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Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou; 21 July 1948), [1] commonly known by his stage names Cat Stevens, Yusuf, and Yusuf / Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter and musician. He has sold more than 100 million records and has more than two billion streams. [ 2 ]
A. R. Rahman – Indian composer, musician, singer-songwriter, producer and philanthropist; he converted to Islam along with other members of his family in 1989 at age 23, changing his name from A. S. Dileep Kumar Mudhaliar to Allah Rakha Rahman [179] [180] A. R. Rahman; Yuvan Shankar Raja – Indian musician; music director from Tamil Nadu [181]
This is the list of the Muslims in entertainment and the media outside Muslim-majority countries Comedy American comedian Dave Chappelle in 2007. Ahmed Ahmed – standup comedian, actor Humza Arshad – English comedian Dave Chappelle – standup comedian Said Durrah – standup comedian Maz Jobrani – standup comedian, actor Mohammed "Mo" Amer – standup comedian, actor [6] Hasan Minhaj ...
Chrisye – Chinese Indonesian singer; changed his name to Chrismansyah Rahadi from Christian Rahadi [29] Emilia Contessa – Indonesian actress, singer and politician (from Islam to Christianity back to Islam; known as Nur Indah Cintra Sukma Munsyi) [30] Zainab Cobbold – first Muslim woman born in Britain to perform the Hajj pilgrimage [31]
Zayn Malik was born Zain Javadd Malik on 12 January 1993 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, [3] [4] [5] to an immigrant Pakistani Muslim father, Yaser Malik, and a White British mother of English and Irish descent, Trisha Malik (née Brannan), who converted to Islam upon marriage.
Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam was born on April 16, 1973, in St. Louis, Missouri, to a Muslim family. [10] [11] [12] His mother is dancer Kine Gueye Thiam (née Gueye), and his father is percussionist Mor Thiam.
He is a singer/songwriter and penned by some in the media as the first American Muslim country music singer. His music is a hybrid of country , pop and rock music . [ 1 ] He has released 3 albums Generous Peace (2006) This Life of Mine (2007) and a third City of Lights (2011), the latter after signing for LightRain Records.
In 2015, Haydar and her husband, Sebastian, set up a stand in Cambridge, Massachusetts, inviting people to “Talk to a Muslim,” offering them coffee, donuts, and flowers as a means to “replace trauma with love.” [9] Haydar gained an audience after her social media post about their project went viral, and it helped her reach an international audience. [10]