Rouwaida Attieh

Rouwaida Attieh رويدا عطية
Background information
Birth name	Obayda Haidar Attieh
Born	(1982-07-01) July 1, 1982
Origin	Homs, Syria
Years active	2003 - present
Labels	Al Shams, Yalla Fan

Rouwaida Attieh (Arabic: رويدا عطية‎) is a Syrian vocalist. She was born in Talklakh, Syria, 40 kilometers from Homs (ancient Emesa). She has four siblings, Fatima, Haitham, Zainab, and Shaima'. Rouwaida was the first runner-up on the first season of Super Star, the pan-Arab import of "Pop Idol". Along with Lebanese contestant Melhem Zein, she was a favourite to win the contest, which was won by Jordanian contestant Diana Karazon.

Biography

Rouwaida is the daughter of Haydar and Najida Attieh. Her father was brought up in Tripoli, Lebanon, where he studied and graduated from High School. Then, he moved to Egypt to specialize in law and there he met Najida. The couple married and came back to Lebanon, where Najida was introduced to Laila Baroudi and they became best friends, Laila had a girl called "Obayda" whom Najida always described as "so beautiful" and decided to call her first new born baby girl "Obayda".

From her early childhood, Rouwaida used to watch Umm Kulthum's concerts on TV and she learned "Enta 3omry" when she was five years old. Her father was fascinated by her talent and he encouraged her. She studied music and playing 3oud (an oriental musical instrument) and she was a member in many clubs for preserving the folklore of the Arabic songs.

Rouwaida has quickly risen to fame thanks to the sheer power of her voice, and her skill in using it. Her deep and expressive voice helps her excel in the classical Arabic tarab style and the Levantine dabke style. She has worked with countless Arab musical giants, such as Lebanese composer Imad Shamseddine (credited with most of Najwa Karam’s success), Lebanese legend Wadih El Safi, and Egyptian composer Salah El Sharnoubi (credited with much of Warda’s later hits). In 2003 Rouwaida participated in Super Star 1, she reached the finals and won the hearts of millions of the people in the Arab World.

Career

On the 28th of April, 2004 she released her first album "Min Nazra" which was stunning and then she released a video clip for "te3bt ma3ak" song which also was a great success. In this clip Rouwaida proved that besides her great voice she's also a great actress and naturally gifted.

Since Super Star she has participated in many concerts and festivals in Syria such as "2al3it el7osn","mashta el7elo"….. She also had charitable concerts to entertain and enjoy the elderly.

In 2004 she received the award of the "best rising singer" from Tunisia and won the title of the "best Arab singer" for two years in a raw 2004-2005. In 2005 she put her final touches on her album "Khisamak Mur" which was a hit. In 2007 she released another hit “ Ma Tmalekny Eldny.

2008 was a prosperous year for Rouwaida,she released “Hayati Melki” & “Ana Andi Lezzi”,”Zourou Souria” & “Ya Tunis Alli El rayih” they all had a great success & Rouwaida had a great comeback to stardom. She had many concerts in Dubai, Algeria, Qatar, Syria, Lebanon and Tunisia. She had a duet with the great Lebanese singer Wadih El Safi “Hayda Lebnen” contributed to the Lebanese. Another duet was with Assi Hellani "Sahra Alshark" in 2008.

In 2009, she released her latest album Esma'ani, which includes the songs Bala hob and Shu sahl el haki.

External links

• Official Homepage
• Rouwaida Attieh