Hamada Helal

He used to record his voice whilst singing on cassette tapes. Helal has presented several albums and has presented work in cinema and television. Regarded as one of Egypt and the Middle East's prominent singers. His successful music career eventually led him to pursue acting. He is particularly recognized for his television roles in the 2019 series Ibn Osool, the 2018 series Qanon Omar, and the 2017 series Taqat Alqadr. Helal has also appeared in several films, including Hamaty Bet-hebbeny (2014), Mr. And Mrs. Oweis (2012), Amn Dawlat (2011), Helm El Omr (2008), El Hob Kedah (2007), Eleyal Herbit (2006), and Eyal Habiba (2005).

• Name — Hamada Helal • Birth Name — Mohamed Abdel-Fatah Mohamed Abdulaziz Helal محمد عبد الفتاح محمد عبد العزيز هلال • Other Names — Safir El-Qolob • Born — 20 March 1980 • Birthplace — Faqous, Sharqia Governorate, Egypt • Years Active — 1994–present • Occupation — * Singer • actor • composer • Children — 2 Rama, Youssef

Hamada Helal's real name is "Mohamed Abdel Fattah Mohamed Abdel Aziz Helal". Born in Sharqia Governorate, he and his family, consisting of a brother "Medhat", and two sisters "Hind" and "Nour" moved to Cairo in the Al-Zawia Al-Hamra area. Helal started singing when he was 5 years old. He used to record his voice whilst singing on cassette tapes. Many artists influenced Hamada, such as Abdel Halim Hafez, Mohamed Abdel Wahab and Umm Kulthum. At school, He sang during school breaks and entertainment periods. His relatives noticed the beauty of his voice, so they asked him to sing at weddings and birthdays. When Helal was seven, one of his relatives heard him singing and took him to a musician. He learned the music basics and was encouraged. The musician told Helal that he would introduce him to sing at his relatives' wedding. This was the starting point of his career. He worked from an early age in various professions while his studies and music career to contribute to the livelihood of his family, which was going through difficult financial circumstances. He joined the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels in 1997.

Helal met the artist Hassan Esh Ish, who after hearing his singing introduced him to, which made him introduce him to the artist Hamid Al Shaeri, who in turn introduced him to those in charge of a recording company. His launch was through a cocktail album released by High Quality, among many young talents; its success led to the producing company encouraged to release an album in 1996 called Al-Ayyam, and within eight songs. At the time of the release of Al-Ayyam, he was 16 years old. This album won the approval of the public at the time, and achieved wide success. Al-Ayyam was an entry visa for Hamada Hilal to the world of fame, as he achieved more than 150,000 copies of sales, after which he presented albums such as Dar Al-Zaman in 1998, and Domoaa in 2000. Bakhaf, his fourth album, was released in 2002, followed by his fifth album Waheshni in 2004.

Helal acted as leading role in television series Taqat AlQadr (2017) and Qanon Omar (2018). Helal was cast as leading role in a successful tv series Al Maddah (2021–2026) The show produced six seasons. Despite the success there were some critics who accused the show of superstition and sorcery, in Helal responded to critics stating 'El-Maddah' doesn't promote superstition, sorcery.

Helal married the Palestinian "Asmaa Samih" in 2009, and they have two children, a daughter named Rama Helal and a son Youssef Helal.

Films • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2005 — Eial Habiba — Eid • 2006 — El Eial Herbet — Hassan • 2007 — El Hob Keda — Seif • 2008 — Helm Elomr — Ahmed • 2011 — Amn Dawlat — Hossam/Afifi • 2012 — Mr. & Mrs Oweis — Ahmed Oweis • 2014 — Hamati Bithibbeni — Sherif Mortada • 2017 — Shantet Hamza — Hamza/Kim Polley Television • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1999 — Badara — Haroun • 2015 — Waly Al-Aahd — Khaled • 2017 — Taqat AlQadr — Abdullah • 2018 — Qanon Omar — Omar • 2019 — Ibn Osool — Hesham • 2021–2026 — Al-Maddah — Saber Al-Maddah

• A regional ceremony awarded him as Best Egyptian Singer. Reward is called Best Singer of 2025. • Earned best Arab single song for men "Bein Idek" (In your Arms) during the ART music, film and TV awards event. • Nominated for the Revelation of African Continent award.

• Awarded winner of lead actor in (2025) by DearGuest Excellence Award for his role in Al Maddah at the 19th DG Awards.