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 (1976-03-05) 5 March 1976 (age 48)
Damascus, Syria[1]
GenresOpera,[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

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Rizk 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

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On 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

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In 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

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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

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Rasha 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

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  1. ^ "Racha Rizk on Fanoos encyclopedia". Fanoos.com. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Syrian Opera Singer Rasha Rizk competes for the Grammy Award". visi-on.top. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Malak on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e "رشا رزق.. صوت الطفولة المنسي". Alwan Elwatan. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Rasha Rizk on elcinema.com". elcinema.com. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Syrian singer nominated for 2018 Grammy Award". Roya News. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  7. ^ a b Nabbout, Mariam (25 October 2017). "This Arab singer has been nominated for 2 Grammy Awards". Step Feed. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  8. ^ Ahmed, Hassan (5 March 2017). "نجوم عرب يقدمون أوبرا "ابن سينا" في الدوحة". Asharq Al-Awsat. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  9. ^ Sfeir, Bashir (24 May 2007). ""إطار شمع": مغامرة طموحة، ولكن..." Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  10. ^ "رشا رزق .. مرشحة لـ "غرامي"". Al Akhbar. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  11. ^ "عُرفت بنصرتها للثورة.. سورية تترشح لجائزة "الغرامي"". الخليج أونلاين.
  12. ^ "الفنانة السورية رشا رزق من باريس - انا من هناك" – via www.youtube.com.