We had the good fortune of connecting with Zayn Hesham and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Zayn, why did you pursue a creative career?
I went towards what I wanted, which is to become an independent singer, and I did not ask anyone for help, because whoever tries and struggles gets what he wants, this phrase I used to repeat until I felt like climbing a ladder that was difficult to climb and now I reached a point that I hoped for, but no matter what How high I go, this is not the end because I aspire to more and more, and each person who presents art presents what it is, and each person produces artistic taste according to the environment in which he lives. And I chose a refined taste and presented my quiet voice.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.

The most important project for me is the “Fatra” track. In fact, I didn’t expect such a high turnout for this track at all. When I uploaded it to the listening platforms, I didn’t care and left it for a while until I logged into my SoundCloud account and found that it got 10,000 listeners in just an hour. I thought it was a glitch. On the site at the beginning and I left it for the next day until one of my friends told me that my track had gained 100,000 thousand and I made sure that there was no defect, and here comes the sentence that I repeat: “Who tries and struggles gets what he wants” and until 2023 the track got more Out of 500,000 thousand listeners, the track “Rafeeq Elshawarea” comes in second place, This song also won the admiration of my fans, and until 2023 it exceeded 300,000 thousand listeners. And in the third place came the song “Mesh Bafakar” The idea of my track revolves around the different experiences that I went through, which may relate to some people, and this is what I try to make a general idea in all my songs. This is how I can communicate with other people who have not met me before But they hear what I give them of my songs, And the song “Ayesh Hayati” comes fourth. This track is related to the track “Mesh Bafakar”. Both tracks tell the same story, but in a critical way i say on the “Ayesh Hayati” track, “I’ve been through everything I’ve been through” the “Mesh Bafakar”  track, “I haven’t gotten over the things I’ve lived through”.

I am an Egyptian artist born in Cairo, since my childhood I dreamed of becoming a famous and independent artist or person, and when I grew up I decided to record my first track myself, and after that I listened to the song until I decided to learn ways to write songs, composing, singing and other things until I made my first path in 2019, And I faced people who frustrate me but I never stopped moving on after that, I developed myself, and explored more with Egyptian rap and hip-hop songs.

I released many songs, Some of which were popular, some of which I deleted recently during my retirement, in January 2021 after the release of the song “Rafeeq Elshawarea” I retired from singing for personal reasons and removed most of my tracks from all music platforms, until I came back again in January 2023 with two songs Two different “Ayesh Hayati” and “Mesh Bafakar”.

 

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
I love all places in Egypt and “Zamalek” area. Me and my friends hang out there a lot, Especially since it’s my favorite place and I live near it, We can go to El Sawy Culture Wheel, have a cup of coffee there and stand in front of the Nile River, I love classic things and I always feel that there is something beautiful in Egypt, and there are some other places that I like to visit it is “Downtown”, as it is a very classic place and I feel peace of mind in it because it is a relatively quiet place.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
Thanks for Allah first, My mother second, And my audience third. I strive to achieve the best in my music career and do the best I can, and my mission in my music work is to present myself with my voice and my songs, I have reached the destination I have been hoping to reach for years, And now I’m making it happen.

Zayn Hesham is an Egyptian singer-songwriter, composer, music producer, and audio engineer from Cairo.

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