[7] Azzam had a degree in electronic engineering, and has been regarded as the man behind the chamber of echoes "Hors-studio" or "off-studio".

In 1960, he released two songs in France that were influenced by oriental music, "Ya Mustafa" ("Chérie je t'aime, chérie je t'adore, como la salsa del pomodoro") and "Fais-moi du couscous, chéri".

The same year, he received the Grand Prix du Disque for the song "Viens à Juan les Pins".

However, Azzam continued his career by touring with his orchestra, and opened his own night club in Geneva.

Jonathan Richman, Rachid Taha and, most recently, La Bande à Basile [fr] have all performed covers of the songs "Mustafa" and "Fais-moi du couscous, chérie".