Back بيلي (مغن راب) Arabic احمد بلشى ARZ احمد بلشی AZB Belly (Rapper) German Belly (rappeur) French בלי (ראפר) HE Belly (rapper) ID Belly (rapper) Italian Belly (rapper) Portuguese Belly (rapper) SIMPLE
Belly بلشي أحمد | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Belly_2021.jpg) Belly in 2021 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ahmad Balshe |
| Born | 7 April 1984 Jenin, Palestine |
| Origin | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
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| Spouse |
Dina Rabadi (m. 2023) |
Ahmad Balshe (Arabic: أحمد بلشي; born 7 April 1984), known professionally as Belly, is a Palestinian-Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer.[1][2] Born in Jenin, Balshe was raised in Ottawa.[3] His debut mixtape, Death Before Dishonor: Vol. 1 (2005) was followed by eight additional projects until the release of his debut studio album, The Revolution (2007). After an eight-year hiatus in favor of songwriting for fellow Canadian singer the Weeknd, Balshe signed with his record label, XO, as a recording artist in 2015.
Released in a joint venture with Roc Nation, his eighth mixtape, Up for Days (2015), marked his first release on a major label and was led by the single "Might Not" (featuring the Weeknd) — his first entry on both Canadian Hot 100 and Billboard Hot 100 which received double platinum and platinum certifications by Music Canada (MC) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), respectively. His second studio album, Immigrant (2018), narrowly entered the Billboard 200 along with his third, See You Next Wednesday (2021).[4] His fourth album, 96 Miles from Bethlehem (2024) was released by SALXCO and explored political subject matter, namely the ongoing Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
In songwriting, Belly has been credited on each of the Weeknd's studio albums. He has also provided backing vocals and songwriting for American singer Beyoncé's 2016 song "6 Inch". In 2020, he co-wrote tracks on the Weeknd's fourth studio album After Hours, including its single "Blinding Lights", which became Billboard's Greatest Hot 100 Hit of All Time in 2021.
Belly was honoured as Songwriter of the Year at the 2016 SOCAN (Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) Awards for his "significant and outstanding contributions to popular music over the past year".[5] Alongside his SOCAN award, Belly has won a Juno Award, three MuchMusic Video Awards, and has twice attained a top chart position in the national Much Music Countdown. Belly has collaborated frequently with fellow Palestinian DJ Khaled.
- ^ Kalouti, Noor (15 July 2017). "6 Arabs who are quietly dominating the music industry". StepFeed. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "The Weeknd's success has a strong Ottawa connection". Ottawa Citizen. 16 February 2016.
- ^ "Rapper's lyrics anger some at Toronto's Canada 150 show". CTV News. 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Belly Talks New Album, 'See You Next Wednesday,' His Friendship with the Weeknd, and Getting Advice from Jay-Z". 26 August 2021.
- ^ "SOCAN Awards 2016 celebrate great Canadian songwriters, composers, film scorers, music publishers". Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.