Tamer Hosny

If success is judged on Hollywood’s strange desire to cement imprints of celebrity’s hands and feet, then consider Egyptian singer as having ‘made it’.

His hugely popular songs and larger-than-life personality have long-since conquered the Arab music world, and the fact that he has become the first Arab music star to get immortalised in cement at Hollywood’s iconic Chinese Theatre, means that he is a talent of global significance.

While his core audience remains in the region, the widespread Arab diaspora have been crying out for more Tamer, leading to 15 concerts outside the Arab world in the last two years alone, and collaborations with global artists including Shaggy, Snoop Dogg, Akon and most recently with Jason Derulo for Coca Cola’s Fifa World Cup ‘anthem’.