Spouse Shalimar Wassouf Years active 1975–present Role Singer | Occupation(s) Singer Name George Wassouf Genres Arabic Music | |
Born December 23, 1961 (age 62) ( 1961-12-23 ) Children Hatem Wassouf, Wadie Wassouf, George Jr. Wassouf Albums Kalam el‑Nas, El‑Hawa Sultan, Salaf Wa Dayn, Inta Gheirhom, Et'akhart Kteer Profiles | ||
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George Wassouf (Arabic: جورج وسوف) (born December 23, 1961) is a Syrian singer. In a career spanning almost four decades, he has released more than 30 albums. With a significantly large audience of fans in Syria and abroad, he is one of the most important singers of the Arab world selling over 60 millions records worldwide.
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- Early life and career
- Personal life
- Discography
- References
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Early life and career
Born in Kafroun, Tartous, Syria into a Christian household. Wassouf, holding the Lebanese passport in addition to the Syrian passport and living and working in Lebanon, 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". He became famous after appearing on the Lebanese show Studio El Fan 1980 when he was 19 years old as Sultan of Tarab.
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".
Personal life
George Wassouf married his first Lebanese 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.
He is currently married to Qatar rally champion Nada Zeidan. Their daughter, Oyoon, was born in October 2015. Wassouf has been a prominent supporter of President Bashar al-Assad's government throughout the Syrian Civil War.
Discography
