{"id":533,"date":"2017-09-10T12:02:07","date_gmt":"2017-09-10T12:02:07","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2017-09-10T12:02:07","modified_gmt":"2017-09-10T12:02:07","slug":"saudi-arabian-a-capella-artist-has-become1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/news\/feature\/saudi-arabian-a-capella-artist-has-become1\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabian A Capella Artist Has Become a YouTube Sensation And It’s No Wonder Why"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Alaa Wardi, a 30-year-old Saudi-born singer, has become an online sensation on YouTube for bringing a creative concept to the music industry- covering songs using only his voice, body and mouth to imitate instruments.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The a capella singer, born to Iranian parents, grew up in Riyadh and also studied music and sound engineering in Jordan. It’s no wonder he’s amazing at what he does!\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Videos like his rendition of the beloved Bollywood song ‘Jiya Re’<\/em> has garnered him more than 3 million hits on YouTube<\/h3>\n

The cover was recorded, edited and produced through his vocals, mouth and body only.\u00a0<\/p>\n