Angham

Angham Mohamed Ali Suleiman (أنغام محمد على; born 19 January 1972), known by the mononym Angham (أنغام), is an Egyptian singer, recording artist, and actress.

Her debut was in 1987 under the guidance of her father, Mohammad Suleiman.

Released in 1987, Fil Rokn elBaeed elHady (In The Far Distant Corner) is Angham's first breakaway record.

Her father introduced her to Sayed Naser, a businessman and record producer, who agreed on producing and financing her records and tracks.

Angham was the first artist to join Sayed Naser Records company, and the youngest to be accepted.

Due to her father's wide recognition in the music industry, famed composer Mohammed Abdel Wahab gave Angham the copyright of his track "Basbosa".

This record features a series of records that are mostly musically composed by Mohammad Suleiman.

During 1988, although she occasionally performed live, stage fright prevented Angham from embarking on any major tours.

Her first widely seen concert appearances were mainly at the Cairo Opera House, and she said she felt that her performance proved her vocal abilities were not, as some had previously speculated, simulated using studio techniques.

Four next records which were all produced by Sayed Naser Records except the last one which is produced by "Sawt elCahira" (Voice of Egypt) Records saw the light.

They were a transitional phase of Angham in her adolescent years.

Most of the tracks dealt with love, breakup, friendship, family and fun.

These albums were titled as "LaLiLi Lali", "Layek", "Ettafakna" and "Bibassata Kida".

The first two were released in the year 1989, the third in 1990 and the fourth in 1991.

The family moved to Cairo by the late 1990s, and settled down at El Mohandiseen, an area known for being home to many many celebrities.

Angham has three siblings.

Her brother, Khaled, studied music arrangements.

While her brother Ahmad, owing to his physical handicap, remained away from the spotlight.

Angham began singing at around the age of sixteen, under the guidance of her uncle, Emad Abdel Haleem.

Angham performed for the first time in public during Cairo's Radio syndicate ceremony.

She sang "el Gannah Taht Akdamek" (Paradise Is Under Your Feet), a song dedicated to mothers.

She recalled how her father was not pleased with her performance.

Upon finishing high school, Angham joined Cairo's Conservatory of Music.

She studied the basics of the music, improved her voice's capacities, and learned how to play on the traditional piano and Oud.

However, Angham fell into a nervous breakdown when she received news about her uncle's death which happened on the same day of her first tour in Tunisia at the Carthage International Festival.

In 1992, she sang two songs composed by the Saudi composer, Mohammed Al-Senan, which are "Shayfak" (I See you) and "Ain El-Hawa" (The Eye of Love).

The lyrics of both songs were written by Ezzat elGendy.

Following her divorce from Magdy Aref in 2000, Angham took much more control over her image and musical style after that Leih Sebtaha (Why Did You Leave Her) record established her into a strong position amid the constant emerge of new voices in the Middle East music scene.

After a highly publicized feud between Alam El Phan Music Records' president Mohsen Gaber and the artist, She moved to another record company, Rotana.

Angham's lyricist, Ezzat el Gendy, who was behind the success of "Sidi Wisalak" (Your Charm) in 2001, also saw his debut with Angham on the "La Yal Hob" (No Love) track.

"Fil Rokn elBaeed el Hady" was a pivotal success.

The following year, Angham conceived Awal Gawab (The First Answer), her second record, as a homage to Egyptian soul music composer, Sayed Makkawy, and she worked with a variety of lyricists on the record.

Sayed Makkawy gave her the copyrights of his song "Aalo Enseeh" ("They Said Forget Him") to add it to the record.

The Awal Gawab record was released soon after her debut record but was neither critically nor commercially as successful.

"Awal Gawab" and "Hawa elMasayef" ("Summer Love") were her most successful tracks on this record.

In 2005, She released the album Bahibbik Wahashteeny (I Love You, I Miss You).

It was critically acclaimed, but commercially was not as expected.

After three years, Angham returned to the forefront of Arabic pop music in 2007 with her album Kolma N'arrab (Whenever We Come Closer) which sold more than 500,000 CDs across the Middle East in less than three months and was awarded a platinum certification.

Angham was born in Alexandria, Egypt, the eldest child of Mohammad Suleiman, a former violinist, music composer, orchestra chief, and singer, while her mother, Mageda Abdel Haleem, is a well-known artist.

She grew up in a Muslim family.