Maamoun El-Meligy

Maamoun El-Meligy

Egyptian Singer and Composer 🎤🎶

Personal Information

Full Name: Maamoun El-Meligy

Date of Birth: May 5, 1960 📅

Date of Death: June 26, 2017 (aged 57) ⚰️

Nationality: Egyptian 🇪🇬

Place of Birth: Alexandria, Egypt 🏖

Profession: Singer – Composer – Former Architect 🧑‍🎤👨‍🏫

Early Life & Education 📚

Spent his childhood in Lebanon 🇱🇧, where his father worked and received Lebanese citizenship from President Camille Chamoun.

Returned to Egypt in 1970 and completed his education in Cairo.

Obtained the Egyptian High School Certificate, then studied Architecture at the Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, graduating in 1984.

Worked as an architect until 1990, then opened an art studio specializing in decorative items (paintings, sculptures, lighting units).

Artistic Beginnings 🎸

Passionate about music since age 15; learned to play the guitar.

Composed his first songs using lyrics written by his brother Ali El-Meligy.

His first music video was titled: “Fi El-Shaware’” (In the Streets), expressing the people’s frustration with poverty and unemployment.

Artistic & Political Themes

Known for his socially and politically critical songs.

Faced media censorship and exclusion from official stages.

Performed frequently at El Sawy Culture Wheel, which served as his main outlet to reach audiences.

Considered himself a follower of Sayed Darwish’s musical school.

Notable Songs 🎧

“Isrokh Besoutak” (Scream Your Voice)

“Ya Sha’ab Omroh Ma Thar” (A People Who Never Revolted)

“El-Regal Labsin Torah” (Men Wearing Veils)

“El-Helwa Di Ma La’etsh D’e’e’” (The Beauty Couldn’t Find Flour)

“Ya Baldna Ezay El-Seha” (How’s Our Health, Country?)

“Mowafqoon Monafeqoon” (Approvers = Hypocrites)

“Afty Ya Mofty” (Give Fatwas, Mufti)

“Bahr El-Khouf” (Sea of Fear – about the Al-Salam ferry tragedy)

“Ahmed Ya Saba’ El-Layl” (Ahmed, Hero of the Night – about junior police officers)

“Nahlam Sawa” (Let’s Dream Together – with Ibrahim Abdel Malak after Alexandria’s sectarian strife)

Album 💿

"Gheir Horouf El-Ghona" (Different Letters of Song) – Featuring poems by:

✍️ Ahmed Kadry

✍️ Osama Abdel Sabour

✍️ Mohamed El-Koumy

✍️ Zeinat El-Qalyouby

Musical Band 🎼

Formed the band “Oshaq El-Nahar” (Lovers of the Daylight).

Held concerts across Egypt and won several local and international festival awards.