Ragheb Alama, The Superstar ! Ragheb Alama was born in June 7th, 1962 in Beirut, Lebanon. Ragheb distinguished in singing in his early age and his courage. Ragheb took up playing the lute "Oud" and participated in a live radio program while he was 8 years old. Ragheb Alama was a star among his school friends. He used to participate in school activities to sing on stage. At that time, his biggest achievement was participating in the most important program on TV for talents called "Studio El Phan", meaning, "Studio of Art". He achieved the Platinum award in that program. His first song was "Bokra Beyobrom Dolabik". Afterwards, he started to show on TV and his name started to rise gradually. Most of his albums used to achieve the top ranking in sales. Ragheb Alama was the first among Arab Stars to videotape a music video "Albi Eshiqha" in 1991. Ragheb Alama's concerts were the most wanted and the most turnout among all. International companies such as, Samsung, Persol, Mercedes Benz, Malaysian Ministry of Tourism, and Lou Loua Project in Qatar signed contacts with Ragheb Alama for their marketing campaigns. In April, 2009 and for the first time in the Arab world, Ragheb Alama achieved the platinum award from Virgin Megastore in Dubai for the highest sales of albums among others. The album named "Ba'asha'ak" produced by his own company BackStage Productions.