He rose to fame in 2013 after his collaboration with Moroccan-Swedish producer RedOne in the international hit "Habibi I Love You" (meaning My lover, I love you) featuring accompanying rap by the Cuban-American rapper Pitbull. The song became a big summer hit on the Middle Eastern charts and all over European, Asian and international markets.
He is signed to 2101 Records, label founded and owned by RedOne.
Chawki has been composing and singing poems since childhood. He studied at the National School of Theatre and Singing, and took part in a number of events and won several awards. He then enrolled at the Institute of Fine Arts in Tétouan, specializing in classical and Western singing, while studying musical theory.
In 2000, Chawki took the first prize at the Arab Music Festival, organized by "Maison du Littoral" in Tetouan.
He then formed his musical band La Paloma alongside other young musicians. La Paloma that made a fusion sound based on Arab, Moroccan and flamenco music participated for years to come on several national and international festivals, with big success and media coverage. As a result, he became a regular guest on Television shows and on radio channels, including 2M via the program Nasima and Chanel One. His hit songs included "Ya Lmima", "La Paloma" and "Sinine", the latter in collaboration with the Spanish band Librejano.
2009 and 2010 saw release of further hits by Chawki including "Inta Lya", "Ya Nassini", "Ghaly" and "La Paloma" with moderate success, despite lack of support by record labels.
Chawki caught the attention of RedOne during the production of the collective pan-Arab operetta work "Bukra" (in Arabic بكرة meaning tomorrow) in cooperation with Quincy Jones. Eventually Chawki was included alongside a great number of Arab artists in the project. Ahmed Chawki's breakthrough came in 2012, when he teamed up with RedOne. At that time, RedOne had produced Khaled latest album C'est la vie and the title track "C'est la vie" opening the door for further collaborations with Middle East acts including Ahmed Chawki. "Habibi I Love You", a multilingual crossover song with Arabic elements and western dance tunes.
The main version of "Habibi I Love You" by Ahmed Chawki featuring Pitbull became a big hit during the summer of 2013, with a live performance during the closing ceremonies of Festival Mawazine 2013 in Rabat and topping the charts in Lebanon, Egypt and the Persian Gulf area during summer 2013.
The song was notably a hit in France charting in SNEP, the official French Singles Chart with additional French lyrics as "Habibi I Love You (Mon Amour I Love you)" with vocals featuring French-Algerian singer Kenza Farah. The French trilingual version was launched with a live performance in Marseilles during the "Fête de la Musique" on 21 June 2013. It was popularized in Spain and all Hispanic markets with a Spanish language additional lyrics interpreted both by Ahmed Chawki and singer Sophia Del Carmen and rap by Pitbull. The song was a summer hit in the Netherlands through a Dutch version that included Dutch singer Do van Hulst, The Dutch version, actually a multilingual Dutch, Spanish, English and Arabic version was credited to Chawki featuring Pitbull & Do. It was performed by Chawki and Do on RTL Late Night.The song also sold quite well in Scandinavian markets owing to involvement of RedOne, who had started his career in Sweden. Chawki's song has been covered including in Romanian as "Habibi" by Nek si Blondu de la Timisoara. Ahmed Chawki released an official Romanian version that features Mandinga with additional Romanian lyrics. Chawki perfforms his parts in Arabic and Spanish.
The song has been subject to great number of remixes and appears in a number of compilations. It also remains greatly popular with zumba fitness exercise adherents.
Sofia
Chawki Lyrics
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نتسناها تتسناني شكون يبدا الكلام
هكذا طول ليام كيتسدوا الفوام
نسينا ݣاع العشرة لي دوزنا شهور وعوام
حبي لي كنبغيه مزال هو خطيني
حتى أنا مزال خطيه
شي نهار غادي نديه من هذا العالم
ونمشي ونهرب به
صوفية، صوفية غالية عليّ
وخا الخصام راك عزيز عليّ
والله إنت ليّ يا صوفية
نخسر دنيا غير تيقي بيّ
صوفية، صوفية غالية عليّ
وخا الخصام راك عزيز عليّ
والله إنت ليّ يا صوفية
نخسر دنيا غير تيقي بيّ
قولي لي غير علاش
كنلومك وتلوميني وجرحنا ما تبراش
قولي لي غير وقتاش نعيشو كيف الناس
نكونوا كيف زمان أنا وإنت ديما لاباس
حبي لي كنبغيه مزال هو خطيني
حتى أنا مزال خطيه
شي نهار غادي نديه من هذا العالم
ونمشي ونهرب به
صوفية، صوفية غالية عليّ
وخا الخصام راك عزيزة عليّ
والله إنت ليّ يا صوفية
نخسر دنيا غير تيقي بيّ
صوفية، صوفية غالية عليّ
وخا الخصام راك عزيزة عليّ
والله إنت ليّ يا صوفية
نخسر دنيا غير تيقي بيّ
وين غادى وين بالمشاكل مستقبلنا ما باين
سنين وأنا نساين باش نعيشو إنت وأنا بالمحاين
وين غادى وين بالمشاكل مستقبلنا ما باين
سنين وأنا نساين باش نعيشو إنت وأنا بالمحاين
صوفية، صوفية غالية عليّ
وخا الخصام راك عزيزة عليّ
والله إنت ليّ يا صوفية
نخسر دنيا غير تيقي بيّ
صوفية، صوفية غالية عليّ
وخا الخصام راك عزيزة عليّ
والله إنت ليّ يا صوفية
نخسر دنيا غير تيقي بيّ
صوفية، صوفية غالية عليّ
وخا الخصام راك عزيزة عليّ
والله إنت ليّ يا صوفية
نخسر دنيا غير تيقي بيّ
The lyrics of Chawki's song Sophia are about a couple who constantly fight but still hold a deep love for each other. The first stanza talks about how arguments seem to always occur in their relationship, and they both wait for the other to make the first move to start talking again. Despite the arguments, the singer’s love for Sophia remains unchanged. They have been together for several months, but they have forgotten the tenderness they once had for each other.
The chorus illustrates Sophia's importance to the singer. He declares his love for her and states that he treasures her more than anything else in the world. He feels that their argument cannot separate them as she is an integral part of his life. The second stanza shows the singer imploring Sophia to tell him why they fight so much and how they can resolve their issues. He wishes to go back to the early stages of their relationship when things were smooth and comfortable between them. The third stanza repeats the chorus, with the singer proclaiming again how Sophia is his everything and how he cannot lose her for any reason.
Line by Line Meaning
ديما في الخصام
Always in arguments
نتسناها تتسناني شكون يبدا الكلام
We wait, who will start talking first
هكذا طول ليام كيتسدوا الفوام
This way, for a long time, the misunderstandings continue to grow
نسينا ݣاع العشرة لي دوزنا شهور وعوام
We forgot all the love we had for months and years
حبي لي كنبغيه مزال هو خطيني
My love for him that I still have is my line
حتى أنا مزال خطيه
And even me, I am still in my line
شي نهار غادي نديه من هذا العالم ونمشي ونهرب به
One day we'll run away from this world and escape together
صوفية، صوفية غالية عليّ
Sophia, Sophia, you're precious to me
وخا الخصام راك عزيز عليّ
Even arguments, I hold dear to me when they're with you
والله إنت ليّ يا صوفية
By Allah, you're mine Sophia
نخسر دنيا غير تيقي بيّ
We'll lose everything but each other
قولي لي غير علاش
Tell me, why else?
كنلومك وتلوميني وجرحنا ما تبراش
Blame yourself and blame me, but our wounds won't heal
قولي لي غير وقتاش نعيشو كيف الناس
Tell me, when else can we live like other people?
نكونوا كيف زمان أنا وإنت ديما لاباس
We'll be like we used to be, you and I, always okay
وين غادى وين بالمشاكل مستقبلنا ما باين
Where are we going, where are we with these problems? Our future is unclear
سنين وأنا نساين باش نعيشو إنت وأنا بالمحاين
Years go by and we forget why we're living in argument with each other
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Othmane Adrenaline
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