A Quote by Nora Fatehi

I really wanted to take 'Dilbar' to Africa and the Middle East in Arabic because it was also a perfect way to launch myself.

Nora Fatehi

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Nora Fatehi
Canadian - Dancer
Born: February 6, 1992

As 'Dilbar' has become a huge hit internationally, including Middle East, we have taken the song and re-composed it, written Arabic and Moroccan lyrics, and we recorded, with me singing with Fnaire.

Nora Fatehi

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