George Wassouf
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| George Wassouf جورج وسوف |
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| Born | December 23, 1961 |
| Origin | Kafroun, Syria |
| Genres | Syrian, Arabic Music |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Years active | 1975 — |
| Labels | Rotana |
| Website | http://alwassouf.com |
George Wassouf (Arabic: جورج وسوف) (born December 23, 1961) is a Syrian singer[1] with over 30 albums released. Wassouf's vocal style has been emulated by younger singers such as George El Rassi.
Born in Kafroun, tartous, Syria into a Christian household, he was called "the miraculous of his time" for his artistic talent in singing.[citation needed] 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 George Ibrahim El Khoury a magazine director, Arabic for The Sultan of Music, with his classic song "el-Hawa Sultan".[citation needed] He became famous after appearing on the Lebanese show Studio El Fan 1980 when he was 16 years old when he was known as Sultan of Tarab.[citation needed]
Wassouf preferred not to shoot 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".[citation needed]
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[edit] Discography
- 1984: El Hawa Sultan
- 1992: Rouh El Rouh
- 1993: She' Ghareeb
- 1994: Kalam El Nass
- 1996: Leil El Ashiqeen
- 1998: Lissa El Dounya Bi Khair
- 1999: Tabeeb Garrah
- 2000: Dol Mush Habayib
- 2001: Zaman El Ajayib
- 2002: Inta Gherhom
- 2003: Salaf Wi Deine
- 2004: Etakhart Kteer
- 2006: Heya El Ayam
- 2008: Kalamak Ya Habibi
- 2009: Allah Kareem
[edit] Videography
- Kalam El Nass
- Irda Bil Nasseeb
- Lissa El Donya Bi Khair
- Tabeeb Garrah
- Ana Assef
- Dol Mush Habayib
- Yom El Wadaa'
- Zaman El Ajayib
- Mat'oulou Leh
- Salaf Wi Dein
- Sabir Wi Radi
- Sihirt El Leil
- Etakhart Kteer
- Ya Habibi
- As'ab Furaa
- Allem Albi Elshou'
[edit] References
- ^ Skinner, Patricia (2004-10). Syria. Gareth Stevens. pp. 33–. ISBN 9780836831184. http://books.google.com/books?id=3Sq8XbuZeEUC&pg=PA33. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
[edit] External links
- Official Website http://www.alwassouf.com
- Official Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/GeorgesWassouf
