Moroccan Singer Saad Lamjarred Faces A Ban On Radio Stations

Saad Lamjarred, the world's most controversial performer, has two charges of rape.

Saad Lamjarred is undoubtedly the most famous singer from Morocco. But he has inflicted the wrath of millions of people around the world after receiving several accusations of rape.

 

The first doubt comes in 2010

In the winter of 2010, Saad Lamjarred was first arrested in New York on charges of raping a woman. The prosecutor' withdraws the charges six years later after an agreement has been reached during the course of the case.

That same year, the singer was re-arrested at the Paris Marriott Hotel Champs Elysées.

Saad's scheduled concert at the Palais des congrès de Paris is canceled. The accusation is the same - rape a woman from the French origin. With the help of Morocco's King Mohammed VI, the artist managed to hire attorneys to defend him.

In 2017, a woman of Moroccan descent claims she was violently assaulted by Saad two years earlier. This accusation she pulls it off under the pressure of her family.

A year later, 2018, Saad was once again arrested in Saint-Tropez. Although the performer does not admit it to the truth the prosecution is sentenced to pay € 150,000 and is banned from leaving France.

 

A problem with cocaine

According to the prosecution, the fatal night on October 26, when he was detained, was reached because of the use of cocaine and alcohol. According to the case reports, the 20-year-old victim has escaped her hotel room and reported at the hotel's reception desk, from where the police were called. The medical expertise has confirmed for multiple abrasions and injuries on her body.

 

Social media against Saad

After the latest charge (26 October 2018), a social networking campaign begins. Thousands of Internet users share messages using "Lamjarred out" and "massacres" (we will not be silenced). The purpose of the campaign is to get the radio stations to take off all of the artist's songs from their playlists. The radio - 2M and Hit Radio have already done it.

 

Awarded for his music

Saad is one of the most often nominated African performers. He made his debut in 2009, but he won his first statuette 5 years later. Then he has got "Best Song Of The Year" with "Enty". There are a number of hits such as: "Lmaallem", "Ghaltana", "LET GO", which are becoming one of the most watched Arabic songs on YouTube throughout history.

 

Five singles reach first place on the charts. "Ghaltana" heads Morocco Top 40 with his appearance on August 25, 2016, reaching an impressive 15.8 million views for only a week. The track holds the first position in the chart 24 times. His next single, "Let Go", improves his record and records a total of 19.6 million views.

March 10, 2018, is the premiere of "Ghazali", which is the highest record for the first week - a total of 23.3 million. The video remains at the top of the list for 13 weeks.

Saad's latest video is "Casablanca". It reaches 17.1 million views for the first seven days but stays only twice in the first place.

 

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