Ali B
Ali Bouali (born October 16, 1981 in Zaanstad ), better known by his stage name Ali B , is a Dutch rapper with Moroccan ancestors.
Life
Ali B was born as Ali Bouali on October 16, 1981 in Zaanstad, North Holland .
In 2004, Ali B and Marco Borsato had the Dutch number one hit Wat zou je doen . In the same year he founded the music label SPEC Entertainment.
In 2011, Ali B became the presenter of the TV series "Ali B op full toeren" on the Dutch TV channel TROS . He invites artists from different genres with them crossover - cover versions to sing their famous songs. Since 2013 he has been a juror and coach in the Dutch edition of the singing talent show The Voice .
Ali Bouali has been married since 2006 and has two sons with his wife, born in 2009 and 2011.
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
NL | |||
2004 | Vertelt het leven van de straat |
NL19 (43 weeks) NL |
|
2006 | Petje af |
NL42 (9 weeks) NL |
|
2016 | Een small beetje geluk |
NL4th
gold
(86 weeks)NL |
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
NL | |||
2004 | Ik ben je zat |
NL3 (20 weeks) NL |
feat. Brace
|
2005 | Leipe mocro flavor |
NL2 (11 weeks) NL |
feat. Brace & Yes-R
|
2006 | Rampeneren |
NL4th
gold
(15 weeks)NL |
feat. Yes-R & The Partysquad
|
Wij houden van Oranje |
NL2 (5 weeks) NL |
feat. André Hazes
|
|
Zomervibe |
NL28 (4 weeks) NL |
||
'Till Morning |
NL38 (2 weeks) NL |
feat. Ziggy
|
|
2007 | Dit gaat fout |
NL20 (6 weeks) NL |
feat. Gio
|
Groupie Love |
NL9 (10 weeks) NL |
feat. Yes-R & Gio & Darryl
|
|
2008 | Rosamunde 2011 |
NL38 (2 weeks) NL |
with Yes-R & Brownie Dutch
|
2015 | Terwijl jullie nog bij me zijn |
NL32 (3 weeks) NL |
feat. Ruben Annink
|
2016 | Ik huil alleen bij jou |
NL29
platinum
(8 weeks)NL |
feat. Diggy Dex
|
let's go |
NL16 × 2
(13 weeks)NL |
with Brace and Kenny B
|
|
2017 | Glimp van de duivel |
NL28
platinum
(5 weeks)NL |
feat. Nielson
|
Voy a bailar ' |
NL9 × 2
(15 weeks)NL |
feat. Boef, Rolf Sanchez & Redone
|
|
2020 | Other half |
NL27 (... weeks) NL |
feat. Poke & Judeska
|
More singles
- 2003: Waar gaat dit heen? (with Karima)
- 2011: Summertime (feat.Brace & The Sleepless)
- 2015: Gekke kleine jongen ( feat.Glen Faria)
- 2015: Terwijl jullie nog bij me zijn (feat.Ruben Annink) (NL:platinum)
- 2016: Een klein beetje geluk (feat.Sevn Alias & Boef) (NL:gold)
- 2016: Douane (feat.Adje, Josylvio & Sevn Alias) (NL:gold)
- 2016: Dat is Money (feat.Ronnie Flex) (NL:platinum)
- 2018: Bentayga
- 2018: Dana (with Cheb Rayan & R3HAB feat. Numidia)
- 2018: Meli meli (with Numidia feat.Ronnie Flex)
Guest Posts
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
NL | |||
2004 | Wat zou je doen |
NL1
gold
(18 weeks)NL |
Marco Borsato & Ali B
|
2005 | Hartendief |
NL7 (9 weeks) NL |
Brace feat. Ali B
|
Het child |
NL38 (2 weeks) NL |
Brace feat. Ali B&J rock
|
|
2006 | ghetto |
NL3 (13 weeks) NL |
Akon feat. Ali B & Yes-R
|
De leipe Bauer flavor |
NL14 (5 weeks) NL |
Frans Bauer feat. Ali B & Lange Frans
|
|
2008 | Eeyeeyo |
NL29 (4 weeks) NL |
|
2013 | Muziek |
NL9 (4 weeks) NL |
Marco Borsato feat. Bag2Bank & Ali B
|
2017 | Ik ga away |
NL5 × 2
(14 weeks)NL |
with Boef
|
Slow down |
NL18th
platinum
(9 weeks)NL |
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike X Quintino feat. Boef, Ronnie Flex, Ali B & I Am Aisha
|
Further guest contributions
- 2006: Hard To Get (Gio feat. Ali B, Party Squad & Ambush)
Web links
- Ali B in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Ali B's website (Dutch)
Individual evidence
- ↑ imdb.com
- ↑ Ali B in the Dutch album Top 100
- ↑ Awards for Music Sales: NL
- ↑ a b Ali B in the Dutch singles Top 40
personal data | |
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SURNAME | B, Ali |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bouali, Ali (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch rapper |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1981 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Zaanstad , the Netherlands |