Born Name
Fadil El Ghoul
Nick Name
R3hab
Sun Sign
Aries
Born Place
Den Bosch, North Brabant, Netherlands
Residence
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nationality
Occupation
DJ, Record Producer, Remixer
Manager
R3hab is represented by –
- Paradigm Talent Agency
- Coda Music Agency
- Three Six Zero Group
Genre
Electro House, Progressive House, Dutch House, Trap, Big Room House, Melbourne Bounce, Future Bass
Instruments
Cubase, Ableton, PreSonus Studio One
Labels
- Spinnin’ Records
- Wall Recordings
- Protocol Recordings
- Revealed Recordings
- R3hab
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 9 in or 175 cm
Weight
73 kg or 161 lbs
Race / Ethnicity
Middle Eastern
On both his parents’ side, he has Moroccan ancestry.
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Prominent nose
- Often has a scruffy beard
Best Known For
- Being one of the leading proponents of the modern Dutch House music genre.
- Having collaborated with some of the leading DJs and house musicians such as Calvin Harris, Afrojack, and Steve Aoki.
- The popularity of his singles – Pump the Party and The Bottle Song.
First Album
In September 2017, he released his debut studio album, Trouble, with his own record label, R3hab Music. The album managed to reach the 9th position on the US Dance album charts.
R3hab Favorite Things
- App – Twitter
- Cuisine – Indonesian
- Indonesian Food – Gado Gado
Source – Dancing Astronaut, SindhenApp.com
R3hab Facts
- He decided to use R3hab as his stage name because he feels electronic music is very addictive. Also, he felt it was short and really catchy.
- He got his first breakthrough in late 2007 after his anthem Mrkrstft, which he had made with Hardwell, became a hit in the Netherlands.
- In 2012, he was selected for the IDMA Best Breakthrough Artist Award.
- Impressed by his work, Afrojack decided to sign him up to his record label Wall Recordings.
- He considers Tiësto as his music influencer.
- In 2012, he started his own weekly radio show on SiriusXM called I NEED R3HAB.
- In January 2018, he hinted that he and DJ KSHMR were going to form an EDM supergroup.
- Visit his official website @ djr3hab.com.
- Follow him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and SoundCloud.
Featured Image by Kneuve / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 4.0
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