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Hossam Ziad, known as his artist name Siilawy, from Amman, Jordan.
Who is Siilawy?
With his beautiful voice, soulful music, and meaningful lyrics, 20-year-old Jordanian singer and songwriter Siilawy has managed to garner 370,000 youtube subscribers, about 50 million views on his YouTube channel, and 308,000 instagram subscribers all in about a year. His fans describe him as a human, more than an artist, as they highly relate to his lyrics.
According to the artist, sometimes his songs can be very “personal and bold,” because of the intimate details he shares about his personal life, family, and love relationships. “I have a song about my mom, who left me when I was an infant… People were surprised when they heard it because of how personal it is,” he said. Growing up under these conditions was incredibly distressing; however Siilawy noted that “the song, ‘leish trouhi,’ (why did you leave in Arabic) is now deleted from my YouTube channel, I did not want people to pity me when they heard it; however you can still find it on SoundCloud,” Siilawy said.
