Amal Maher ( ar, آمال ماهر; born 19 February 1985) is an

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singer. She is heavily influenced by

Umm Kulthum Umm Kulthum ( ar, أم كلثوم, , also spelled ''Oum Kalthoum'' in English; born Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi, ar, فاطمة إبراهيم السيد البلتاجي, Fāṭima ʾIbrāhīm es-Sayyid el-Beltāǧī, link=no; 31 Dece ...

. She began singing as a child and was discovered by the general public at the age of fifteen by taking up the songs of

. Deciding to forgo traditional schooling, Maher enrolled at the Conservatory of

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to start a singing career. She soon met the composer Mohamed Diae, whom she eventually married and had a son with. Diae helped Amal Maher release a song and video clip for ''Ely Binak W Binah''. The song was popular on radio and music television. Maher recorded her first song in 2006 and received the support of

Ammar El Sherei Ammar Ali Mohamed Ibrahim Ali Al Sherei ( ar, عمار علي محمد إبراهيم علي الشريعي) or more commonly known as Ammar El Sherei (16 April 1948 – 7 December 2012) was an Egyptian music icon, performer and composer. Ea ...

, who she considers to be her spiritual father because he has been a loyal supporter and mentor throughout her career. In 2004, she released her first album, ''Isa 'Ini Ana'' with many singles such as ''Eini Aliki Ta Tiba'', ''Makanak'', ''Alo El Malayka'', ''Ana El Basha Ghona'', ''Ana Baadak'' and ''Ya Marsr''. Maher has held several concerts in Egypt and the neighboring countries. In 2009, she appeared in several festivals in the region. She recorded a second album which is still unreleased. Initially scheduled for 2010, the release date was postponed to the New Year, then to mid-January, and so on and so forth. She released an album called ''Araf Mnein'' in 2011, and it won an

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for "Best Album by a Female Artist".

Personal life

Maher has one son "Omar" from her first marriage to the composer Mohamed Diaa. She filed for divorce after one year of marriage She was later reportedly married to Saudi

Turki Al-Sheikh Turki bin Abdul Mohsen bin Abdul Latif Al Al-Sheikh ( ar, تركي بن عبد المحسن بن عبد اللطيف آل الشيخ; born August 4, 1981), is a Saudi adviser at the Royal Court under the rank of Minister and the current Chairman ...

as of 2017. In June 2021, she announced her retirement from the music industry, due to personal reasons.

Discography

Studio albums

* 2006: "Isalni Ana" (Ask Me) * 2011: "A'raf Mneen" (How Could I Know ?) * 2015: "Welad El Neharda" * 2019: "Asl El Ehsas" (The origin of sense) collaboration with

A. R. Rahman Allah Rakha Rahman (; born A. S. Dileep Kumar; 6 January 1967) is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer and songwriter, popular for his works in Indian cinema; predominantly in Tamil and Hindi films, with occasional forays in int ...

Singles

* Eini Aliki Ya Tiba! (O Tiba!) * Makanak * Alo El Malayka (Angels) * Ana Baasha El Ghona (I Adore Singing) * Ana Baadak (After You) * Ya Masr! (O Egypt!) * Saken Allayl * Ana bint *Arabia ya arth falisteen *ya masryeen *Alheera *nabd alshuara *Ahterami lel harami *Zekryatna 2015 Amal Maher & Hany Shaker

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maher, Amal 1985 births Living people 21st-century Egyptian women singers Egyptian film actresses Egyptian television actresses Singers from Cairo