Ali is a rising star in his mid-twenties, practicing his own style in singing and plays a different tune than what is typical. He participated in the second season of Arab Idol, but was was rejected for lack of experience… but that was not the end of him. He built up his strength, and with a little hard work, he came back stronger on the next season of the show to prove to the judges what he can do. Band: Hussein Dawood Salman [clarinet], Fadi Sami Abdul Ahad [qanun], Naser Ayad Jasim [percussion], Yousif Muayad Hussein [percussion] Ali is a rising star in his mid-twenties, practicing his own style in singing and plays a different tune than what is typical. He participated in the second season of Arab Idol, but was was rejected for lack of experience… but that was not the end of him. He built up his strength, and with a little hard work, he came back stronger on the next season of the show to prove to the judges what he can do. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx