Hiba Tawaji & Ibrahim Maalouf releases new single ais-moi une place

After celebrating love “À LA FRANÇAISE” with their first single “Je t'aimais, je t'aime, je t’aimerai” released on Valentine's Day, Hiba Tawaji and Ibrahim Maalouf continue their refined tribute to French music with the release of a second single, available today: a reinterpretation of Julien Clerc's iconic song “Fais-moi une place”

The single “Fais-moi une place,” an emblematic song of intimacy, becomes a perfectly tailored setting here. Hiba Tawaji’s rich, vibrant voice unfolds with raw emotion, while Ibrahim Maalouf’s quarter-tone trumpet brings his unmistakable signature, poised between restraint, breath, and vertigo. Blending French elegance, jazz nuances, and Eastern colors, this reinterpretation reveals the full delicacy of the “À LA FRANÇAISE” project: a tribute album to the French-language repertoire, accompanied by the French Republican Guard Symphony Orchestra, conceived as a declaration and carried by a cinematic sonic staging.

Hiba Tawaji and Ibrahim Maalouf had already caused a sensation when they performed Edith Piaf's “La Vie en rose” as a duet during the ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Victory of 8 May 1945, broadcast live on France TV to several million viewers. It was a highly symbolic performance that left a lasting impression on everyone who saw it.

A true star across the Middle East and the Arab world, Hiba Tawaji has performed in some of the Middle East's most prestigious venues. Considered one of the most beautiful voices of her generation, she also quickly won the hearts of French audiences. On 7 December 2024, she took part in the historic reopening ceremony of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. The performance featured the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, and millions of viewers watched around the world. A few months earlier, she gave her first major concert in France on the prestigious stage of the Olympia, with special guests Florent Pagny, Lara Fabian, Matthieu Chedid, Ycare and Madame Monsieur. Among her most prestigious collaborations are Andrea Bocelli and the American quintet Pentatonix, with whom she features on their latest Grammy-nominated album. Ibrahim Maalouf is one of the few French artists to have been nominated for a Grammy Award two years in a row. A true virtuoso, Over the past 20 years, he has collaborated with some of music's biggest names: Toumani Diabaté, Sting, Angélique Kidjo, AAP Rocky, Josh Groban, De la Soul, the Orchestre National de France, Juliette Gréco, Sharon Stone, Matthieu Chedid, Monica Bellucci, and many more. These collaborations are both prestigious and diverse, making him a true anomaly in the cultural and musical landscape. Accustomed to filling the world's largest venues, his meeting in 2017 with Quincy Jones, who became his manager in the United States, was decisive. To celebrate his 20-year career, Ibrahim Maalouf is now preparing to make history with the largest instrumental jazz concert ever organised, on 10 April 2027, at Paris La Défense Arena. The meeting of these two artists' musical worlds promises to be as moving as it is masterful.

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