Assala to perform at charity concert dedicated to cancer patients on Jan .10

CAIRO – 4 January 2019: Famed singer Assala Nasri will perform at charity concert on January 10 at Hilton Heliopolis, Cairo.

The yields of the concert will be dedicated to cancer patients. Assala performed in the closing ceremony of the Arab Music Festival at Cairo Opera House on November 12.

Also, the famed singer participated in one of the biggest concerts that took place in Saudi Arabia on November 5 as part of Riyadh Season. The massive concert hosted a notable group of big stars alongside Assala such as Majid al-Muhandis, Oumaima Taleb, Rabeh Saqr and Ismail Mubarak.

It is worth mentioning that Assala performed in a massive concert in London alongside Muhandis on August 13.

She released her latest album entitled ‘’Fe Orbak’’ in August and participated in "Welad Rezk Part 2" as a guest of honour in her first acting experience.

The sequel stars Ahmed Ezz, Amr Youssef, Ahmed Dawood, Ahmed el-Fishawi, Mohammed Mamdouh and Karim Qasim. It is written by Salah al-Jehini, directed by Tarek el-Erian, and produced by Raw Production Company.

Nasri’s song "Bent Akaber" achieved millions of views on YouTube.

Assala was born on May 15, 1969 in Damascus, Syria to a middle class couple. Mostafa Nasri, Assala's father, was a revered composer and singer. She began her musical career by performing patriotic, religious and children's songs when she was 4 years old.

In 1986, Mostafa Nasri died after suffering from internal bleeding caused by a car accident. Aged 17, Assala helped care for her siblings, Reem, Amani, Ayman and Ayham with her mother.

Her musical career started in 1991 with an album that included four songs. In 1993, she became famous after releasing her album "If You Know".

The album had four Egyptian songs of the oriental classic Egyptian tarab style. The album was an instant hit in Egypt back at that time with heart-breaking songs like "Ya Sabra Yana" and "Samehtak Ketir".

She quickly cemented her presence in the Arab world's growing industry brimming with singers like Angham, Najwa Karam, Latifa, and Abdel Majeed Abdullah.

Nasri, 50-years-old, is one of the most popular singers in the Arab world and is famous for her strong, melodious voice. Since the beginning of the Syrian Civil war in 2011, Nasri supported the Syrian rebels and strongly opposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Nasri released numerous successful songs throughout her career, such as “Ya Magnoon” (Oh Madman), “Shakhsya Aneeda” (Stubborn person), and “Tasawar” (Imagine), among others. She is married to famous Egyptian director and producer Tarek el-Erian.

The famous Syrian singer won the Best Arab Singer award from Dear Guest Awards. Nasri received the award on her album “Mohtama bel Tafaseel” (Concerned with Details), released in 2017.