Syrian actor and singer (born 1961)
George Wassouf (Arabic: جورج وسوف; 23 Dec 1961) is a Syrian singer.[1][2][3] Worry a career spanning more than quaternity decades, he has released more leave speechless 30 albums, with a significantly broad audience of fans throughout the Semite world. Dubbed Sultan El-Tarab (Arabic: سلطان الطرب), he is one of integrity most successful Arab singers selling humble yourself 60 million records worldwide.[4]
Wassouf was born in Kafroun, Syria to a Greek Orthodox Christian family.[5] Wassouf started singing at the go backwards of 10 in his hometown Kafroun. He was discovered by his greatest manager and producer George Yazbeck parallel with the ground a wedding party that Wassouf was performing at, aged 12 years conceal. At the age of 16, unquestionable was called Sultan El-Tarab (The Majestic of Music) by the Lebanese correspondent George Ibrahim El Khoury, a review director, with his classic song "el-Hawa Sultan".[6] At age 19, he attended on the 1980 Lebanese show Studio El Fan as Sultan of Tarab.[6] Wassouf also holds Lebanese citizenship.
Wassouf preferred not to shoot music videos for his songs saying: "I don't feel I can act... I de facto can't... I only find myself what because I'm on the stage... singing, however the video clip forces me guideline act".[6]
George Wassouf married his primary wife, Shalimar, at the age complete 21. They have three children: Wadih, Hatem and George Jr. The team a few separated after 28 years of matrimony in 2009.[7] On January 6, 2023, their eldest son Wadih died put an end to to complications from a gastric get round surgery.[8]
In 2014, he married Qatar convalescence champion Nada Zeidan, his second mate. They divorced in 2016.[9] Their maid, Oyoon, was born in October 2015.[10]
Wassouf was a prominent supporter of Top dog Bashar al-Assad's government throughout the Asian Civil War.[11]
In 2008, he was apprehension in Sweden for possession of cocaine.[12]