Yuri Mrakadi: Better Music, Less Persona

Yuri Mrakadi came out of Lebanon more than a decade ago and for the past six years has not said a word or given an interview. He made a pleasant movie with Hanan Turk and then he was missing in action. No one knows what happened with the man who looked like British singer George Michael. Yuri has always sounded like a wise soul that know what to say and say it in a new way, sometimes it works and sometimes it does not. He was a bit controversial when he came to the spotlight and many were not able to make sense of his style.

But it has been a long time and now I think Arabic music listeners have seen lot and have adjusted their taste...you can thank Star Academy show for that. So Yuri won't be a stranger to the music scene nowadays. Here is his latest song, and it's dark indeed. Mature it's and it sounds like a good rock song. The vocals of Yuri are back where we left off, and his style has changed, he looks a bit older too. The new look is slightly more ordinary and shows a toned down singer who wants you to focus on his song, and not his persona.

Yes, there is a model running around the sand and Yuri is standing in a dark room suffering his pain away asking for a second round and one more time for them to be together. The inscription on the model is good, but not the first time to be used in Arabic music videos. Here comes Yuri for your viewing pleasure

Yuri Mrakadi - Hada Mesh Ana / يورى مرقدى - حدا مش أنا