Toni Qattan
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Anton George Qattan |
| Also known as | Toni Qattan |
| Born | 11 August 1985 Jerusalem, Palestine |
| Origin | Palestine |
| Genres | Arab pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, composer, song writer |
| Instruments | Vocal, Piano, Guitar |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Website | www |
Toni Qattan, (Arabic: طوني قطان;) is a Jordanian singer from Palestinian origins, hails from the town of Beit Jala, he was born in August 11, 1985 in Jerusalem, his musical talent was born with him, where, in the age of eight, he began learning to play guitar In addition to piano, and then he studied composing and singing, also he holds a bachelor's degree in Business Management from the University of Applied Science in Amman.
Toni Qattan is the first Jordanian artist, who has spread in the Arab world without subscriping in hobbyists programs, and is the first to produce songs of his own and filmed a music video, which later became a role model for many artists in Jordan who were encouraged to produce songs of their own after they were confined to singing patriotic songs or renewal of the old songs.
Toni Qattan was born in a middle-class family, and despite the fact that his father works a civil engineer, but he was interested in music dramatically, and was interested in Toni's singing talent since childhood, where he brings to him professors, specialists in singing and strumming, Toni learned since his childhood playing the Oud and then moved to learning guitar and piano, as well as study Andalusian singing and old classic songs by professionals.
Toni Qattan joined University of Applied Sciences in Amman in 2003, where he wanted to study civil engineering like his father, but that during the first year of his undergraduate studies, he met the poet Omar Sari and arranger Khalid Mustafa, where he cooperated with them in the production of songs of his own, and here began his career professionalism, as he changed his study and earned a Bachelor of Business Administration rather than engineering.
Toni Qattan started professional singing in 2005 where he presented a number of musical works:
In 2005, he released a single titled (Awedteni Sahar Allayali "I am used to the sleepless nights") of Bilal Alsurri words and music by Toni Qattan, arrangement by Khaled Khawaldeh and it was filmed as a music video with the director Bilal Alsurri in the Luweibdeh - Jordan.
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