"Personal Decision" leads Hamza Namira to the Grammy race

"Personal Decision" leads Hamza Namira to the Grammy race
Hamza Namira

Hamza Namira expresses his happiness at being nominated for the Grammy race Hamza Namira: "Proud to stand among my colleagues"

Egyptian artist Hamza Namira announced on his official Instagram account that he is officially entering the 2025 Grammy Awards race with his latest album, “Qarar Shakhsi” (Personal Decision), competing in two of the award’s most prominent categories: Best Global Music Album and Best Global Performance. This nomination represents a significant Arab achievement and a major milestone for Egyptian music on the international stage.

Namira expressed his happiness and pride in this accomplishment by sharing a photo of his nomination announcement, commenting: "Proud to stand among my colleagues in the Grammy community, carrying Arabic music onto the global stage." He added: "I invite the Academy members to listen to the album ‘Qarar Shakhsi’ and evaluate it in the categories of Best Global Music Album and Best Global Performance."

Details of the Album “Qarar Shakhsi”

The album “Qarar Shakhsi” includes 13 diverse songs reflecting Namira’s unique humanitarian and musical style. He released the songs in four phases, three songs each week, before concluding with a final batch of four tracks. This strategy helped the album top the most-streamed lists on music platforms for consecutive weeks and gain widespread popularity in Egypt and beyond.

Hamza Namira’s entry into the Grammy Awards is the culmination of a music career spanning more than twenty years, during which he successfully blended Eastern identity with a global spirit, delivering music that expresses the Arab human experience with honesty and simplicity. His nomination is also a symbolic step affirming that Arabic music can reach major international platforms and that Arab artists now possess the tools to compete on a global level.