Rasha Rizk
Rasha Rizk رشا رزق | |
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Born | Damascus, Syria[1] | 5 March 1976
Genres | Opera,[2] World,[3] Arabic music,[4] Jazz[4] |
Rasha Rizk (Arabic: رشا رزق; born 5 March 1976) is a Syrian singer-songwriter. She is known for her work with the Syrian cartoon dubbing company, Venus Centre, and singing the Arabic theme songs for popular cartoons/animes such as: Remi, Nobody's Girl, Detective Conan and the Digimon Series.[5][2]
In October 2017, Rizk announced on Instagram and Facebook that she has received a primary Grammy nomination in two different categories, Best New Artist and Best World Music Album for her album Malak.[6][7]
Early life[]
Rasha Rizk started her formal vocal training at the age of 9 and by the age of 12 she won Pioneers children's talent competition. She studied French literature at Sorbonne University and graduated from in Damascus, and later worked there as an operatic singing professor.[4]
Career[]
On 12 October 2003, Rizk participated[4] in the first Opera in Arabic, Ibn Sina for the Dutch composer Michiel Borstlap, in Doha, Qatar.[8] In 2000, she and the composer started the Syrian Jazz Band Itar Shame3 (Arabic: إطار شمع).[9][7]
In 2008, she worked with French new-age band Era on their songs Prayers and Reborn.[10]
Personal life[]
In 2003, Rizk married composer . together they have a daughter, Sarah.[4]
She supported the Syrian Revolution in 2011 and she lives now with her family in France.[11] She expressed many times her intention to get back to Syria when the conditions became appropriate, she considered it as a duty toward her students.[12]
Discography[]
Title | ِPronunciation | English Translation | Ref. |
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اللعبة | Al-Lou'ba | The Game | [6] |
بيتنا | Baytona | Our Home | |
ملاك | Malak | Angel | |
سكروا الشبابيك | Sakru Shababîk | Close The Windows | |
I Believe -Era | |||
ERA - 7 Seconds | |||
Era.- Reborn | |||
ERA - Prayers |
Cartoon/Anime Theme Songs[]
Rasha is widely famous in Middle East for co-writing and singing the theme songs for many of the Cartoons and Animes shown in Spacetoon TV channel; the most famous children TV channel in the Arabic speaking countries. Her voice is considered to be a sign of the good times for the Arabs who grew up watching Spacetoon.
This is a list of some theme songs she sang:
Arabic Title | Pronunciation | English Title |
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عبقور | abqoor | Doraemon |
سندريلا | sandrilla | Cindrella |
عهد الأصدقاء | 'ahed al-asdiqa' | Romeo's Blue Skies |
كابتن ماجد | kabtin majid | Captain Tsubasa |
أنا وأخي | ana wa akhi | Baby & Me (Aka-chan to Boku) |
دروب ريمي | dorob Remi | Remi, Nobody's Girl |
بوكيمون | po-ki-mon | Pokémon |
أنستازيا | ana-stazia | Anastasia |
الضاحكون | al-dahikun | Animaniacs |
المحقق كونان | almuhaqiq Conan | Detective Conan |
القناص | al-qanas | Hunter x Hunter |
بي بليد | be-blade | Beyblade |
أبطال الديجيتال | abtal aldijytal | Digimon |
تاما و الأصدقاء | tamma wa al-asdiqa' | Tama and Friends |
References[]
- ^ "Racha Rizk on Fanoos encyclopedia". Fanoos.com. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Syrian Opera Singer Rasha Rizk competes for the Grammy Award". visi-on.top. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Malak on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "رشا رزق.. صوت الطفولة المنسي". Alwan Elwatan. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "Rasha Rizk on elcinema.com". elcinema.com. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Syrian singer nominated for 2018 Grammy Award". Roya News. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Nabbout, Mariam (25 October 2017). "This Arab singer has been nominated for 2 Grammy Awards". Step Feed. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ Ahmed, Hassan (5 March 2017). "نجوم عرب يقدمون أوبرا "ابن سينا" في الدوحة". Asharq Al-Awsat. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ Sfeir, Bashir (24 May 2007). ""إطار شمع": مغامرة طموحة، ولكن..." Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "رشا رزق .. مرشحة لـ "غرامي"". Al Akhbar. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "عُرفت بنصرتها للثورة.. سورية تترشح لجائزة "الغرامي"". الخليج أونلاين.
- ^ "الفنانة السورية رشا رزق من باريس - انا من هناك" – via www.youtube.com.
- Syrian women singers
- 1976 births
- Living people
- English-language singers
- Arabic-language singers
- 20th-century women singers
- 21st-century women singers
- Singers who perform in Classical Arabic