Bashar Murad (Arabic: بشار مراد; born 7 February 1993) is a Palestinian singer-songwriter and video artist based in East Jerusalem.

[1][6] Upon graduating from the Jerusalem American School, Murad pursued a bachelor's degree at Bridgewater College, Virginia.

[4] Since returning to East Jerusalem in 2014 and after publishing several singles in Arabic and English on his YouTube channel, Murad has built an online following.

[4] Murad started his career by uploading cover versions of popular songs on his YouTube channel which he created in 2009.

[7] Murad's collaboration with the Icelandic techno-punk band Hatari on the song "Klefi / Samed" helped him reach a wider audience.

[16] Amid the Israel–Hamas war and calls for Israel to be excluded from the contest, Murad's participation was the subject of multiple controversies, both with accusations that Icelandic broadcaster RÚV was politicising the event as well as allegations that he was the victim of racism.

[8] He is openly gay, and has characterized his artistic journey as a struggle against both homophobia in Palestinian society and the Israeli occupation.