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Biography
BLP sources|date=May 2011Infobox musical artist| name = George Wassouf lang|ar|???? ????| image = George Wassouf.jpg| background = solo_singer| birth_date = birth date and age|1961|12|23| origin = Kafroun , Syria | genre = Music of Syria|Syrian , Arabic Music | occupation = Singer | years_active = 1975 & mdash;| label = Rotana Records|Rotana | website = http://alwassouf.com George Wassouf (lang-ar|???? ????) (born December 23, 1961) is a Syrian people|Syrian singer cite book|last=Skinner|first=Patricia|title=Syria|url= http://books.google.com/books? id=3Sq8XbuZeEUC& pg=PA33|accessdate=17 May 2011|date=2004-10|publisher=Gareth Stevens|isbn=9780836831184|pages=33– with over 30 albums released. Wassouf's vocal style has been emulated by younger singers such as George El Rassi.
Born in Kafroun , tartous Governorate|tartous , Syria into a Christian household, he was called "the miraculous of his time" for his artistic talent in singing.citation needed|date=June 2011Wassouf 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|date=June 2011 He became famous after appearing on the Lebanon|Lebanese show Studio El Fan 1980 when he was 16 years old when he was known as Sultan of Tarab .citation needed|date=June 2011 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|date=June 2011
Discography
http://alwassouf.com/albums/16.php 1984: El Hawa Sultan
http://alwassouf.com/albums/15.php 1992: Rouh El Rouh
http://alwassouf.com/videos/12.php Zaman El Ajayib
http://alwassouf.com/videos/13.php Mat'oulou Leh
http://alwassouf.com/videos/9.php Salaf Wi Dein
http://alwassouf.com/videos/10.php Sabir Wi Radi
http://alwassouf.com/videos/8.php Sihirt El Leil
http://alwassouf.com/videos/7.php Etakhart Kteer
http://alwassouf.com/videos/6.php Ya Habibi
http://alwassouf.com/videos/5.php As'ab Furaa
http://alwassouf.com/videos/3.php Allem Albi Elshou'
References
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External links
Official Website http://www.alwassouf.com
Official Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/GeorgesWassouf
Arabic Pop Persondata | NAME =Wassouf, George| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =December 23, 1961 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Wassouf, George Category:1961 births Category:Living people Category:Arabic-language singers Category:Syrian Christians Category:Rotana artists Category:Syrian singers Category:People from Homs Category:Lebanese people of Syrian descent Category:Syrian people
