika” (from the very first minute). Elissa, usually a fierce feminist, has been blamed for undertaken this step as Lamjarred has been – since 2010 – accused by three completely different ladies within the US, Morocco and in France of rape, sexual assault and different such issues (the Moroccan criticism was withdrawn by the lady below strain of her household, and Mr. Lamjarred fled the US whereas on bail in 2010 and has not returned since). But when the Moroccan king himself interfered to cowl his authorized costs when he was arrested in France in 2016, it tells you the way a lot Lamjarred is common (his hit Lemaalem has been extremely common on youtube and at one level probably the most seen amongst Arab artists on that platform).
When it was introduced that he was going to sing in Baghdad, a big marketing campaign began in opposition to him as a result of allegations of rape that also hang-out him – identical as with Egypt (do word a live performance he was alleged to do in Egypt in 2020 was cancelled, along with a TV present he recorded which was by no means broadcast). Lamjarred was additionally alleged to have a live performance in Egypt early 2023, however it appears that there’s a marketing campaign at the moment in Egypt to cease it from taking place.
At this level, Lamjarred’s live performance nonetheless has the inexperienced mild in Lebanon it appears although.