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Mahmood also won the Composer Award.
Am I going to be unbiased about this one? I can’t promise.
Not a pop song! Not a song about love!
Perhaps this can be seen as pop because it’s mainstream, but I can definitely confirm it is not about love.
It’s about family. Mahmood tells about his father, who left his family because he ran after money (soldi). Very touching, if you can understand the lyrics.
I love ethnic music, or whatever has some folklore into it.
The vocals are peculiar, but it’s a phrase that makes the song truly exotic.
Waladi waladi habibi ta’aleena, it’s Arabic and means “My son, my son, darling, come here”.
Mahmood (Alessandro) is Italian but got Egyptian roots from his father.
Yes, the same father who left home for SOLDI, SOLDI, SOLDI.
Placement in my top 5: N/A
