Shatha Hassoun

Infobox musical artist 2
Name = شذى حسون
Shatha Hassoun


Img_capt = Shatha Hassoun holds her "Best Uprising Artist" award during the annual Murex D'or award ceremony held in Casino du Liban.
Background = solo_singer
Born = birth date and age|1981|03|03
Casablanca, Morocco
Origin = Babil, Iraq
Genre = Arabic, World
Occupation = Singer
Years_active = 2006 — present
URL = [http://www.shathawi.com/ Official website]

Shatha Amjad Hassoun Alshamery simply known as Shatha Hassoun (Arabic شذى حسون, also spelled "Shada Hassoon", "Shaza Hassoun"; born 3 March 1981) is a Iraqi singer who rose to fame as the winner of a popular pan-Arab TV talent show Star Academy Lebanon 4; she was the first female to win the competition. [ [http://www.waleg.com/archives/007474.html WALEG: Shatha First Live Interview ] ]

Early life

Shatha Amjad Hassoun Alshamery was born in Casablanca, Morocco on 3 March, 1981, to an Iraqi father and Moroccan mother. Her father is from Al-Hilla and he is a well-known reporter, her mother was a home-maker. Shatha studied English Literature in Casablanca and countineud her university studies in Tangier where she encountered the program of Hotel and tourism. Then she continued her studies in France where she gained her Masters Degree.

She can sing in many languages and dialects (Arabic, English, French, Spanish, Italian & German). [cite news
title = Idol TV show contestant unites war-weary Iraqis
publisher = CNN News
date = 2007-03-29
url = http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/28/iraq.star.academy/index.html
accessdate = 2007-03-29] [cite news
title = Iraq unites over talent show star
publisher = BBC News
date = 2007-03-31
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6514375.stm
accessdate = 2007-03-31] [cite news
title = Shada Hassoun is an Iraqi Idol
publisher = Desicritics.org
date = 2007-04-05
url = http://desicritics.org/2007/04/05/013337.php
accessdate = 2007-04-05] [cite news
title = Singing the same tune on Iraq
publisher = The Christian Science Monitor
date = 2007-04-13
url = http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0413/p08s01-comv.html
accessdate = 2007-04-13]

Her family resides in Morocco despite Shatha living in Isfik, near Beirut.

Musical career

Shatha has been a booming and a successful star so far due to the huge amount of fame she brought to herself since her winning Star Academy 4. It was the performance of Fairouz's "Baghdad", that was highlighted as one of her best performances on the show, while also winning the hearts of every Iraqi.

Recently, she made three songs along with their video clips. The first song is called "Rooh", which was written and composed by Nikola Saada Nikhla. The second song is called "Asmallah Asmallah" or "Ebin Bladi" that was written and composed by the Iraqi Poet, Karim Al Iraqi. The third song is called "Oushaq", which was written and composed by the Lebanese singer Marwan Khoury. Her latest work is reviving an old and traditional Iraqi song. Also, she is working with the Iraqi poet Karim Al Iraqi to produce new Iraqi songs, who has worked with the likes of Kazem al Saher. Hassoun will also be working with Melhem Barakat, the Lebanese composer to compose future songs.

Now, Shatha is working on her album that is going to include songs in Iraqi, Lebanese, Moroccan, and Egyptian dialect. Her main goal is as she said in an interview to represents her beloved country Iraq in the best way.

Hassoun has just finished filming her role in an upcoming television series called "Rasael Men Ragol Mayet" (Letters of a dead man), alongside famous Egyptian actor Mahmoud Yasin, filming took place in Egypt, Syria and Iraq.

She is also filming her latest music video for the song ‘Mazalny’ in Beirut, as well as having attended concerts across North America, Syria, Lebanon and Sweden.

Awards

"2007 Murex D'or Award" - Best Uprising Artist (held in Casino du Liban)

Discography

Singles

References

External links

* [http://www.shathawi.com/ Official Site]
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=189614506 Shatha Hassoun] at Myspace