Hani Shaker began his musical career at a very early age - learning the piano as a child, when his mother took on the role of agent as well as supervisor of his professional training. After graduation from high school in the early 70’s he started to study music at the prestigious Egyptian Conservatoire.
Hani scored his first breakthrough hit in his second year of college in December1972 with a song written by Mohammed El Mougi, “Heloua ya Dounia (It's a Wonderful Life), which his musical set him off on his musical career.. Although at that time the biggest legends remained at their peak, Omme Kolthoum, Farid AL Atrache, Mohamed Abdel Wahab and Abdel Halim Hafez they recognized his potential and supported him, so that he was able to become known among all these legends. Until today Hani claims he owes his greatest musical debt to Abdel Halim Hafez, a man who continues to exert a considerable influence on younger Egyptian musicians even after his death in 1977.
In 1974 Hani was invited to participate in a concert in Lebanon, which turned out to be a huge success.. and ever since then Hani has remained extremely popular among the Lebanese..
From then on Hani produced a number of his early hits “Siboni Aheb” (Let me love), “Kisma w’nasib” (Destiny and fate) and one of his most popular “Kida Bardo Ya Amar” (It’s not fair, oh Moon”)
During the 70’s Hani presented two famous Plays “Cinderella” and “Egypt”.. and three romantic movies “When love sings” , “We live for love” and “I love this and want that”.
In the course of his long and successful career, Shaker has proved he is not only a talented singer but also a songwriter of his own material including the whole album of “Albi Malouh” which included 8 Hits in the early 90’s.. and songs such as “Ma’ak” and “Katabetli essenin” as well as working with a number of legendary composers from the Arab World including Salah El Sharnoubi, Tarik Akif, Yehia El Mougi, Mohamed Sultan, Baleigh Hamdi and Ahmed Shata.
In spite of his love of traditional Arab music, Hani also enjoys modern songs which reflect contemporary society. He considers his own musical style a halfway point between tradition and modernity. So in the late eighties and in the nineties he started to act through his video clips including:, Lao Ya’ni, Nisyanak Sa’eb, Mat Hadidish, Albi Malouh and many others..
He has a repertoire of 20 albums to date.. including.. Albi Malouh, Bashak Dehketik, Koloh Yehoun, Hikayet Kul Ashe’Shawer, Ma’ak, Wala Kan Be Amri, Alli Edehkaya, and more recently Ya ritni and Garhi Ana..
Hani Shaker began his musical career at a very early age - learning the piano as a child, when his mother took on the role of agent as well as supervisor of his professional training. After graduation from high school in the early 70’s he started to study music at the prestigious Egyptian Conservatoire.
