Name: Amir El-Refai
Homeland(s): Egypt and Germany (I'm both!)
Favourite Gloria songs: Oye mi canto, Can't stay away from you, Don't release me

Hobbies:
I am studying communication sciences as a major and philosophy and social sciences as a minor.  I am planning to go into multimedia or language research but I am not very sure yet.

As to my hobbies, I would love to one day have my own yacht so I can travel over the sea and enjoy this unique loneliness with my best friends.  I love travelling in general because it teaches you so much more about other people than just seeing it on TV.  The bad thing is that you spend a lot of money for it...lol.  Another dream of mine has already fulfilled as I wanted to go to Miami for a long time.  I love this city very much from what I have seen because it is so electrifying and hot!!!

I also love to listen to music a lot because music has touched me emotionally since I have been a little child.  It brings so many good memories and makes special moments unforgettable.  To me (as to many others I guess) it's the most touching language there is.  Sometimes I listen to music all day long while writing or cleaning up.

Obviously the internet has become one of my hobbies too...(an expensive one too..lol).  It opens more and more opportunities to daily life.  Some years ago I wouldn't have dreamed of having friends all over the world.  To me this is the most positive thing internet can bring to us!!!

Of course I love partying a lot....it is so much fun to have fun and to enjoy dancing, laughing and forgetting all-day problems.

How I became a Gloriafan:
I became a fan of Gloria in 1996 when I bought "Destiny". First I thought the album was strange but after listening to it over and over it began to capture me bit by bit!
I decided to go to the Evolution concert in Frankfurt...and what can I say...I was in heaven!
I never thought I could become such a big admirer of somebody's music and personality...but Gloria is something very special...she is definitely one of the most impressive persons I have seen in my life!!!

Click here to read how Amir first met Gloria
Click here to read Amir's Conga Bash '99 story
Click here to read Amir's Millennium Concert story