Manal
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Revealed by his YouTube covers, Manal Benchlikha has become the leading figure of Moroccan urban pop.
Manal Benchlikha, born on 18 September 1993 and raised in Marrakech, studied trade and finance while publishing covers on YouTube. Remarked by Hamza Ait Khali, partner of producer DJ Van, she released her first single "Denia" in 2015, which won her the award for best female artist from North Africa at the Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA).
After "Koulchi Ban", she became one of the first Moroccan artists signed by a major from the Arab world, Sony Music Middle East. Her video "Taj" (2018), shot in Marrakech, became one of the most popular Arab rap clips performed by a woman, followed by "Nah" with Shayfeen and "Slay" with ElGrandeToto.
Under her label Bench & Guess Entertainment, licensed with RCA Records (Sony Music France), she published albums "360" (2021) and then "Arabian Heartbreak" (2024). In 2025, she was chosen as the official ambassador of FIAT in Morocco and remained one of the most influential Moroccan artists of her generation.