Bilal Wahib
Bilal Wahib during IFFR ceremonies in 2020
Bilal Wahib during IFFR ceremonies in 2020
Background information
Born (1999-01-20) 20 January 1999
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Occupation(s)
  • Actor
  • singer
  • rapper
Years active2013–present

Bilal El Mehdi Wahib (born in Amsterdam, on 20 January 1999) is a Dutch actor, singer and rapper. He has appeared in several Dutch films and series like Nieuwe buren, SpangaS, Mocro Maffia and Commando's [1] and films Layla M., De Held, De libi and Paradise Drifters portrayed mainly in ethnic roles. In 2020, he won the Golden Calf for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Paradise Drifters in the role of Yousef.

Besides frequent appearances on screen, he also developed a music career with a number of singles starting in 2019. His debut charting single was from the soundtrack of the film he had a role in, De libi, resulting in the single "Vliegen".[2] His 2020 hit "Tigers" and his 2021 hit "501"[3] both topped the Dutch Single Top 100 chart and peaked at number 3 on the Dutch Top 40 charts. He was nominated to top 5 of the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Dutch Act for 2020 but did not win.

In March 2021, Wahib came under scrutiny after appearing in a controversial live stream on Instagram in which Wahib requested a 12 year old boy to show his penis in front of his audience in exchange for 17,000 euros, a request the boy acted upon. It was intended as a pun, based on the fact that in Dutch the same phrase can mean "if you can show your penis" as well as "if you can make your penis see". This resulted in Wahib being dropped from BNNVARA and his record label TopNotch.[4][5][6]

Filmography

Films

  • 2013: Mimoun, a friend of Ab
  • 2014: De verloren zoon, as young delinquent
  • 2015: Geen koningen in ons bloed, as Rafael
  • 2016: Fissa, as Yous
  • 2016: Layla M., as Younes, Layla's brother
  • 2016: De Held, as Tarik
  • 2017: Monk, as Younes
  • 2017: 7 Marokkanen en Jos], as Yessin
  • 2017: Broeders (English title Brothers), as Yasin
  • 2017: Malik, as Amir
  • 2018: Taal is zeg maar echt mijn ding, as an up-and-coming football talent
  • 2019: De libi, (English title About That Life as Bilal
  • 2020: Paradise Drifters, as Yousef
  • 2021: Meskina

Television series

  • 2013: De vloer op jr., in diverse personalities
  • 2014: Brugklas (English title The First Years, as Ravi
  • 2014: A'dam - E.V.A., as Samih
  • 2014: Verborgen verhalen, as Nas
  • 2015: Vechtershart, as pizza delivery boy
  • 2016: Toon, as Karim
  • 2016: Nieuwe buren, as Aziz
  • 2016: SpangaS, as Kaleb
  • 2018: Flikken Maastricht, als Ahmed
  • 2018-2021: Mocro Maffia, as Mo de Show
  • 2019: Remy en Juliyat (a modern adaptation of Romeo and Juliet), as Hamza
  • 2020: Commando's, as Aza Ouazani
  • 2021: Red Light, as Elarbi

Discography

Albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
NLD
[7]
El Mehdi 6

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certification Album
NL
Dutch
Top 40
[8]		 NL
Dutch
Single
Top 100
[7]
"Vliegen" 2019 —71 Non-album single
"Video Vixen"
(with Bizzey)		 2020 415 El Mehdi
"Doorheen"
(with Bizzey, Ronnie Flex & Ramiks)		 —15 Non-album single
"Tigers" 31
  • NVPI: Platinum
 El Mehdi
"Vergeten"
(with Boef)		 —2 Non-album single
"Jaloers" 4134 El Mehdi
"501"
(with Ronnie Flex)		 2021 31
"Paranoia" —13
"Ibiza" 182
"Streken van een duivel"
(featuring Frenna)		 222
"Mañana"
(with Rolf Sanchez)		 2022 —38 Non-album singles
"1234"
(with Cristian D and Lassa)		 —8
"Ik Space"
(featuring Fabienne Bergmans)		 2023 —4
"Outside"
(with Zoë Tauran)		 —33
"Simone" —74
"Opfok" ——[lower-alpha 1]
"Birkin"
(with Katnuf)		 —94
List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
NL
Dutch
Top 40
[8]		 NL
Dutch
Single
Top 100
[7]
"Donderdag"
(Kris Kross Amsterdam featuring Bilal Wahib and Emma Heesters)		 2020 2937
"Solo"
(Zoe Tauran featuring Bilal Wahib)		 2022 26—

Other charted songs

List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
NL
Dutch
Single
Top 100
[7]
"1%"
(featuring Kraantje Pappie)		 2021 52 El Mehdi

Notes

  1. ↑ "Opfok" did not enter the Dutch Single Top 100, but peaked at number 13 on the Single Tip chart.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Gidi Heesakkers (19 March 2020). "Acteur Bilal Wahib (20): 'Je moet te veel willen om er te komen. En je moet bereid zijn om er hard voor te werken'" (in Dutch). Volkskrant. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. ↑ Milou Milou. "Acteur Bilal Wahib dropt 'De libi'-track 'Vliegen'" (in Dutch). Funx NLdate=14 June 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Bilal Wahib en Ronnie Flex nieuwe lijstaanvoerders Single Top 100" (in Dutch). Ditjes en Datjes. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Is de carrière van Bilal Wahib voorbij, of hebben we het binnenkort over slechts een ontspoorde grap?". Trouw. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Bilal Wahib blijft voorzichtig met media-optredens". Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Bilal Wahib krijgt zaal niet vol na mediarel: 'Is alles wel vergeven?'". Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 4 DutchCharts.nl: Bilal Wahib discography
  8. 1 2 "Bilal Wahib | Top 40-artiesten". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Dutch Single Tip 14/10/2023". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 October 2023.
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