Mohamed Ahmed Ali better known as Mohamed (born Nørresundby, Aalborg, Denmark on September 7, 1993) is a Danish singer of mixed Egyptian and Iraqi/Iranian origin. In 2009, he took part in Season 2 of X Factor (Denmark) coming third after winner Linda Andrews and runners up Alien Beat Club. After the series, he signed a contract with Sony Music that resulted in an album Keep It Simple and his single "Rocket" became one of the best downloaded songs.^[1]

Mohamed Ali was born in Denmark to an Egyptian father and Iraqi mother.^[2] He started early through an appearance in "Scenen er din" (translated as "the stage is yours), in 2007. His parents had been divorced one year earlier in 2006. He lived with hius mother Ahlam and three older sisters.

He applied for the Danish version of The X Factor singing competition in 2009 where he reached the Final 3 and was a clear favorite to win.^[3] He sang the following songs:

• 13 February 2009 (Hits): "1 Thing" from Amerie (Safe)
• 20 February 2009 (Hits made in Denmark): "Det er sent nu" from OneTwo (Safe)
• 27 February 2009 (Motown hits): "I Want You Back" frpm Jackson 5 (Safe)
• 6 March 2009 (ABBA songs): "S.O.S." from ABBA (Safe)
• 13 March 2009: (Bigband): "Crazy in Love" from Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z (Bottom 2, Saved)
• 20 March 2009 (Sanne Salomonsen and Dedication): "Efter Festen" from Sneakers (Danish band)Sneakers / "Dirty Diana" from Michael Jackson (To Final 3)
• 27 March 2009 (Final): "If You're Not the One" from Daniel Bedingfield / "Hot N Cold" from Katy Perry
• In the finals, he got fewest SMS votes in a closely-ran race in which he lagged by just 2% of the votes to the runner-up in Top 3 and was able to amass big number of fans through his Facebook site (more than 70,000 friends).^[4]

In May 2009, he appeared as an opening for Beyonce when she sang in Denmark.

Having signed a contract with Sony Music, he had a debut hit with "Rocket" a song that entered the [[Danish Singles Chart)) in week 10/2009. The single peaked at #12 in the charts and spent a total of 20 weeks on the Danish charts.^[5]

• 2009: Keep It Simple

Tracks:

1. "Rocket" (3:51)
2. "Keep It Simple" (3:50)
3. "Attention" (3:54)
4. "Holla!" (3:00)
5. "Satellite" (3:43)
6. "In My Head" (3:54)
7. "You Don't Even Know" (4:17)
8. "So Serious" (3:28)
9. "Raindrops" (4:23)
10. "Phenomenon" (3:03)
11. "Me and the Rain" (3:42)
12. "Ground Control" (2:17)

• 2009: "Rocket" (reached #12 in the Danish Singles Chart) [1]

Single CD also contained:

• • "Rocket (remix)
  • "Rocket (Svenstrup & Vendelboe Remix)"
  • "Rocket (Svenstrup & Vendelboe Remix) [Radio Edit]"

• 2009: "All About Love" by Anna David feat. Mohamed Ali [2]

• Mohamed Ali Official site
• Mohamed Ali Facebook page
• Mohamed Ali fansite
• Mohamed Ali Blog site
• Mohamed Ali page on LastFM