Ehab Tawfik

Ehab Tawfik (Arabic: إيهاب توفيق (Born January 7, 1966) is an Egyptian singer.[1]

Ehab Tawfik
إيهاب أحمد توفيق محمد مصطفي
Background information
Birth nameEhab Ahmed Tawfiq Mohamed Mostafa
Born (1966-01-07) 7 January 1966
OriginCairo, Egypt
GenresArabic
Occupation(s)Composer, singer
Years active1989–present
LabelsSonar, Pigeon Records, High Quality, Rotana, Alam El Phan, Delika, Ehab Tawfik Productions

Biography

Tawfiq learned how to play the lute as a child, and his love for music started when he was nine years old. His first single, "Dany", was released in 1989. His first album Ekminny was released in 1990. In 1995, he received his master's degree for his thesis, The Egyptian Song in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century.

Ehab worked toward his Doctorate in Music and Arabic Singing, completed in April 2002. The doctorate was titled The Methods of Performing Arabic Singing in Egypt During the Second Half of the Last Century. He is one of the top singers in the Arab world and is especially revered in his hometown.

His greatest exposure as an artist came on 26 February 2001, when he performed for 50,000 people at a benefit concert to raise funds for Iraqis who were maimed during the Gulf War in Baghdad. Ehab signed with record label Alam El Phan in 2007. He has two children, Ahmed and Mahmoud, with his wife Nada.

In 2007, Ehab Tawfik received critical acclaim for his song (Arabic: إلا رسول الله, lit. 'Except the Prophet of Allah'). The song was released in response to the Danish cartoons that negatively depicted the prophet. His song Taala Nesameh featured in the Egyptian film Kashf Hesab (2007), starring Nour and Khaled Abol Naga. He was featured on Danish band Outlandish's track "Keep the Record on Play".

Personal life

Tawfik married Nada Rizk after the age of 40, with whom he has a twin boys, Ahmad and Mahmoud in 2008, and a girl, Jude in 2014.[2]

His father, Ahmad, died from a blaze in his villa in Nasr City in January 2020, six years after his wife passed away.[3]

Hits

His hit songs include "Habibi" ("My Darling"), "Sahrany" ("She Enchanted Me"), "Tetraga Feya" ("Begging Me"), "Hobbak Aliminni" ("Your Love Taught Me"), and Allah Alek Ya Seede have all been popular in Arabic speaking countries.

Year Title English Artist credit
1990 Ekminny Ehab Tawfik
1991 Marasil Ehab Tawfik
1993 Rasamtek Ehab Tawfik
1994 Hataddi Ehab Tawfik
1995 Ada El Lail Ehab Tawfik
1996 El Donia Ehab Tawfik
1997 Yaashak Amar Ehab Tawfik
1999 Sahrany Ehab Tawfik
2000 Habib el Alb Ehab Tawfik
2002 Homma Kelmetain Ehab Tawfik
2003 Leeh El Khesam Ehab Tawfik
2004 Esmak Eih Ehab Tawfik
2005 Hobek Alemni Ehab Tawfik
2007 Ahla Menhom Ehab Tawfik
2008 Ella Rassoul Allah Ehab Toufik
2009 Lezem Tesmaa Ehab Tawfik
2010 Ahla Samrah Ehab Tawfik
2011 Arehina Ya Belal Ehab Tawfik
2016 Kol Youm Yehlaw Ehab Tawfik

References

  1. Harris, Craig. "Ehab Tawfiq". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  2. "إيهاب توفيق.. لم يتزوج إلا بعد الأربعين بسبب عقدة.. شاهد". kollelngoom.com (in Arabic). 1 April 2016.
  3. ""الصور الأولى" من جنازة والد إيهاب توفيق". kollelngoom.com (in Arabic). 9 January 2020.
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