Here is where Iāll be compiling a big list of things about Tamino. Iāll be gathering all of my information from interviews, videos, photos, songs, etc. It will be continuously edited and added on to as time goes on.
His full name is Tamino-Amir Moharam Fouad.
He was born on October 24th, 1996 in Mortsel, Antwerp.
He has two first namesā Tamino, after Prince Tamino in Mozartās opera The Magic Flute, and Amir, which means āprinceā in Arabic/Hebrew.
Taminoās grandfather is Moharam Fouad, a renowned Egyptian singer and actor.
Tamino was only six when his grandfather passed away, so he didnāt get to know him personally, although he wishes he had.
His parents split up when he was just three and he lived with his mother in Belgium for his entire childhood.
His first language is Dutch although, in school, he had to learn French (and then claimed he wasnāt really good at speaking it.)
He has a younger brother named Ramy, theyāre four years apart in age.
He describes that his mother was very āfreeā and āopen-mindedā and played music of all genres very often, which exposed Tamino to a lot of it.
Around eight years old, Tamino was listening to John Lennonās āImagineā and, for the first time, he was very interested in a song and asked who the artist was.
He wrote his first ever song when he was fourteen and it was for a girl (context clues tells me it was some cheesy love song) and it ādidnāt work out.ā
When he was seventeen, he moved to Amsterdam in the Netherlands to focus on music in school.
There, he had an apartment with a couple roommates (although I donāt know how many, it was briefly touched upon.)
While living in the city, he reportedly felt āalone and very confused.ā
At eighteen years old, he wrote Habibi as his first official song.
In November 2016 around twenty or nineteen years old, Tamino was invited by Belgian band Het Zesde Metaal to play a Radio 1 session. He made a good impression and was immediately picked up by the station.
In 2017, he won a musical contest being held by Studio Brussels. This was mostly the kickstart into his career. He began to have concerts shortly after.
After a performance, Radioheadās bassist Colin Greenwood approached him and Tamino asked if they could play together, to which Colin agreed. They typically play together even in present day.
From then on, his music began picking up worldwide. Many people became fans no matter the region.
Similarly to Ramy, Tamino has been featured in some modeling.
In 2018, he fully completed and released his first album, Amir.
In 2019, he went on a tour in North America and it was his first time there.
Continuing into 2020, he has a couple of concerts in the northern part of the U.S. and some big cities in Canada, all of which were eventually canceled in March 2020 when Coronavirus became threatening.
He dislikes being called āThe New Sound of the Nile,ā feeling it disrespects his grandfather. (He proposed a hypothetical situation saying āWhat if, in 20 years, my children get called The New Tamino?ā)
If he were a crayon, heād be a black one because he enjoys the color. (And, yes, he does acknowledge itās not really a color.)
Heās somewhat of a philanthropist at heart, saying heād donate most of his money (if he won the lottery) to smaller causes that truly needed it, or friends and family.
His favorite band from the 90ās is Soundgarden.
He thinks going diving is scary because of the waterās pressure on his ears (?)
His favorite Arabic word is eajib, which means āweird.ā
His favorite English word is heart! Aww!
He likes sandy/earthy colors a lot. (Boy must love his neutrals/nudes.)
Prefers leather jackets over denim and believes that āthereās at least one leather jacket out there for everyone.ā
Prefers sunrise over sunset.
Prefers the moon over the sun.
Prefers cookies and milk over orange juice.
(This is suspect to change, since itās just things I personally picked up on social clues.)
He loves kids and most likely would want his own someday.
Heās very humble, can take compliments but gets very modest at times with his own success and talent.
He is very respectful! He has decent manners and will say thank you, youāre welcome, etc. a LOT.
Not the best conversationalist, especially if the question is too complicated or awkward for him to think on. (This typically only happens in English, though, as Iāve noticed he tends to open up more in Dutch. It could be a comfort or language thing, I donāt know.) Exmaples is this are him saying āand yeah,ā āum,ā ā...ā āitās good/great/amazing.ā
He is a very deep individual and seems to understand more to life than many do.
He is a romantic poet, which is an artistic, literary, musical and intellectual movement that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century (and didnt last long after that, but Iād still consider him a romantic.) Poetry like this pertains ideas of supernaturalism, nature, and grand emotions.
He is very welcoming of people no matter their opinions or where they come from and he enjoys seeing the unity and balance that everyone brings, especially to a concert.
He is somewhat of an introvert, usually not that active on social media and just generally a quiet person overall.
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