Anoushka Returns to Music, Prepares for Concert

Veteran Egyptian singer and actress Anoushka is finally returning to the music scene after years-long hiatus.

In a statement to "ET Bel Arabi", Anoushka noted that her focus will be on music in the coming period and added that is collaborating with Bahaa El Din Mohamed on a new song.

The 63-year-old star also revealed that she will perform a concert in October or November.

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Anoushka, was born on March 9, 1960, to an Egyptian Armenian father and an Armenian mother.  She had her secondary school education in the Armenian Gulbenkian School in the Boulaq neighborhood and continued to study Business Administration at the American University of Cairo. 

After graduation, she worked in a foreign investment company and later on in the advertising firm Tarek Nour as a singer in advertisements.

Anoushka participated in an international song competition organized by the International Federation of Festival Organizations (FIDOF) singing an original French song, lyrics by Gamal Abdel Halim Hasan, and music by Kamel Cherif. 

She presented her first Egyptian public song in a children's television program teaching the Arabic language directed by Fehmi Abdel Hamid. She went on to take part in 1987 and 1988 in international festivals in Finland, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Turkey, France, and Latin America.

In Turkey, Anoushka won first prize with "Habbytak" and in the Francophonie competitions in France with her own composition "Ya Habibi (Oh my Love)" in French and "Ya Leyl (Oh Night)" also in French composed by Midhat el Khawla.

She release many albums in Arabic becoming a pan-Arab sensation and was awarded by the Egyptian Minister of Tourism for her efforts in promoting Egyptian music in the Arab World and worldwide. She also took part in many national, pan-Arab, and international music events.

Anoushka also made a career in acting. She proved her skills as an actress in the 1991 TV series "El-Tawous" with the prominent movie star Salah Zulfikar. Afterward, prominent film director Salah Abu Seif chose her to participate in the 1994 film "Al-Sayed Kaf", which followed many roles.