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Assala Nasri Officially Announces Split from Tarek Al Eryan


Mon 06 Jan 2020 | 11:12 AM
Yara Sameh

Syrian megastar, Assala Nasri has confirmed that she and her husband, Palestinian-American film director, Tarek Al Eryan have separated.

Nasri posted a photo of herself with Al Eryan on her Instagram account on Monday, confirming that "With the utmost regret and sorrow" she has separated from the father of her sons (Adam and Ali).

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It was announced last year that they had split; however, this is the first time for one side to declare the separation.

Nasri and Al Eryan got porced, after a marriage that lasted for more than 10 years.

Rumors and reports have been circulating since October 2019 about their porce after Al Eryan cheated on the Syrian superstar with Syrian actress, Nesreen Tafesh, which she denied.

She addressed then, the claims for the first time, saying: “This news is not correct”.

Things got even more complicated when Egyptian TV host Tamer Amin, the couple’s separation in a televised remark.

Assala and Tarek Al Eryan 

Nasri, born on May 15, 1969, is a Syrian singer and TV host.

She was born in Damascus to a middle-class couple, her father Moustafa Nasry, was a well-known Syrian composer and singer.

The Syrian megastar 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 (Stories of People”) of the cartoon show “Hekaayat ‘aalamiyah” (Global tales).

Assala made her musical debut in 1993 with “Law te’rafou” (If you know). The album had four songs in the oriental operatic TARAB style composed by great Egyptian composers.

She quickly cemented her presence in a growing industry brimming with new, young talents like Najwa Karam, Saber Rebai, Angham, and Abdelmajeed Abdullah.

Assala booked herself a place along with the Arab singing legends among great albums through two decades.

Among her most famous albums are “Eghdab” (Get angry), “Wala tessadda” (Do not believe), “Alby beyertahlak (My heart feels at home with you), “Ya mag-noun” (Oh madman), “Moshtaa’a” (I am missing you), ” Yameen Allah” (I swear), “Add al-horouf” (As much as letters), “Hayaaty” (My life), “Noss haala” (A half situation) and “Kanoun kaifek” (The law of your fancy).