Mahraoui El Mustapha, known professionally as Mouss Maher, is a Moroccan Raï singer and musician.

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Mouss Maher was born on 11 February 1973 in Ahfir, Morocco. He emigrated to France during the 1990s where he worked as a hairdresser to support himself while working on his debut album.^[1]

Mouss first appeared in 1986 performing in La foire a common place for partying in Oujda back then. Then, he appeared in Sibaq Al Mudunn, a popular TV program that featured inter-cities singing competitions across Morocco, representing the city of Berkane.^[1][2]

Mouss then moved to Paris and released his debut album in 1999, under the stage name Maher,^[2] which wasn't a success.^[1][3]

In 2015, his song Lhmak hmaki gained traction among listeners in the Maghreb and among the North African diaspora in France.^[2]

Locally, he performed in festivals such as Mawazine, The Sefrou Cherry Festival, The Jawhara Festival, and The Moussem Moulay Abdellah Amghar Festival.^[2] Outside Morocco, he held concerts in France and the US.^[4]

He founded a Raï band named Dallas Music.^[5]

In 2021, he had his first acting experience in a Sitcom titled Kolna Mgharba broadcast by the Moroccan second channel 2M during the month of Ramadan.^[6]

He is married to Khadija Mhanna, a businesswoman and artist manager who represents many Moroccan musicians in Europe. He has a son and a daughter.^[7][8]

Beyond his career in music, he owns a hairdressing salon in Paris, and a hookah lounge in Casablanca.^[1]

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