# El Mehdi

Artist · Montréal, QC

El Mehdi is a Montréal singer-songwriter, producer, director, and multidisciplinary artist whose multilingual pop combines electronic production with chaabi, Amazigh, Gnawa, and broader Maghrebi influences.

## Links

- [Official site](https://petalemusique.com/elmedhi/)
- [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/2JSanFrSbCNhXIolgRbW9T)
- [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/el-mehdi/1779973063)

## Sources

- [Current Pétale Musique artist profile identifying El Mehdi as a Montréal singer-songwriter born in Morocco, raised in Quebec, working in Arabic, French, and English, and linking the exact Spotify and Apple identities](https://petalemusique.com/elmedhi/) — 2026-07-16
- [Official Pétale Musique contact page retained only as the safe public route for professional inquiries](https://petalemusique.com/contact/) — 2026-07-16
- [Current PHI Habitat Sonore program identifying El Mehdi as a Montréal singer-songwriter and multidisciplinary artist and documenting the five-track SALAM project from April through June 2026](https://phi.ca/fr/evenements/habitat-sonore-eveil-printanier/) — 2026-07-16
- [Official PHI profile documenting Mehdi Bahmad's 2022 PHI North residency for Quebec-based musicians, artistic background, songwriting, and performance](https://phi.ca/en/antenna/mehdi-bahmad-phi-north/) — 2026-07-16
- [February 2026 Le Matin report documenting the five-track SALAM project, Arabic, French, and English languages, El Mehdi and Sūn Jùn production credits, Wake Island collaboration, and work across Quebec, Morocco, and France](https://lematin.ma/culture/el-mehdi-publie-son-premier-ep-salam/328684) — 2026-07-16
- [Exact Spotify artist 2JSanFrSbCNhXIolgRbW9T now canonically named El Mehdi with provider media and four principal release containers available in Canada](https://open.spotify.com/artist/2JSanFrSbCNhXIolgRbW9T) — 2026-07-16
- [Exact Apple Music artist 1779973063 matching the current El Mehdi catalog and explicitly classifying SALAM as a five-song EP](https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/el-mehdi/1779973063) — 2026-07-16
- [MusicBrainz artist 79f195e0-0b36-40ed-9d95-261e876afc9d retained as a stable cross-check for the earlier Mehdi Bahmad identity](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/79f195e0-0b36-40ed-9d95-261e876afc9d) — 2026-07-16
- [Wikidata Q60483395 retained as the Canadian discovery registry identity for Mehdi Bahmad](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60483395) — 2026-07-16
- [Exact Spotify Arabic SALAM two-track single dated June 5, 2026, released by RENAISSANCE with UPC 199806866122](https://open.spotify.com/album/6e5aMlisdXGXh125na1p4W) — 2026-07-16
- [Exact Spotify five-track SALAM container dated January 30, 2026, released by RENAISSANCE with UPC 199806578070 and normalized as an EP from Apple and editorial evidence](https://open.spotify.com/album/5TzrO4jaPC69sPHXleUTRc) — 2026-07-16
- [Exact Spotify ENCORE single dated May 30, 2025, released by RENAISSANCE with UPC 199350220838](https://open.spotify.com/album/0FASedi42N2nLycjan4HPh) — 2026-07-16
- [Exact Spotify EL KASS HLOU single dated November 28, 2024, released by RENAISSANCE with UPC 198846661186](https://open.spotify.com/album/6tZmamCVZALGoNNJY49OlY) — 2026-07-16

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Profile: https://musiclist.ca/artist/el-mehdi
Last checked: 2026-07-16