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George Wassouf (Arabic: جورج وسوف; born 23 December 1961) is a Syrian singer.[1][2][3] In a career spanning more than four decades, he has released more than 30 albums, with a significantly large audience of fans in Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and throughout the Arab world. Dubbed Sultan El-Tarab (Arabic: سلطان الطرب), he is one of the most successful Arab singers selling over 60 million records worldwide.[4]

George Wassouf
جورج وسوف
Background information
Born (1961-12-23) 23 December 1961 (age 60)
OriginTartous, Syria
GenresArabic Music, Syrian Music
Occupation(s)Singer, actor
Years active1976–present
Labels
  • Rotana
  • Relax-In
  • EMI Music Arabia
Websitewassoufworld.com

Early life and career


Wassouf was born in Kafroun, Syria to a Greek Orthodox Christian family. [5] Wassouf started singing at the age of 10 in his hometown Kafroun. He was discovered by his first manager and producer George Yazbeck at a wedding party that Wassouf was performing at, aged 12 years old. At the age of 16, he was called Sultan El-Tarab by the Lebanese journalist George Ibrahim El Khoury, a magazine director, Arabic for The Sultan of Music, with his classic song "el-Hawa Sultan".[6] He became famous after appearing on the Lebanese show Studio El Fan 1980 when he was 19 years old as Sultan of Tarab.[6] Wassouf holds the Lebanese passport

Wassouf preferred not to shoot music videos for his songs saying: "I don't feel I can act... I really can't... I only find myself when I'm on the stage... singing, but the video clip forces me to act".[6]


Personal life


George Wassouf married his first wife, Shalimar, at the age of 21. They have three children: Hatem Wassouf, George Jr. Wassouf, Wadie Wassouf. The couple separated after 28 years of marriage in 2009.[7]

He was married to Qatar rally champion Nada Zeidan, his second wife. They divorced in 2016.[8] Their daughter, Oyoon, was born in October 2015.[9]

Wassouf has been a prominent supporter of President Bashar al-Assad's government throughout the Syrian Civil War.[10]


Discography



Live Albums



Singles



Clips



References


  1. "George Wassouf celebrates his 57th birthday on Dec. 23". egypttoday.com. Mustafa Marie. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  2. Skinner, Patricia (October 2004). Syria. Gareth Stevens. pp. 33–. ISBN 978-0-8368-3118-4. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  3. "Dh4.2m suit against syrian singer George Wassouf thrown out". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  4. Behnke, Alison (January 2005). Syria in Pictures. Twenty-First Century Books. p. 71. ISBN 9780822523963.
  5. "At the initiative of the national office for culture and information: George Wassouf in concerts in Sétif and Algiers". djazairess.com. Samira Sidhoum. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  6. "George Wassouf Biography". fleurdamour.blogit.fr.
  7. "George Wassouf and rally champion Nada Zeidan's marriage reaches the finish line!". Al Bawaba. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  8. "George Wassouf secretly divorces rally champion wife!". www.albawaba.com.
  9. "It's a girl! George Wassouf and Nada Zeidan welcome their firstborn into the world". Al Bawaba. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  10. Naharnet Newsdesk (19 June 2014). "Maher Assad Appears for First Time in Four Years". Naharnet. Naharnet. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  11. "Georges Wassouf to release 'Seket el Kalam' soon". egypttoday. 23 April 2019.
  12. "Georges Wassouf: This job, I do it for you ..." lorientlejour.com. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.



На других языках

[de] George Wassouf

George Wassouf (* 23. Dezember 1961 in Kafroun, Gouvernement Tartus, Syrien) ist ein syrischer Musiker und Sänger.
- [en] George Wassouf

[es] George Wassouf

George Wassouf (en árabe: جورج وسوف) es un cantante sirio, nació el 23 de diciembre de 1961 en Kafroun, en la provincia siria de Homs, en un hogar cristiano. En una trayectoria que abarca casi cuatro décadas, tiene gran recepción de fanáticos en el Líbano, Siria, en todo el mundo árabe y en el extranjero, es uno de los cantantes árabes más importantes que cuenta con más de 60 millones de discos vendidos en todo el mundo. También es llamado Abu Wadih (en árabe: Padre de Wadih, ya que su primer hijo se llama Wadih).


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