Rasha Rizk ( ar, رشا رزق; born 5 March 1976) is a

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singer-songwriter. She is known for her work with the Syrian cartoon

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company,

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, and for singing the Arabic

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for popular cartoons/anime such as:

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and the Digimon Series. In October 2017, Rizk announced on

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and

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that she had received a primary

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nomination in two different categories, Best New Artist and Best World Music Album for her album Malak.

Early life

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

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in Paris. Further, she graduated from the Higher Institute of Music in Damascus and taught opera singing there.

Career

On 12 October 2003, Rizk participated in the first

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, ''Ibn Sina'' by the Dutch composer

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, in

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. In 2000, she and the composer Ibrahim Sulaimani started the Syrian Jazz Band Itar Shame3 (

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: إطار شمع). In 2008, she worked with French

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band

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on their songs ''Prayers'' and ''Reborn''.

Personal life

In 2003, Rizk married composer Ibrahim Sulaimani. Together they have a daughter, Sarah. She supported the Syrian Revolution in 2011 and lives now with her family in France. Repeatedly, she expressed her intention to go back to

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, when the conditions became appropriate, which she considered a duty toward her students.

Songs

Anime/Cartoon theme songs

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TV channel; the most famous children TV channel in the Arabic speaking countries. This is a list of some theme songs she sang:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rizk, Rasha 1976 births Living people Syrian musicians English-language singers Arabic-language singers 21st-century Syrian women singers Singers who perform in Classical Arabic