Marwan Abdelhamid, aka Saint Levant, was born in Jerusalem to a French-Algerian mother and a Serbian-Palestinian father during the second Intifada.

He spent 10 years growing up in Gaza, to which he dedicated his debut EP From Gaza with Love.

His first EP From Gaza with Love. During the battle for Gaza in 2007, Marwan and his family were forced to flee to Jordan, where he spent the rest of his youth until moving to Los Angeles.

Drawing inspiration from his roots, with influences that combine traditional Arab music, R&B and hip-hop, Saint Levant is an artist who has made a name for himself worldwide. He embraces the plurality of his own cultural heritage, the Arab community worldwide and the Palestinian struggle.

His songs, written in Arabic, French and English, have captivated a global audience thanks to their international appeal. Her latest album, Deira, evokes a hotel overlooking the sea in Al-Rimal, Gaza City, designed and managed by her father, an architect and entrepreneur. The Deira Hotel was once one of the city’s most beautiful structures and Marwan’s home away from home. It was destroyed by IDF bombing raids in recent months. Saint Levant’s upcoming project imagines the hotel as a place to return to: a personal destination, a landmark symbolizing a free Palestine. A unique moment, full of poetry and emotion, awaits you on the Dour Festival stage on July 19.