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]
Beginnings
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.
X Factor
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)
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]
After X Factor
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]
Discography
Albums
Cover of Mohamed Ali album Keep It Simple in 2009
2009: Keep It Simple
Tracks:
"Rocket" (3:51)
"Keep It Simple" (3:50)
"Attention" (3:54)
"Holla!" (3:00)
"Satellite" (3:43)
"In My Head" (3:54)
"You Don't Even Know" (4:17)
"So Serious" (3:28)
"Raindrops" (4:23)
"Phenomenon" (3:03)
"Me and the Rain" (3:42)
"Ground Control" (2:17)
Singles
2009: "Rocket" (reached #12 in the Danish Singles Chart) [1]