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Assala Updates Fans on New Album


Mon 30 Mar 2020 | 12:40 PM
Yara Sameh

Syrian megastar, Assala Nasri gave fans an update on the progress of her upcoming album in a live stream on Instagram, in an attempt to uplift their spirits during the COVID-19 self-quarantine.

Nasri confirmed that she is preparing to release her new album in the coming period, noting that it will feature many distinctive, varied songs.

Syrian megastar’s last released album is “Fi Orbak”, which was released in August 2019.

It will be her first studio album to be released after announced earlier this year that she and her husband Palestinian-American film director, Tarek Al Eryan have split, after a marriage that lasted for over 10 years.

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

Sham al Zahabi, the daughter of Assala, was keen to support her mother in her ordeal and revealed in the comment the cause of the porce, which was due to cheating.

Sham al Zahabi and Assala

“We have always stood up and overcome all storms, and we surely will go through this one! We are a never ending circle of love and support to one another and we will be able to rise regardless,” she wrote.

She added:  “This is merely another test to show your true nature: a fighter, a woman made of steel… a woman who rose against all illness, hurt, betrayal, and let the circumstance mould her into a brighter diamond rather than victimizing herself. Forever a proud daughter.”

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It is worth mentioning that 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).

In 2017,  album “Mohtamma Bel Tafasil”,  which features 12 tracks, has been released on August 15.