Sherine Sayed Mohamed Abdel-Wahab ( ar, شيرين سيد محمد عبد الوهاب; born October 8, 1980), known professionally by the mononym Sherine ( ar, شيرين), is an

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, TV host and personality, and a former judge on MBC's '' The Voice: Ahla Sawt''.

Early life

She was born on October 8, 1980, in

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. She was born into a middle-class family, Her father is a decorator, and her mother, a

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, and she has a brother and a sister. 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

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to meet

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, an Egyptian classical

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. 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 Nasr Mahrous, a prominent starmaker, director and music producer, he liked her voice and decided to collaborate with her through the company, Free Music, where she met with

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, then a new talent seeking an opportunity too. Nasr Mahrous decided to make her debut as a joint album for both Tamer Hosny and Sherine included two duet songs showcasing them together. The album was released in September 2002, by the title ''Free Mix3 - Tamer & Sherine'' and was a big hit all across the entire Middle East and North Africa. The album sold more than 20 million copies across the whole Middle East and North Africa.

Cinema

Sherine starred opposite to

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star

Ahmed Helmy Ahmed Muhammad Helmy Abdel Rahman Awwad ( ar, أحمد محمد حلمي عبد الرحمن عواد; born November 19, 1969) is an Egyptian actor, comedian, film producer, TV host and diplomat. He started his career in 1993 on the Egyptian sate ...

in ''Mido Mashakel'' ( ar, ميدو مشاكل). The 2003 film was directed by Mohamed El-Naggar. In June 2015 she starred in the Ramadan Egyptian series ''Taree'i'' ( ar, طريقي; en, My Road), where she played a young lady who struggles to achieve her lifelong dream of becoming a famous singer, against social restriction, regulations and opposition from her family. The drama is written by Tamer Habib and directed by Mohamed Shaker.

Programmes

Sherine was a judge on the show ''

The Voice Ahla Sawt ''The Voice: Ahla Sawt'' is the Arabic version of Dutch show ''The Voice of Holland'' created by John de Mol and produced by Talpa Media Group. The first season of MENA's version of ''The Voice'' debuted on 14 September 2012 and was broadcast wor ...

'' until her replacement in 2017. In January 2017 she hosted her own talk-show, ''Sherry's Studio'' ( ar, شيري ستوديو), on the Egyptian network, DMC. June 19, 2018 saw her and several celebrities and artists from around the world at the first ever concert in

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King Abdullah Sports City King Abdullah Sports City (Arabic: مدينة الملك عبدالله الرياضية), also nicknamed The Shining Jewel, in Arabic (al-Jawharaa Al-Moshe'ah) (Arabic: الجوهرة المشعة) or simply The Jewel, in Arabic (al-Jawhara) (A ...

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, after the kingdom's new entertainment laws.

Personal life

Sherine married a second time on April 12, 2018 in Cairo, Egypt to

Hossam Habib Hossam Habib ( ar, حسام حبيب; born May 31, 1980) is an Egyptian singer and composer. Personal life Habib has one sister (Ranya) and one brother (Bassel) whom are both younger than him. Hossam got married in Cairo, Egypt, on April 7, ...

, an Egyptian pop singer. The wedding was attended by immediate family members, the managers and organizers of the couple, including Sherine's daughters from her previous marriage to Egyptian composer, Mohamed Moustafa. Sherine and Hossam Habib divorced in 2021.

Controversies

In 2017, a video recorded at a concert showed her responding to a song request by obviously joking that drinking from the Nile would give her

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when she was asked to sing the song "Mashrebtesh Men Nilha" ( arz, ماشربتش من نيلها; en, You Didn't Drink From Its Nile) at a concert. The Egyptian Musicians Syndicate decided to suspend her right to perform in Egypt over her apparent "unjustified mockery of our dear Egypt" after viewing the video. Sherine later apologized for her "foolish joke" at the concert.

Discography

Albums

* ''Free Mix 3'' with

(2002)

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Free Music Art Production Free may refer to: Concept * Freedom, having the ability to do something, without having to obey anyone/anything * Freethought, a position that beliefs should be formed only on the basis of logic, reason, and empiricism * Emancipate, to procure ...

* ''Garh Tany'' (translation: ''Another Wound'') (2003) Label: Free Music Art Production * ''Lazem Ayesh'' (translation: ''I have to Live/Survive'') (2005) Label: Free Music Art Production * ''

Batamenak ''Batamenak'' ( ar, بطمنك) is an extended play released by Egyptian singer and actress Sherine. ''Batamenak'' was released by the Saudi Arabian studio recording company Rotana Records Rotana Music Group ( ar, تسجيلات روتانا, Ta ...

'' (I'm Reassuring You) (2008) Label: Rotana * ''

Habeat ''Habeat'' ( ar, حبيت, en, I Fell in Love) is a 2009 album by Sherine Sherine Sayed Mohamed Abdel-Wahab ( ar, شيرين سيد محمد عبد الوهاب; born October 8, 1980), known professionally by the mononym Sherine ( ar, شيري ...

'' (I Fell in Love) (2009) Label: Rotana * ''

Esaal Alaya ''Esaal Alaya'' ( ar, اسأل عليا) is a studio album by Egyptian musician Sherine. The album contains 11 tracks, released on January 23, 2012 to wide commercial and critical success. Track listing #We El Nabi Law Gane #Nafse Afham Leh #Hat ...

'' (Ask About Me) (2012) Label: Rotana * ''

Ana Kiteer ''Ana Kiteer'' ( ar, أنا كتير) is the seventh studio album released by Egyptian singer Sherine. It was released by the recording company Nogoum Records in 2014. To many, this album has much meaning in the world. Even to Mrs. Abdel Wahab hers ...

'' (2014) Label: Nogoum Records * '' Taree'i'' (2015) * ''Nassay'' (2018)

Singles

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