Humood AlKhudher

Humood was born in Kuwait on 24 January 1989.^[4] He spent some of his childhood years in England before returning to Kuwait.^[5]

He obtained his bachelor's degree in Mass Communication from Kuwait University. After that, he took piano and vocal lessons in Toronto, Canada. He also studied a music business course at Berklee College of Music.^[6]

Humood began his musical career in 1999 as a backing vocalist for his uncle who would regularly perform at local events. At age 13, he sang Ummi Filisteen, a duet with Mishari Al-Aradah^[7] on the suffering of Palestinians.^[8]

In January 2015, Humood was signed to Awakening Records and launched his debut album Aseer Ahsan,^[9] which had the themes of determination and self-empowerment.^[10] The album included 10 songs, one of which was Kun Anta, that was accompanied by a music video which went viral.^[11][12] Aseer Ahsan reached number 10 on the Billboard World Albums Chart.^[13]

Humood married Mafaz Al-Suwaidan in 2010. She is the daughter of Islamic author and speaker, Tareq Al-Suwaidan, who is also a leader of Kuwait's Muslim Brotherhood.^[14] They separated a few years later.^[15]

Humood re-married, and has two children.^[16][5]