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Asala Mostafa Nasri (Arabic: أصالة مصطفى نصري‎, also known as: Asala, Assala Nasry and Assalah, born on May 15, 1969) is considered by many as the one of the most important Syrian artists of the past two decades.

[edit] Early life and career

Asala was born in Damascus, Syria to a middle class couple. Mostafa Nasri, Asala's father, was a revered Syrian composer and singer who recognized her singing talent early on and launched her singing career. She was very attached to her father who taught her to love music. Her infatuation with music entertained her through her childhood, she was much more content with the radio than a doll. Asala began her musical career by performing patriotic, religious, and children's songs when she was four years old. She sang the theme song, Qessas Al Sho'oub (Arabic: قصص الشعوب), of the cartoon show, Hekayat Alamiyah (Arabic: حكايات عالمية). In 1986, Mostafa Nasri died after suffering from internal bleeding caused by a car accident. The untimely passing of Asala's father caused her great grief and she left singing and took up her duties as the eldest child. At the young age of seventeen, she took care of her siblings, Reem, Amani, Ayman and Ayham with her mother.

Asala's commercial musical career debuted in 1991 with Law Ta'rafou (Arabic: لو تعرفو). The album had 4 songs in the oriental operatic tarab style. The album was an instant hit with heartbreaking songs like Ya Sabra Yana and Samehtak Ketir. She quickly cemented her presence in a growing industry brimming with new, young talent like Najwa Karam, Saber Rebai, Angham, and Abdelmajeed Abdullah.

[edit] Personal life

Asala has two children from her first marriage to Ayman Al Dahabi, whom she divorced in 2005 following his adultery scandal. She currently has custody of both their children, Sham and Khaled. She is now married to famous Palestinian-American director Tarek Al Eryan. She was pregnant with Tarek's child in early 2007 but suffered a miscarriage halfway through the pregnancy. Asala is a Sunni Muslim. Asala was granted Bahraini citizenship by Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa a few days after she gave a spectacular performance in the operetta Love and Loyalty in celebration of Bahrain’s Independence Day.^[1]

Asala holds three citizenship; Syrian, Bahraini, and Egyptian.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

• Asala Performs Umm Kulthum.
• Ghayar Awi (Great Jealousy).
• Al Mushtaka (The Complainer).
• Ya Sabra Yana (I Am Waiting) (1991).
• O'zorni (Forgive Me).
• Taw'am Al Rouh (My Soul's Twin) (1994).
• Ighdab (Anger) (1994).
• Wala Tessadda' (Don't Believe It) (1995).
• Rahal (He Left) (1996).
• Erja' Laha (Return to Her).
• Albi Biyertahlak (My Heart is at Ease with You) (1998).
• Ya Magnoun (O Madman) (1999).
• Moshtaqah (I'm Missing You) (2001).
• Ya Akhi Es'al (Ask About Me) (2002).
• Yamin Allah/Haqiqat Waqe'i (I Swear/My Reality) (2001).
• Ad El Horouf (As much as the number of letters) (2003).
• Awgat (Times) (2004).
• Aadi (Ordinary) (2005).
• Hayati (My Life) (2006).
• Sawaha Galbi (My Heart Have Done It) (2007), debuted at number 1, stayed for 4 weeks at number 1 beating Amr Diab's new album on Rotana's PEPSI Top 5 Albums
• Nos Halah (Half Situation) (2008), debuted at number 1 at Rotana's Top 5 albums on both Egypt and Lebanon, stayed in the charts the following week. In its third week it peaked back at number 1 at Egypt Top 5 albums charts. In the following weeks it peaked at number 2 on the Khaleeji, the making it the first album to be in the top 2 of all charts.
• Aghla AlBashar (2009).

[edit] Singles

• Law Ta'rafou (If You Know) from Law Ta'rafou.**
• Ighdab (Get Angry) from Ighdab.
• Al Mushtaka (The Complainer) from Al Mushtaka.
• Alf Leila We Leila (One Thousand and One Nights) from Al Mushtaka.
• Ya Magnoun (O Madman) from Ya Magnoun.
• Ma Oultelish (Why Didn't You Tell Me?) from Ya Magnoun.
• Moushta'a (I'm Missing You) from Moushta'a.
• E'tef Habibi (Have Mercy My Love) from Moushta'a.
• Mab'ash Ana (I Haven't Lived Up to My Name if I Don't) from Moushta'a.
• Leih El Ghorour (Why the Arrogance?) from Ya Akhi Es'al.
• Yamin Allah (I Swear) from Yamin Allah/Waqe'i
• Misheit Senin (I Walked for Years) from Ad El Horouf.
• Tassawar (Imagine) from Ad El Horouf.
• A'taz Bek (I Am Proud of You) from Ad El Horouf.
• Gemarhom Kellohom (You Are the Moon Among Them) from Awgat.
• Meta Ashoufek (When Will I See You?) from Awgat.
• Fein Habibi (Where is My Love?) from Aadi.
• Khalik Shiwaya (Stay) from Aadi.**
• Asfa (I'm Sorry) from Aadi.
• Aktar (More) from Hayati.
• Khaliha 'Ala Allah (Leave It In God's Hands) [Ramadan Single].
• Jarhi Fel Hawa (My Injury in Love).**
• Allah Ya Omri Aleik (You're Amazing).**
• Arod Leih (Why Reply?) from Hayati.
• Bein Eideik (In Your Hands) from Hayati.
• Alamtni (You Taught Me) from Hayati.**
• Hayati (My Life) from Hayati.
• Egrab Gerrib (Get Closer) from Sawaha Galbi.**
• Sawaha Galbi (My Heart Did It) from Sawaha Galbi.**
• La Tekhaf (Don't Be Afraid) from Sawaha Galbi. Was shot as a music video in 2009
• "Wala Dary" (Doesn't Care), debuted on at number 12 on Rotana's PEPSI Top 20 Charts, reaching number 2 the following week, as it maintained its spot for the following at number 2. On November 3, The song reached the number 1 spot on the same chart beating off Nancy ajram's Bitfakar fee Eih.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Asala Nasri domain name for sale
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• Asala Fan website
• Download Asala Albums