Douzi

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Douzi
Douzi in 2017
Background information
Birth name	Abdelhafid Douzi[1] عبد الحفيظ الدوزي
Born	(1985-04-30) 30 April 1985 (age 39) Oujda, Morocco
Genres	Moroccan pop pop Arabic music
Occupation	Singer
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	Douzi Production
Website	douzi.net

Abdelhafid Douzi (Arabic: عبد الحفيظ الدوزي; born 30 April 1985), better known by the mononym Douzi, is a Moroccan pop singer.^[2][3]

Douzi began his career at a young age, appearing on Moroccan television with the song "La Lil Harb" (Arabic: لا للحرب, "no to war"), composed by his brother and manager, Kader Douzi.^[1] In 1993, he took part in the Youth Festival, organized by a radio station in Oujda, becoming the youngest participant that year.^{[citation needed]} In 1994, he recorded his first album, Goulou Imumti Tjini, and in 1997, he released his first music video, "Rwahi Liya".^{[citation needed]} In 2004, his song "Yali Nassini" became a radio hit, and he was invited to record a track for the compilation Rai n' B Fever 2 on Columbia/Sony BMG.^{[citation needed]} In 2008, Douzi launched the label Linatop Production and went on tour to promote his new studio album, 100% Douzi.^{[citation needed]} He has since published several more records, including a greatest hits compilation, and a string of singles, including "Laayoun Ainiya", "Douni Lebladi", "Lmouja", and "Dina".^[4]

In August 2016, Douzi was decorated with the Moroccan national order of merit (Ouissam Al Moukafâa Al Wataniya) by King Mohammed VI.^[5] In November 2017, he was the winner of DAF BAMA 2017 in Hamburg, for Best Moroccan Singer.^[6]

Douzi has performed at various international festivals, including Mawazine.^[7] He sings in Arabic, French, and English, and occasionally other languages, such as Spanish, Hindi,^[8] and Turkish.^{[citation needed]}

Douzi was one of the singers that took part in the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup official song, entitled "Welcome to Morocco",^[9][10][11]

Studio albums

• Goulou Imumti Tjini (1994)
• Mani Zaafan
• Sultana
• 100% Douzi (2008)
• Hayati (2013)
• My Life (2018)

Compilations

• Greatest Hits (2018)

Singles

• "Rwahi Liya" (1997)
• "Yali Nassini" (2004)
• "Ana Maghrabi" feat. Appa (2009)
• "Maryama" (2010)
• "Laayoun Ainiya" (2010)
• "Fehmini" (2013)
• "Douni Lebladi" (2015)
• "Mazal Mazal" (2016)
• "Lmouja" (2017)
• "Awal Hob" feat. Dj Maze (2017)
• "Mina" (2017)
• "Mabrouk Rebha" (2018)
• "Amar" (2018)
• "Bikhtissar" (2019)
• "Khalik Maaya" (2020)

Featured in

• "Radio" (Tubelight featuring Douzi – 2017)
• "Colors" (Jason Derulo featuring Douzi – 2018)

• Official website