Rasha Rizk

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]

Rasha Rizk
رشا رزق
Born (1976-03-05) 5 March 1976
Damascus, Syria[1]
GenresOpera,[2] World,[3] Arabic music,[4] Jazz[4]

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 Higher Institute for Music 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 Ibrahim Sulaimani 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 Ibrahim Sulaimani. 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

TitleِPronunciationEnglish TranslationRef.
اللعبةAl-Lou'baThe Game[6]
بيتناBaytonaOur Home
ملاكMalakAngel
سكروا الشبابيكSakru ShababîkClose 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 TitlePronunciationEnglish Title
عبقورabqoorDoraemon
سندريلاsandrillaCindrella
عهد الأصدقاء'ahed al-asdiqa'Romeo's Blue Skies
كابتن ماجدkabtin majidCaptain Tsubasa
أنا وأخيana wa akhiBaby & Me (Aka-chan to Boku)
دروب ريميdorob RemiRemi, Nobody's Girl
بوكيمونpo-ki-monPokémon
أنستازياana-staziaAnastasia
الضاحكونal-dahikunAnimaniacs
المحقق كونانalmuhaqiq ConanDetective Conan
القناصal-qanasHunter x Hunter
بي بليدbe-bladeBeyblade
أبطال الديجيتالabtal aldijytalDigimon
تاما و الأصدقاءtamma wa al-asdiqa'Tama and Friends

References

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