House painter shoots to fame after viral singing video
STORY: This Egyptian house painter
has shot to national fame as a singer
Location: Cairo, Egypt
after a video of him singing
absentmindedly at work went viral
two years after he posted it
(Ahmed Salem, Singer)
“How could I post something on YouTube - and it becomes a trend two years later? What does it mean to be a trend to begin with? I’m not very good with social media, so what does it mean to be a trend? And what’s next? I don’t know. It’s overwhelming but it’s a beautiful thing, those who wait patiently get rewarded.”
As the video spread, several music
producers reached out to Salem
He's now preparing for his first album
and has recently put on his first concert
(Ahmed Salem, Singer)
"I cannot believe any of this, it feels like a dream. It feels like I will go sleep and when I wake up all this will all be a dream. I got so overwhelmed that I couldn't continue a family fishing trip and I couldn't hold my phone. Because a lot of people were calling me, I couldn't save all the numbers."
