{{about|the Dutch-Moroccan DJ and record producer|the American rap rock group|Rehab (band)}} {{short description|Dutch-Moroccan DJ and record producer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = R3hab | image = R3HAB_BTS.jpg | caption = R3hab in 2024 | birth_name = Fadil El Ghoul | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|4|2|df=y}} | birth_place = Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands | genre = {{hlist|Electro house|big room house|future bounce|future house|future bass|dance-pop|slap house|bass house|Brazilian bass<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miami.com/get-ready-do-miami-music-week-baller-all-access-wristbands-sold-out-events-article|title=Get ready to do Miami Music Week like a baller with all-access wristbands to sold out events|first=Michael|last=Hamersly|publisher=Miami.com|date=15 March 2016|access-date=13 December 2016}}</ref>}} | occupations = {{hlist|Disc jockey|record producer|remixer}} | years_active = 2007–present | label = {{hlist|Cyb3rpvnk|Spinnin' Records|Smash the House|Liquid State}} | website = {{URL|r3hab.com}} }}
'''Fadil El Ghoul<ref>{{cite web |date=16 November 2011 |title=R3hab Chainsaws Katy Perry's 'The One That Got Away' |url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2011/11/16/r3hab-katy-perry-the-one-that-got-away-remix/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006224556/http://newsroom.mtv.com/2011/11/16/r3hab-katy-perry-the-one-that-got-away-remix/ |archive-date=6 October 2014 |access-date=29 July 2014 |publisher=Newsroom.mtv.com}}</ref>''' ({{langx|ar|فضيل الغول}}; born 2 April 1986), known by his stage name '''R3hab''' (stylized in all caps as '''R3HAB'''; pronounced "rehab"), is a Dutch-Moroccan<ref>{{Cite web|last=Greenburg|first=Zack O'Malley|title=Going To R3hab: How A Dutch-Moroccan DJ Became One Of China's Most Desired Acts|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2017/08/08/going-to-r3hab-how-a-dutch-moroccan-dj-became-one-of-chinas-most-desired-acts/|access-date=2020-07-18|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> DJ and record producer.
Ranked at number 12 on the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs in 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jenkins|first=Dave|date=22 October 2018|title=DJ Mag Top 100 2018 Results Announced|url=https://ukf.com/news/dj-mag-top-100-2018-results-announced/23026|access-date=26 September 2019|website=UKF|language=en-US|archive-date=7 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807132019/https://ukf.com/news/dj-mag-top-100-2018-results-announced/23026|url-status=dead}}</ref> R3HAB has produced two full studio albums and has remixed songs for a wide variety of artists, including 5 Seconds of Summer, Katy Perry, Arashi, Everglow, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Rammstein, Steve Aoki, The Chainsmokers, For King & Country, and KSI.<ref name=":0" />
== Career ==
R3hab began his career in late 2007 while producing the track "Mrkrstft" which was remixed by fellow Breda DJ Hardwell. His connection with what was then a small scene of Dutch DJs helped him to grow. After releasing ''Prutataaa'' with Afrojack, he signed with Afrojack's label, producing and remixing tracks.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=R3HAB Tracks / Remixes Overview |url=https://www.1001tracklists.com/artist/6xwwjn/r3hab/index.html |website=1001tracklists |access-date=20 August 2019|author1=1001Tracklists }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Deahl|first=Dani|date=5 October 2018|title=What's In Your Bag, R3hab?|url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/5/17926438/whats-in-your-bag-r3hab|access-date=7 November 2019|website=The Verge|language=en}}</ref>
Released independently, his 2017 debut album ''Trouble'' has gained over 500 million streams globally to date.<ref name="Deahl">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/5/17926438/whats-in-your-bag-r3hab|title=What's In Your Bag, R3hab?|last=Deahl|first=Dani|date=5 October 2018|website=The Verge|language=en|access-date=7 November 2019}}</ref> R3HAB's second full-length studio album received over 350 million plays, with tracks "Ain't That Why", "Hold On Tight", "The Wave" and "Lullaby" reaching the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic charts.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=R3hab|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/r3hab/chart-history|access-date=2 October 2020|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
In 2019 R3hab remixed ATC's 2000 single "Around The World (La La La)", which became his most streamed song on Spotify with over 634 million streams and features "A Touch of Class." The track topped the Spotify charts in eight countries and landed on the Global Viral Chart.<ref name="Global Viral Charts">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8504278/billboard-dance-100-2019|title=Billboard Dance 100 Artists of 2019: The Complete List|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Billboard|access-date=28 March 2019}}</ref>
In 2019, R3hab joined an artist management company called Dancing Dragon Management under Live Nation Electronic Asia for an exclusive deal to spread in China.<ref name="Deahl" /> In the same year, Liquid State, a joint venture between Tencent and Sony Music, said at the All That Matters conference that it had signed R3hab to an Asian distribution deal. As part of the deal, he will be releasing new tracks through Liquid State that focus on the Asian market, while licensing his CYB3RPVNK label's music library of more than 190 tracks.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/international/8530559/tencent-growing-sway-over-asian-market|title=Tencent Flashes Its Growing Sway Over Asian Music Market|magazine=Billboard|access-date=27 September 2019}}</ref> On his current world tour, R3HAB has performed in 116 concerts (as of 26 October 2019) and has featured Cash Cash and Alan Walker.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.songkick.com/artists/3314616-r3hab|title=R3hab Calendar 2019, Tour Dates & Concerts – Songkick|website=www.songkick.com|language=en|access-date=7 November 2019}}</ref>
On 28 April 2023, R3hab released the single "Rock My Body", in collaboration with Romanian singer Inna and German producers Sash!.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/rock-my-body-single/1680572127|title=Rock My Body - Inna, Sash & R3hab|website=Apple Music|date=28 April 2023|access-date=29 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/new-releases/|title=New Releases|last=Griffiths|first=George|date=28 April 2023|access-date=29 April 2023}}</ref> The single interpolates Sash!'s 1997 hit single "Ecuador".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://themusicessentials.com/music/r3hab-rock-my-body/|title=Multi-Platinum Artists R3HAB And INNA Team Up On New Dance-Pop Smash “Rock My Body” – Remake Of Sash!’s Iconic 90s Hit “Ecuador”|website=The Music Essentials|last=Bhanawat|first=Akshay|date=28 April 2023|access-date=29 April 2023}}</ref>
== Discography == {{main page|R3hab discography}} * ''Trouble'' (2017) * ''The Wave'' (2018)
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == {{Commons category}} * [https://www.r3hab.com/ Official website]
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