Mohamed Ali (singer)
Mohamed Ahmed Ali is a Danish singer of mixed Egyptian and Iraqi origin.
Mohamed Ali also known by the :wikt:mononym|mononym Mohamed was born in Nørresundby, Aalborg. In 2009, he took part in Season 2 of The X Factor, coming third after winner Linda Andrews and runners up Alien Beat Club. After the series, he signed a contract with Sony Music. On the occasion, Karina Foss Fenn of Sony Music Entertainment Denmark was quoted as saying: "It is rare that we in the music industry encounter a natural talent like Mohamed Ali. Both in his vocals and his physique, he oozes musicality – and his voice has both power and a sweetness that makes his rhythm quite unique." The music will no doubt to reflect Mohamed's personality". This contract resulted in a debut album Keep It Simple of 12 original songs and his single "Rocket" became one of the best downloaded songs.
Beginnings
Mohamed Ali was born in Denmark to an Egyptian father and Iraqi mother. He started early through an appearance in "Scenen er din", in 2007. His parents had been divorced one year earlier in 2006. He lived with his mother Ahlam and three older sisters Fatima, Meriam and Asia.''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. He sang the following songs:| Date | Theme | Performer | Song | Result |
| 13 February 2009 | Hits | Amerie | "1 Thing" | Safe to next round |
| 20 February 2009 | Made in Denmark | OneTwo | "Det er sent nu" | Safe to next round |
| 27 February 2009 | Motown | The Jackson 5 | "I Want You Back" | Safe to next round |
| 6 March 2009 | ABBA songs | ABBA | "SOS" | Safe to next round |
| 13 March 2009 | DR Bigband | Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z | "Crazy in Love" | Bottom 2, Saved |
| 20 March 2009 | Sanne Salomonsen songs | Sneakers | "Efter Festen" | Bottom 2, Saved by public |
| 20 March 2009 | Dedication | Michael Jackson | "Dirty Diana" | Bottom 2, Saved by public |
| 27 March 2009 | Free choice | Daniel Bedingfield / Katy Perry | "If You're Not the One" / "Hot n Cold" | Finished third |
| 27 March 2009 | - | - | - | - |
- In the finals, he got fewest SMS votes in a closely run 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.
After ''X Factor''
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 No. 12 in the charts and spent a total of 20 weeks on the Danish charts.
He had a comeback through a release on disco:wax record label and distribution by Sony with the song "Den du er".
In 2010, he recorded with Swedish singer Ola Svensson and Norwegian singer Endre Nordvik the song "Fire" for the Scandinavian Nordic version of the film Camp Rock 2. The song appeared on the soundtrack album
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix
In 2013, he came back to take part in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix in a bid to represent Denmark in Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Unbreakable" written by Morten Friis, Michael Parsberg, Peter Bjørnskov, Lene Dissing. He was one of ten contestants to take part and qualified for the final 3 alongside Simone with "Stay Awake" and Emmelie de Forest with "Only Teardrops". Mohamed Ali finished second overall with de Forest winning the bid to sing the Danish entry to Eurovision 2013. Despite his failure to win the contest, "Unbreakable" proved popular and was released as a single and is only his second charted single after "Rocket".;The Superfinal
| Draw | Artist | Song | Cutfather | Lis Sørensen | Jørgen de Mylius | Maria Lucia | Kato | SMS voting | Total | Place |
| 6 | Simone | "Stay Awake" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 3 |
| 8 | Emmelie de Forest | "Only Teardrops" | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 26 | 1 |
| 10 | Mohamed Ali | "Unbreakable" | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 2 |
Discography
Albums
Singles
;Other- 2009: "Holla!"
- 2010: "Fire"
- 2012: "Ser dig"
Collaboration
- 2009: "All About Love" by Anna David feat. Mohamed Ali