The5
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Origin | Beirut, Lebanon |
Genres | Pop |
Years active | 2015-present |
Labels | Sony Music |
Members | Kazem Chamas Ahmed Hassan Adil Echbiy Said Karmouz Mohamed Bouhezza (BMd) |
The5 are a pop boy band composed of Kazem Chamas, Ahmed Hassan, Adil Echbiy, Said Karmouz and Mohamed Bouhezza (aka BMd).[1][2][3][4] They finished second in the fourth series of the Arabic televised singing competition The X Factor Arabia in 2015 and are currently considered the most popular boy band in the Middle East region.[5][6][7][8]
Career
On September 22, 2015, they released their first single entitled El Donia Shabab before uploading its video clip on Youtube on October 5, 2015 making more than 3 million views.
On December 30, 2015, they released their second single, Bel Gharam with its video clip making more than 3 million views again.
On May 24, 2016, they are back with their third single Heya Kida El Haya.
On September 15, 2016, they teamed up with Clean and Clear Arabia and released their fourth single, Ala Tabeetak Koon (See The Real Me) inspired by their fans' lyrics, with its video clip reaching 2 million views on Youtube.
On October 27, 2016, their fifth and latest single La Bezzaf comes out with its video clip being their most viewed video on Youtube with more than 8 million views.
The X Factor Arabia
In 2015, Kazem Chamas, Ahmed Hassan and Adil Echbiy auditioned as solo candidates for the fourth series of the Arabic televised singing competition The X Factor Arabia, whereas Said Karmouz and Mohamed Bouhezza (aka BMd) auditioned together. They were put together to form a five-piece boy band in Beirut, Lebanon, thus qualifying for the "Groups" category. Elissa and Donia Samir Ghanem, their future mentor, have both come up with the idea of forming the band. They reached the finals and ended up as runner-ups losing to Hamza Hawsawi on June 13, 2015.
References
- ^ "The5 write music in Dubai - Khaleej Times". Khaleejtimes.com. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ^ "Boyband The5 drop Eid single 'See The Real Me'". Gulfnews.com. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ^ "The5 on getting Arab girls to 'see the real them'". Gulfnews.com. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ^ "Top moments from this year's Abu Dhabi Formula One weekend". Thenational.ae. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ^ "the5 تطلق جديدها بعنوان لا بزاف -30-10-2016 - the5 تطلق جديدها بعنوان لا بزاف - الامارات نيوز". Emarat-news.ae. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ^ "The5 talk super powers and childhood memories". Gulfnews.com. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ^ ""The 5" تطلق "لا بالزاف" المغربية من أزقة بيروت". Sayidaty.net. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ^ ""على طبيعتك كون See The Real Me"... جديد فريق ذا فايف". Al Watan Voice. Retrieved May 18, 2017.