Rasha Rizk (Arabic: رشا رزق; born 5 March 1976) is a Syrian singer-songwriter. She is best known for her work with the Syrian cartoon dubbing company, Venus Centre, and for singing the Arabic theme songs for popular cartoons/anime such as: Remi, Nobody's Girl, Detective Conan, Gundam Wing and the Digimon Series.[5][2]
Rasha Rizk رشا رزق | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 March 1976 Damascus, Syria[1] |
| Genres | Opera,[2] World,[3] Arabic music,[4] Jazz[4] rock |
In October 2017, Rizk announced on Instagram and Facebook that she had 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
editRizk started her formal vocal training at the age of 9, and by the age of 12, she won a children's talent competition. She studied French literature at Sorbonne University in Paris. Further, she graduated from the Higher Institute of Music in Damascus and taught opera singing there.[4]
Career
editOn 12 October 2003, Rizk participated[4] in the first opera in Arabic, Ibn Sina by 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
editIn 2003, Rizk married composer Ibrahim Sulaimani. Together they have a daughter, Sarah.[4]
She supported the Syrian Revolution in 2011 and lives now with her family in France.[11] Repeatedly, she expressed her intention to go back to Syria, when the conditions became appropriate, which she considered a duty toward her students.[12]
Her voice is also considered to be a good sign of all of the good times for all of the Arabs and non-Arabs who grew up watching the Spacetoon TV channel when they were children too. This is a list of some of the Spacetoon TV channel theme songs that she sang:
Songs
edit| Title | ِPronunciation | English Translation | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| سكروا الشبابيك | Sakru Shababîk | Close The Windows | |
| ملاك | Malak | Angel | [6] |
| لو إني | Laou Inni | If i was | [6] |
| موؤودة | Maou'ouda | Buried alive | [6] |
| نسيتني | Nissitani | Forgot me | [6] |
| مطر | matar | Rain | |
| Era - I Believe | I Believe | ||
| ERA - 7 Seconds | 7 Seconds | ||
| Era.- Reborn | Reborn | ||
| ERA - Prayers | Prayers | ||
| بيتنا | Baytona | Our Home | |
| يمكن لو | Yimkin Law | Maybe if | [6] |
| اللعبة | Al-Lou'ba | The Game | |
| بيا ولا بيك | bia wala bik | Me instead of you | [6] |
| يمكني جنيت | Yemkenni Jannet | I Might Be Crazy | [6] |
| يا غزالي | Ya Ghazali | Oh my dear | [6] |
| يا ساكنه | ya sakinah | Hey inhabitant | [6] |
| الجاذبيه | algathibiah | gravity |
Anime/Cartoon theme songs
editRasha Rizk is widely famous in the Middle East for co-writing and singing the theme songs of many of the cartoon and anime films shown on Spacetoon TV channel; the most famous children TV channel in the Arabic speaking countries.
This is a list of some theme songs she sang:
| Arabic Title | OriginalTitle |
|---|---|
| الامل | Ushiro no shoumen daare |
| عبقور | Doraemon |
| سندريلا | Cindrella |
| عهد الأصدقاء | Romeo's Blue Skies |
| كابتن ماجد | Captain Tsubasa |
| أنا وأخي | Baby & Me [Aka-chan to Boku] |
| دروب ريمي | Remi, Nobody's Girl |
| بوكيمون | Pokémon |
| أنستازيا | Anastasia |
| الضاحكون | Animaniacs |
| المحقق كونان | Detective Conan |
| القناص | Hunter x Hunter |
| بي بليد | Beyblade |
| أبطال الديجيتال | Digimon Adventure |
| تاما و الأصدقاء | Tama and Friends |
| أجنحة كاندام | Mobile Suit Gundam Wing |
| فرسان الأرض | Shin Hakkenden |
| السيف القاطع | Lost Universe |
| الطاقة الزرقاء | Patapata Hikousen no Bouken |
References
edit- ^ "Racha Rizk on Fanoos encyclopedia". Fanoos.com. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Syrian Opera Singer Rasha Rizk competes for the Grammy Award". visi-on.top. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Malak on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "رشا رزق.. صوت الطفولة المنسي". Alwan Elwatan. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "Rasha Rizk on elcinema.com". elcinema.com. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Syrian singer nominated for 2018 Grammy Award". Roya News. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ a b Nabbout, Mariam (25 October 2017). "This Arab singer has been nominated for 2 Grammy Awards". Step Feed. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ Ahmed, Hassan (5 March 2017). "نجوم عرب يقدمون أوبرا "ابن سينا" في الدوحة". Asharq Al-Awsat. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ Sfeir, Bashir (24 May 2007). ""إطار شمع": مغامرة طموحة، ولكن..." Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "رشا رزق .. مرشحة لـ "غرامي"". Al Akhbar. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "عُرفت بنصرتها للثورة.. سورية تترشح لجائزة "الغرامي"". الخليج أونلاين.
- ^ "الفنانة السورية رشا رزق من باريس - انا من هناك" – via www.youtube.com.