Mohammed Al Hillani better known as Assi Al Hillani, was born on the 28th of November in Baalbeck, Lebanon in 1970. He grew up in a large family with 13 brothers and sisters, of whom he was the third youngest. He started singing Lebanese songs at an early age among his family and friends. His interest in singing grew stronger so that at the age of 17, in 1987 he started his life as a singer officially when he participated in the “Studio Al Fan” TV program for young artists, and was the winner in the popular Lebanese song category. He studied music for five years, from 1985 until 1990, at the Higher Institute of Music in Lebanon and specialized in playing the Oud (oriental guitar) and in singing techniques. He has starred in many concerts and festivals including the Jarash festival, the Carthage festival, and in a number of concerts around the Arab world, Europe and America. He has released 13 albums and is firmly established as a major star in the Region. His most popular songs include “Wani Mareq Mareet”, “Ahebbak Gedan”, “Amshi Lihali”, “Mali Saber”, “Ahla Al Oyoun”, “Shoag El Sahari” and “Kayed Ozzalak”, all of which are included on his new ‘Best of’ compilation which spans his entire career to date. Following the success of “Kayed Ozzalak”, “Shoug El Sahari” and “Ahla El Oyoun”, the Lebanese superstar is back with a new and varied album, a new beautiful “Howara”, Spanish style with “Meshta’a La ‘Oyounak”, strong poetry with “’Ater Al Mahabah”, and many other songs in a wonderful album which includes 12 tracks as follows: <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Assi+Al+Hillani">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.