Ibtissam Tiskat

Ibtissam Tiskat (Arabic: إبتسام تسكت‎; born 3 October 1992) is a Moroccan songwriter and actress who rose to popularity as a contestant in both the second season of Arab Idol[1] and the tenth season of Star Academy Arab World. She made her commercial singing debut with "N'dir Mabghit" (Arabic: ندير ما بغيت‎) in September 2014.

Ibtissam Tiskat
إبتسام تسكت
Tiskat in 2017
Background information
Born (1992-10-03) 3 October 1992
Fez, Morocco
GenresArab pop, Arabic music, Moroccan music, Moroccan pop, Middle Eastern music.
Occupation(s)Singer, actress
Years active2013–present

Career

Star Academy 10

Tiskat competed in the tenth season of Star Academy where she won the title of 'Miss Star Academy'. Tiskat was nominated twice on the show. For her first nomination she was brought back by public vote, achieving the season's highest vote percentage. During her second nomination, she stood alongside the Tunisian contestant Ghada Jeriedi and lost the public vote, which raised allegations that the show tampered with the results.[2]

2014–present

In March 2015, Tiskat released her second single "Maghribiya wa Aftakhir" (Arabic: مغربية وأفتخر‎). In April 2015, she released a single with Abdel-salam Alzayed, "Enta Ya" (Arabic: أنت يــا‎). In August 2015, she was a featured vocalist in Two Tone's song "Weli Liya" (Arabic: ولي ليا‎). In 2016, Tiskat released her first khaliji song " MAFI MEN HABIBI" and won the murex d'or for the best rising star in middle east north Africa region. In December 2016 she released her 5th single "MENEK WLA MENI" in Moroccan dialect which had a big success and became top 1 hit for 4 months on Moroccan radio top chart.

Awards

WatsUp TV Africa Music Video Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2016 Ma Fi Mn HABIBI Best North African Video Won[3]

Discography
  • Erja3 Lia (2015)


References
  1. Arab Idol - تجارب الاداء - إبتسام تسكت. YouTube.com (2013-03-22). Retrieved on 2017-09-25.
  2. Anwar Nizar (December 2, 2014) "Endemol's 'Star Academy' under fire for allegedly rigging votes". CNN
  3. Shatta Wale saves Ghana at 2016 WatsUp TV Africa Music Video Awards | Entertainment 2016-12-29. Ghanaweb.com (2016-12-29). Retrieved on 2017-09-25.
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