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The Iraqi Backstreet Boys
Caroline Hawley meets the Iraqi boyband Unknown to No-one who, after years of separation and uncertainty following the war in Iraq, have reformed in Beirut.
Caroline Hawley meets the Iraqi boyband Unknown to No-one who, after years of separation and uncertainty, have reformed in Beirut.
Formed in the last days of Saddam Hussein's regime, Caroline first met them during the chaotic aftermath of the fall of the regime, when they hoped that their love songs would make them a hit in the West. She hears their stories about life in exile, about having to sing for Saddam and finds out what has happened to their dreams of stardom.
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