# Richii

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**Richard Abicair** (born 17 August 1989 in Melbourne, Australia), better known by his stage name **Richii** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic): **ريتشى**) is a singer, dancer, songwriter, and music producer.[1] He sings in Arabic in a Western style,[2] and incorporates western [electropop](/source/Electropop) elements heavily into his music. His first two singles both spent multiple weeks at #1 in the Lebanese charts in the weeks after their releases.[citation needed]

## Musical career

After signing a management contract with producer Hadii Sharara and moving from Australia to Lebanon during his teens,[3] Richii released his first single "Dayeb Wehyatik" with an accompanying music video. The track became the most requested song on the MelodyArabia charts for a number of weeks in the summer of 2009.[4] "Dayeb Wehyatik" was featured in an episode of the [LBC TV](/source/LBC_TV) drama series *No2tet 7ub*. Because of his young image and pop style, some people described him as the "Lebanese [Justin Bieber](/source/Justin_Bieber)".[5]

Richii released his second single "Ana Lubnaneyoun", a patriotic dance track, in December 2009. The video, which came almost a year later, met with both acclaim and criticism due to its Western-influenced video,[6] but the song received heavy rotation on radio as a result.[7] Due to its heavy play in nightclubs and patriotic lyrics, it was dubbed "the official club anthem of [Beirut](/source/Beirut)’s nightlife".[8] Richii, with his director May Elias (chief editor of the Arts section in Elaph.com) premiered the video for "Ana Lubnaneyoun" on [Orbit TV](/source/Orbit_TV)'s *Al Youm* during the "3youn Beirut" or "Eyes on Beirut" segment.

On Valentine's Day, Richii released a promotional single to select radio stations called "Valentine", which he dedicated to his fans.[9]

His single "Gowa Hodny" was released in June 2011 and features a summer-styled dance video.[10]

## References

1. [RICHII Interview with Fanoos.com](http://www.fanoos.com/reports/richard_abicair_richii_singer.html). Retrieved July 12, 2011.

1. [Hot Arabic Music Blog](http://hotarabicmusic.blogspot.com/2011/02/richii-brings-fresh-approach-to-arabic.html). Retrieved July 12, 2011.

1. [RICHII Radio Interview with Sawt El Noujoum 107.8FM](http://www.imeem.com/people/exzYrHh/music/4voIKLan/richii-interview-sawt-el-noujoum-1078fm/). Retrieved July 12, 2011.

1. [MelodyArabia song charts](http://melodyarabia.tv/docs/more_topaudio.asp). Retrieved July 10, 2011.

1. [Nadine Magazine (28 December 2009)](http://issuu.com/abs6p/docs/richiiinterview_nadinemagazine_28_12_2009). Retrieved July 12, 2011.

1. [MusicNation Article about 'Ana Lubnaneyoun' Video Shoot](http://musicnation.me/sub-articles-detailed.php?id=3431&cat=2). Retrieved July 10, 2011.

1. [LBC/Rotana's Opinion Poll – Radio Rotana FM's Weekly Chart (24 December 2009)](http://apps.facebook.com/opinionpolls/index.php?pid=1261499198&_fb_q=1). Retrieved July 12, 2011.

1. [Fanoos.com Article](http://www.fanoos.com/society/richii_abicair.html). Retrieved July 10, 2011.

1. [Elaph.com Video Article about 'Valentine'](http://elaph.com/Web/Video/2011/2/632834.html). Retrieved July 10, 2011.

1. [Article about 'Gowa Hodny' Video Shooting](http://www.naklan3an.com/16231). Retrieved July 10, 2011.

## External links

- [RICHII Official Website](http://www.officialrichii.com/)

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