Sherine Abdel Wahab

Sherine Abdel-Wahab ^[1] is an Egyptian singer, Actress, TV host^[2] and a reality television judge, famous across the Arab world.^[3] She was born on October 9, 1980, in Cairo, Egypt. As a child, Sherine's vocal talent was first discovered by her Music teacher at school; at the age of nine, her teacher convinced her mother to take her to the Cairo Opera House^[4] to meet Selim Sehab, a very famous Egyptian classical music conductor. She sang in front of him, and he liked her voice a lot. From the age of nine to the age of 12, she sang as a choral member at the Cairo Opera House, then she was given a chance to perform as a solo singer and had tremendous success. She kept singing at the Cairo Opera House while looking for a music producer to start her professional career. At the age of 18, she was introduced to Mr. Nasr Mahrous, a prominent Star Maker, director and Music producer, he liked her voice and decided to collaborate with her; he set an appointment for her at his office in his company, Free Music, where she met with Tamer Hosny,^[5] then a new talent seeking an opportunity too. Nasr Mahrous decided to make a joint album for both Tamer and Sherine which included two duet songs featuring them together. The album was later released in September, 2002, by the name "Free Mix3 - Tamer&Sherine" and it was a smash hit all across the Arab World. The album sold more than 30 Million copies all across the Arab World.^[6][7]

Early life

Sherine Abdel-Wahab, whose first name means the sound of river in Farsi, was born on October 9, 1980, into a middle-class family,^[8] her father, sayed abdel-wahab,^[9] is a decorator, and her mother, a housewife. Sherine has two siblings, a brother and a sister.

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