Karim Tadlaoui, in Arabic: كريم التدلاوي, whose real name is Mohammed Karim Tadlaoui, born January 10, 1962 in Fez, Morocco, is a Moroccan singer, songwriter, performer, and lutenist.

Karim Tadlaoui, born in 1962 in Fez, Morocco, grew up in Casablanca in a music-loving family environment where Karim was immersed in a love of music from an early age. His father, blessed with a beautiful voice and a fan of classical oriental music and Moroccan Malouf, gave him musical toys every Ashura celebration: piano, violin, percussion, etc. Later, after obtaining his Bachelor's degree in Experimental Sciences, Karim enrolled at the Casablanca Conservatory of Music. There, he studied lute, singing, choir, and Mouachah from 1978 to 1985 with his father's approval, on the condition that he not neglect his university studies, which he pursued concurrently at Hassan II University in Casablanca, where he earned a DEUG (degree in economics).

Karim released his first studio album, Mghamer, in 1993. His musical talent and voice captivated audiences, and he performed on stage in Morocco and abroad, including the Festival of Oriental Culture at the Flemish Theatre in Brussels (Belgium) in 1992, alongside Tayeb Saddiki and Ahmed Snoussi, then the Festival of Oriental Music in Florida (USA) in 1995, the Festival Les Nuits du Ramadan at the Cairo Opera House in 1997 and 1998, and the International Lute Festival in Tetouan (Morocco) in 2000.

In 2002, he was a member of the jury for the new singing talent competition show Noujoumwa Noujoum, broadcast on the Moroccan channel 2M.

In 2003, Karim Tadlaoui released his second studio album, Rfigue (Companion), produced by Artishow, a subsidiary of the Egyptian music label Alam El Phan.

He was a jury member and coach of new talent on the talent show Studio 2M for three consecutive years in 2004, 2005, and 2006. Nicknamed "The Lutenist with the Golden Fingers," in 2005 he composed the music for the TV film "Démande d'Emploi" (Job Request) directed by Saâd Chraïbi, as well as for other artists including Hayat Idrissi, Abderrahim Souiri, Abdou Cherif, Janat Mahid, Nezha Chebaoui, Sofia Sadek, Fatima Mekdadi, Mohamed Anbari, Hasna Al Maghribia, Hasna Zalagh, Mourad Bouriki, and Hatim Idar.

In 2010, Karim Tadlaoui represented Morocco at the 11th Music Festival of the Arab World Institute in Paris. He has been invited to tribute evenings for great Moroccan and Arab singers, including those for composer Abderrahim Sekkat at the Mohammed VI Theater in Rabat in 2010, then for Abdelwahab Doukkali at the Sidi Belyout Cultural Complex in August 2010, and for the great Lebanese tenor Wadih Al-Safi on the set of Morocco's leading channel, 2M.

In 2013, Karim was once again a casting judge for the talent show Studio 2M. A year later, in 2014, he released his third studio album, Mennek (Of You), which was followed by the instrumental lute album Safar Âla Watar (Journey on a Rope). That same year, he opened the International Lute Festival in Tetouan, Morocco. In 2015, he performed at the closing night of the Alegria festival in Chefchaouen and was awarded the Wissam Al-Moukafa Al-Watania (Order of National Merit of Morocco) by King Mohammed VI for the composition of the song Ard Albaraka in November 2015.

He then released the singles "Kadaroun Anti" in March 2016 and "Malzoum Bik" in November 2017, followed by the track "Chakwa Lillah" in 2019. In 2020, he returned to the studio and released the album "Taranim," followed by the singles "Assoura" in 2020 and "Ana Maghribi," a duet with Hasna Al Maghribia, in 2022.

In 2023, Karim Tadlaoui performed at the Maroc au Cœur charity concert, organized by Chico & The Gypsies and the City of Arles, to benefit the victims of the earthquake that shook Morocco on the night of September 8 to 9, 2023.