George Wassouf on LBC Last Name: Wassouf First Name: George Fathers Name: Badih Date of Birth: Dec 23, 1961 Place of Birth: Kafroon, Syria Nationality: Syrian. NIckname: Sultan El Tarab George Wassouf (Arabic: جورج وسوف) is a Syrian singer. He was born on December 23, 1961 in Kafroun, Homs, Syria . He moved with his family to Beirut at a young age, where he was granted Lebanese citizenship, and was called the miraculous child at that time, for his artistic talent in singing. Music career --------------- George Wassouf started singing very young at the age of 10 in his hometown Kafroun on different occasions such as marriages, parties, hotels, etc. Shortly thereafter he moved to Lebanon where he began his music career and his popularity grew. It was at the age of 16 when he became known as Sultan El-Tarab as called by the famous international Actor Omar Sharif, Arabic for The Sultan of Music, with his classic song el-Hawa Sultan. People at that time thought of him as being the only one who could provide tarab with his magical and crystal voice that was very sharp and high- pitched when he was young and matured into the deep, commanding voice that he is now known for. A few of his first songs that brought him to fame include Hawa Sultan, Rohi ya Nesmah, Helif el-Amar, and Law Naweit. The family name Wassouf is first of all the name of a statue of God that was worshipped in the Middle Ages (around 1500 bc). Wassouf’s magical voice was discovered by his first