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.
Tsunami
Chawki Lyrics
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والله تسونامي أستر يا ربي
حبها تسونامي ضرب لي قلبي
والله تسونامي أستر يا ربي
يا أهل الهوى ويا عاشقين شكون اللي جرى له بحالي
ست أيام عيني ساهرانين ما عرفت أنا مالي
يا أهل الهوى ويا عاشقين شكون اللي جرى له بحالي
دمار، دمار شامل دارت لي عييت نقاوم غلبتني
دمار شامل دارت لي عييت نقاوم غلبتني
هجوم عاطفي خطير ما عرفت منين خرجت لي
هجوم عاطفي خطير ما عرفت منين خرجت لي
(يلاه حبها تسونامي ضرب لي قلبي (والله
والله تسونامي أستر يا ربي
(حبها تسونامي ضرب لي قلبي (والله
والله تسونامي أستر يا ربي
Live from Morocco
Live from Marrakech
What's going on here?
Ahmed Chawki is going crazy
It's tsunami love
يا قاضي الغرام حرام أش غاندير غير قل ليّ
قلبي اللي صافي تاب وصام خلاته يفطر هي
ويا قاضي الغرام حرام أش غاندير غير قل ليّ
قلبي اللي صافي تاب وصام خلاته يفطر هي
دمار، دمار شامل دارت لي عييت نقاوم غلبتني
دمار شامل دارت لي عييت نقاوم غلبتني
هجوم عاطفي خطير ما عرفت منين خرجت لي
هجوم عاطفي خطير ما عرفت منين خرجت لي
(يلاه حبها تسونامي ضرب لي قلبي (والله
والله تسونامي أستر يا ربي
(حبها تسونامي ضرب لي قلبي (والله
والله تسونامي أستر يا ربي
خطر، خطر والله خطر جابت لي تمام هادي
صعب، صعب والله صعب تمشي وسط الناس عادي
خطر، خطر والله خطر جابت لي تمام هادي
صعب، صعب، تمشي وسط الناس عادي
دمار (دمار) دمار شامل دارت لي عييت نقاوم غلبتني
دمار شامل دارت لي عييت نقاوم غلبتني
هجوم عاطفي خطير ما عرفت منين خرجت لي
هجوم عاطفي خطير ما عرفت منين خرجت لي
(والله) يلاه حبها تسونامي ضرب لي قلبي (ضرب)
(والله تسونامي أستر يا ربي (أستر، أستر، أستر، أستر، أستر
(حبها تسونامي ضرب لي قلبي (ضرب
والله تسونامي أستر يا ربي
حبها تسونامي ضرب لي قلبي
(والله تسونامي أستر يا ربي (أستر، أستر، أستر، أستر
حبها تسونامي ضرب لي قلبي
والله تسونامي أستر يا ربي
The song "Tsunami" by Chawki is about the overwhelming and destructive power of love. The lyrics express the feeling of being struck by a tsunami of emotions, leaving the singer powerless to resist them. The repetition of the phrase "حبها تسونامي" (her love is a tsunami) drives home the idea that the intensity of love can be like a natural disaster, leaving nothing in its wake.
The first verse tells of the singer's initial confusion and surprise as they realize the depth of their feelings for their beloved. They have been sleepless for days and cannot make sense of what has come over them. The second verse addresses the "judge of love" and asks what can be done, as the singer's heart has succumbed to the overwhelming force of love. The chorus repeats the idea that the singer's heart has been struck by a tsunami of love and pleads for protection and relief.
The metaphorical language of the song, comparing love to a natural disaster, highlights the common experience of love as a force of nature that can sweep us off our feet. The repetition of the phrase "والله تسونامي أستر يا ربي" (God protect me from this tsunami) throughout the song emphasizes the idea that, like a tsunami, love is beyond our control and can be both incredibly beautiful and devastating.
Line by Line Meaning
حبها تسونامي ضرب لي قلبي
Her love is like a tsunami that hit my heart
والله تسونامي أستر يا ربي
Oh God, her love is really a tsunami
يا أهل الهوى ويا عاشقين شكون اللي جرى له بحالي
Oh you lovers and romantics, who else has experienced what I'm going through?
ست أيام عيني ساهرانين ما عرفت أنا مالي
For six nights my eyes stayed awake, and I didn't know what happened to me
دمار، دمار شامل دارت لي عييت نقاوم غلبتني
Complete destruction happened to me, it exhausted me and I couldn't resist
هجوم عاطفي خطير ما عرفت منين خرجت لي
A dangerous emotional attack happened to me, I don't know where it came from
(يلاه حبها تسونامي ضرب لي قلبي (والله
Come on, her love is like a tsunami that hit my heart
(حبها تسونامي ضرب لي قلبي (والله
Her love is like a tsunami that hit my heart
Live from Morocco
This is a live performance from Morocco
Live from Marrakech
This is a live performance from Marrakech
What's going on here?
Asking what is happening
Ahmed Chawki is going crazy
Ahmed Chawki is losing his mind
It's tsunami love
It's a love like a tsunami
يا قاضي الغرام حرام أش غاندير غير قل ليّ
Oh love judge, it's forbidden, what can I do but tell me?
قلبي اللي صافي تاب وصام خلاته يفطر هي
My pure heart rebelled and accepted her, she made it break the fast
خطر، خطر والله خطر جابت لي تمام هادي
Dangerous, dangerous really dangerous, she brought this to me completely
صعب، صعب والله صعب تمشي وسط الناس عادي
Difficult, difficult, really difficult to walk in the midst of people normally
صعب، صعب، تمشي وسط الناس عادي
Difficult, difficult, to walk in the midst of people normally
(والله) يلاه حبها تسونامي ضرب لي قلبي (ضرب)
(Oh God) Come on, her love is like a tsunami that hit my heart (hit)
(والله تسونامي أستر يا ربي (أستر، أستر، أستر، أستر، أستر
(Oh God her love is really a tsunami (safe, safe, safe, safe, safe
(حبها تسونامي ضرب لي قلبي (ضرب
Her love is like a tsunami that hit my heart (hit)
(والله تسونامي أستر يا ربي (أستر، أستر، أستر، أستر
(Oh God her love is really a tsunami (safe, safe, safe, safe, safe
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Samir El Moujari
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استغفرالله العظيم من كل حرام نظرت اليه ..
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[lyrics translation]
Tsunami
her love is tsunami, it hit my heart
God it's tsunami, endure us God 2x
oh the people who knows love, oh lovers
what happened to me
six days my eyes are awake
and i don't know what happened to me 2x
destruction, she put me in a whole destruction
and I'm tired of resisting, she beat me
A dangerous emotional attack
i didn't know where she came from?
oh judge of love it is wrongful
what should i do, tell me
my heart which was clear, regretful and fasting
she made me break my fasting
destruction, she put me in a whole destruction
and I'm tired of resisting, she beat me
A dangerous emotional attack
i didn't know where she came from?
denger, danger oh god danger
she got me who's cool (calm)
it's hard, it's hard oh god it's hard
she walks through the people just normally
i don't know if you can feel the cringe of translating the song but i saw so many foreigners wanted to understand it.
if there's any mistake please tell me
❤
@alereal5458
One of my favorite arab songs!! Love it ❤, and also in love with arab culture!! Greetings from Mexico!
@larabet
This is marruecos song ♥️♥️🇲🇦🇲🇽
@alereal5458
Thanks so much for the information
@Dragars
chek this amazigh songs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzGcF_pH3TI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFAJ8kXzvio
@alereal5458
@Onelife wow!! She's got a wonderful voice!! Thank you ♡
@Dragars
@Ale Real u are welcome
That is the berber language, one of languages in Morocco and Algeria
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الاغنية فخامة بمعنى الكلمة 💯🇸🇾❤🇲🇦
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😭😭😭😭 تحية لاهل سوريا
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@ILY كل الحب والاحترام الكم 💚
@Leonardo-gl7xt
تحياتنا لاهل سوريا