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| Salwa Al Katrib | |
|---|---|
| Born | Salwa Al Katrib (1953-09-17)September 17, 1953 Tripoli, Lebanon |
| Died | March 4, 2009(2009-03-04) (aged 55) Lebanon |
| Cause of death | Cerebral hemorrhage |
| Resting place | Amchit |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Education | arabic french baccalaureat |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Known for | Bent Al Jabal (Mountain Girl) |
| Height | 1 m (3 ft 3 in) 72 |
| Spouse | Nahi Lahoud |
| Children | Aline Lahoud |
| Parent | Fadwa Jabbour - Saliba Katrib |
Salwa Al Katrib or Salwa Al Qatrib, Salwa Katrib (17 September 1953 – 2 March 2009), was a Lebanese singer best known for her roles in Emerald Princess and Mountain Girl (Bent Al Jabal). She was the wife of Nahi Lahoud and the mother of aspiring Lebanese actress and singer Aline Lahoud. She enjoyed most of her fame in the theatrical circle in Lebanon and the Arab World from 1974 to 2005, and died of a cerebral hemorrhage in 2009.
Biography
Salwa Al Katrib was born the 17th of september 1953 in Askala(Tripoli), Lebanon, to a family of musicians. The thought of being involved in theatre work was far from reality until she was discovered by Lebanese director Romeo Lahoud.She plays in "Singog Singof" with Georgina Rizk and Tony Hanna in 1975. She won many awards throughout her career. Subsequently, in 1975 Said Akl awarded Katrib for her acting and singing abilities.She plays in 12 musicals under the direction of Romeo Lahoud: "Bint el Jabal" with Antoine Kerbage in 1977,Then with Melhem Barakat in "Amira Zmorrod". In 1979,she sings with Elie Choueri in " Oxygene". In 1980, she plays " Yasmine" with Abdo Yaghi. In 1982, she was " Superstar " with Alec Khalaf. In 1983, she plays in " Hikayat Amal" with Ghassan Saliba and Elias Elias. The artistic director of the french singer Serge Lama proposed to Salwa Katrib to become an international star in France and USA,but she refused because she didn't want to leave Lebanon. In 1985, she was the star on "Al Hilm el Talett".and she performed at the festival of Bosra in Syria.She song more than 150 songs composed by Romeo Lahoud,Zaki Nassif,Toufic Bacha,Elie Choueri,Elias Rahbani and Melhem Barakat.She won in 1989 a "Special Award oh Appreciation" from the Mayor of Los Angeles. In 1987, she won the "Jarash Event First Prize" and the Jordanian government's promotion and prestige. In 1996,she won the first prize of the Gold Eagle in Abu Dhabi for her song : " Zikrayate".She also won the Murex d'Or in 2005 and in 2009.King Hussein of Jordan,presidents Camille Chamoun,Amine Gemayel,Michel Aoun and Elias Hraoui were her most famous supporters.Mohamad Abelwahab the great egyptien composer asked her to sing his famous "Anta Omri".In 2006,she decided to stop singing because she was astonished by the degradation of the artistic situation in Lebanon. She died on the 4th of March 2009 . She was 55 years old.Salwa Katrib is one of the famous star singers in Lebanon and arab countries.She was married to Nahi Lahoud her producer and artistic director. Aline Lahoud her daughter is now a famous star singer in Lebanon.
Work
Theatre
Singof Singof : 1974 Bint El Jabal : 1977 Amira Zomrod : 1978 Ismal bi Albi : 1978 Oxygene : 1979 Yasmine : 1980 Superstar : 1982 Hikayat Amal : 1983 Helm Thalett : 1985 Bint El Jabal : 1988 (remake) Yasmine : 1998 (remake)
Television
Alwane 1975 (Tele Liban with Riad Charara) Layali Sheherazade 1979 (Tele Liban with Georges Chalhoub) Salwa Show 1 1984 (Tele Liban with Ghassan Saliba) Independance Day 1984 (Tele Liban with Raymonde Anghelopoulo) Salwa show 2 1985 (Tele Liban with Ferial Karim) Womem in the Independance 1994 (LBC) The Eyes of Christmas 1996 (Tele Liban) Jerash Festival 1987 (Jordanian Television with Abdo Yaghi & Alain Merheb) Byblos Festival 1987 1992-1998 (LBC) Tyr Festival 1991 (Mashrek TV with Nadim Berberi) Special Evening 1993 (Tele Liban with Romeo Lahoud) Sahra Gheir Chikil 1993 (Tle Liban) Doyouf El Sabett 1985 (LBC with Simon Asmar) Al Leyl il maftouhh 1997 (Futur TV) Maestro 2005 (NTV with Aline Lahoud & Nichan) Sini aan sini 1997 (MTV with Hyam Abouchedid) Army Day 2001 (LBC with Maggy Aoun)
References
- http://www.fanoos.com/society/salwa_al_katrib.html
- "Décès de la chanteuse Libanaise Salwa el-Katrib" (in French). iloubnan. 2009-03-05. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
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