Who Is Saint Levant? The Artist Everyone’s Watching

At just 24-year-old, Marwan Abdelhamid, better known as Saint Levant, has built a burgeoning music career that reflects both a divide and a unity in his life. He isn’t just a singer—he’s a man constantly ruminating on identity, belonging, and self-expression.

Born to Algerian and Palestinian roots, Marwan’s perspective is deeply defined by separation—not just between cultures, but between his public persona and his private self. His latest EP, Love Letters, brings this emotional tension to life in two sides: A-side and B-side, each showing a different lens of his story.

The A-side offers an intimate take from Marwan’s perspective—soft, folk sound textures and words wrapped in English, Arabic, and French, showing off his natural trilingualism. It’s like he’s gently chasing a lover, still learning how to balance fame with vulnerability.

Then comes the B-side, louder, with synthy, ’80s Arab pop energy—a total shift to Saint Levant’s point of view. The track Diva, which dropped with a stylish music video, feels like a bold introduction to his confident, perhaps even cocky, alter ego.

The Diva video was an intense shoot—filmed across palatial, palm tree-lined villas along the Algerian coastline. Think Italy meets France, filtered through the lens of beauty, luxury, and nostalgia. We spent five, sometimes 12- to 15-hour days, crafting each shot. But it was fun—as much about creativity as it was about revealing Marwan’s struggle.

Behind the veneer of cool in Saint Laurent and Prada at Paris Fashion Week, there’s a shy guy who just wants to stay true to myself. Being itinerant for the past year and a half, living out of a suitcase, performing from Coachella to private shows in hotel rooftops, has its downsides—especially when your friends are spread out across the world.

Sometimes, all it takes is a call from mom to feel grounded again. Even with all the hype—being called an artist to watch, the Grammys buzz—he still says, “Bro, this is crazy,” every time he sees himself in the front row. Because, for Marwan, the difference isn’t just about fame—it’s about learning how to grow while staying close to the boy his parents raised.