Wadih Mrad And His Super Awesome One Hit "La Tanhany"

The curious case of Wadih Mrad has always impressed me. He was a nobody one day and then the next he was everywhere in the airwaves. All of sudden he was the guy to watch, and his hit song made it huge. La Tanhany, or "do not bow" because only humans bow and as Wadih sees his loved one not to be a human but  an angel perhaps.


Upon his fame, many compared Wadih to the style of of another Syrian legend George Wassouf (Wadih is a fan and has dedicated a a tribute song to George Wassouf when he was in the hospital.) From my judgment, "La Tenhany" made is huge for four reasons and they are as follows:

1. The musical instruments sounded fresh foreign yet very Eastern.
2. Wadih's voice is so deep and his emotions were true in that song which made for a great connection
3. The production and the music arrangement are truly out of this world
4. The song is dreamy, yet real! One day life was pretty when we are together and then it's not!

I know Wadih made few singles after his initial hit and some of them were popular, but this Syrian singer seems to have been cursed as a result of singing this very popular song that he seems not to have been able to overshadow. The timing of the song was perfect and it was picked by all the right people and all of suden Wadih Mrad was a household name. Elias Nasser wrote the lyrics, Salamah Shaheen composed the music and they remain both relative unknowns.  
   
I know Wadih is still out there, but I have not heard anything new from him in some time, I miss that voice and rare kind of connections he could create with his listeners. 
Wadih Mrad - La Tanhany Helwa ElDonya / وديع مراد - لا تنحنى