Egyptian singer-actor Hamada Helal's mother has passed away after a battle with cancer in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
In the past days, she was hospitalized with her health deteriorating until she gave her last breath.
On June 26, Helal had posted on Instagram a photo of himself with his mother from their visit to KSA to perform Umrah, asking his fans to pray for his mother.
In 2014, the singer's mother was named the "mother of the year" in a ceremony honoring celebrities' mother at City Stars Intercontinental Hotel.
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Hamada Helal shuts down rumors
Helal had announced that she was ill weeks ago, which launched speculations on the internet about his mother's health; it was claimed that she was infected with the novel coronavirus.
The 40-year-old revealed in a press statement that the rumors were baseless and that his mother is not sick with the virus.
Helal pointed out that having coronavirus is not a shame, revealing that his mother has cancer and was not infected with coronavirus.
The novel coronavirus was first reported in Wuhan, China, and has infected more than one million people and killed over 234,139 worldwide. It also hit several celebrities and top political figures around the world.
The virus is a new member of the Coronaviruses group, which was never identified in humans. The viruses’ family also includes Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV), and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV), which cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases.
On March 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus a global pandemic as the new virus has rapidly spread to more than 800,000 people from Asia to the Middle East, Europe, and the United States.
Transmission of viruses between humans happens when someone comes into contact with an infected person’s secretions, such as droplets in a cough.
Coronavirus can also be transmitted by coming into contact with something an infected person has touched and then touching your mouth, nose, or eyes.
It is known that older people appear to be more vulnerable to the effects of the emerging virus.
The virus caused complete paralysis in all activities and events with large gatherings worldwide due to concerns over the spread of the virus.
People across the globe partake in self-isolation for 14 days as an effective precautionary measure to protect those around them and themselves from contracting COVID-19.
It is worth mentioning that Mohamed Abdel-Fatah Mohamed Abdulaziz Helal, known as Hamada Helal. He is born on March 20, 1982.
Helal is an Egyptian singer, actor, and composer who was born in Faqous, Sharqia Governorate, Egypt. He began showing interest in singing when he was 5 years old.
He used to record his voice whilst singing on cassette tapes. Helal was influenced by many great artists such as Abdel Halim Hafez, Mohamed Abdel Wahab, and Um Kulthum.
Helal would sing during his school breaks and entertainment periods. One of his relatives heard him while he was singing and took him to a musician, where he learned the music basics and was encouraged.
The musician told Helal that he would introduce him to sing at the wedding of one of his relatives after three months, which was the starting point of his career.
He met famed composer Hassan Esh Esh, who introduced him to Hamid El Shaeri and presented him to a recording studio, where they signed a contract with him straight away.
Helal's first appearance as a professional singer was on "High Quality Album Part 3". After that, he continued to release albums "Dar El Zaman", "Demoaa", and "I'm afraid".
In 2005, he also made his first acting debut in the film "Eyal Habiba" (Lover boys), which was widely appreciated by audiences.
Helal's latest roles is the 2019 TV series "Ibn Osool". It also stars Susan Nagem ElDein, Ayten Amer, Mohamed Nagaty, Wafaa Salem, Rania Mansour, and Enas Kamel.
It is written by Ahmed Mahmoud abou Zeid, and directed by Mohamed Bakeir.
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