Walid Toufic
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Walid Toufic is a Lebanese
singer who constantly made his big break in Egypt
, and he is also known for performing in concerts and appearing in music videos.
, but he later relocated to western Beirut
and lived in the residential area of Ibn Rashd Street. His first Oud Tutor was the blind artist Mr. Amin Azar. During this period, young Walid was working really hard to raise enough money for his music lessons.
In 1973, Walid participated in the famous Lebanese talent show, Studio El Fan
. His success in this show was his first step towards stardom. Media described his appearance: "The beginner who performed like a star!" Ouyoun Bahia was his luck song.
His acting career started afterwards where he starred in 12 different successful movies with Egyptians and Arab famous stars like Farid El-Atrache, Hoda Sultan, Maryam Fakhreddin, Madiha Yusri, Samis Ghanem, Layla Alawi, Saiid Saleh, Raghda, Athar El-Hakim, Dureid Lahham, among others.
Walid had the opportunity to preset songs of the famous composer Balligh Hamdi, which resulted into a deep friendship between them. Songs like Ehna El-Tayibin and Sinin Ahbab were a big success. Meeting the Great Mohammad Abdel Wahab was a big step forward for Walid Toufic. In his repertoire more than 600 songs written and composed by most famous names in the Arab world.
Walid Toufic stood on biggest stages and conducted most famous concerts like Carthage
– Tunisia
, where people donated blood to attend, Jarash
- Jordan
, Agadir
– Morocco
, Love and Peace - Syria
, Layali Adwa El-Madina - Egypt
, and many more.
Walid Toufic continues to sing about love and joy, holding Lebanon in his heart and songs. His popularity in the Arab world has won him the title, The Arab Star.
He is married to Georgina Rizk
, former Miss Universe
1971.
Lebanese people
The Lebanese people are a nation and ethnic group of Levantine people originating in what is today the country of Lebanon, including those who had inhabited Mount Lebanon prior to the creation of the modern Lebanese state....
singer who constantly made his big break in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, and he is also known for performing in concerts and appearing in music videos.
Biography
Walid Toufic, born Walid Toutounji, grew up with his family in Tripoli, LebanonLebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
, but he later relocated to western Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
and lived in the residential area of Ibn Rashd Street. His first Oud Tutor was the blind artist Mr. Amin Azar. During this period, young Walid was working really hard to raise enough money for his music lessons.
In 1973, Walid participated in the famous Lebanese talent show, Studio El Fan
Studio el fan
Studio El Fan was a Lebanese talent show broadcast on Télé Liban during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s in Lebanon and throughout the Arab world. Like the Olympics, the show ran every four years for an entire calendar year. Contestants from all over Lebanon competed. The best contestants in the...
. His success in this show was his first step towards stardom. Media described his appearance: "The beginner who performed like a star!" Ouyoun Bahia was his luck song.
His acting career started afterwards where he starred in 12 different successful movies with Egyptians and Arab famous stars like Farid El-Atrache, Hoda Sultan, Maryam Fakhreddin, Madiha Yusri, Samis Ghanem, Layla Alawi, Saiid Saleh, Raghda, Athar El-Hakim, Dureid Lahham, among others.
Walid had the opportunity to preset songs of the famous composer Balligh Hamdi, which resulted into a deep friendship between them. Songs like Ehna El-Tayibin and Sinin Ahbab were a big success. Meeting the Great Mohammad Abdel Wahab was a big step forward for Walid Toufic. In his repertoire more than 600 songs written and composed by most famous names in the Arab world.
Walid Toufic stood on biggest stages and conducted most famous concerts like Carthage
Carthage
Carthage , implying it was a 'new Tyre') is a major urban centre that has existed for nearly 3,000 years on the Gulf of Tunis, developing from a Phoenician colony of the 1st millennium BC...
– Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
, where people donated blood to attend, Jarash
Jarash
There are at least two places called Jarash :*Jerash, a place in Jordan where there are ancient ruins*Jarash, Jerusalem, a former Palestinian village...
- Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
, Agadir
Agadir
Agadir is a major city in southwest Morocco, capital of the Agadir province and the Sous-Massa-Draa economic region .-Etymology:...
– Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
, Love and Peace - Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
, Layali Adwa El-Madina - Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, and many more.
Walid Toufic continues to sing about love and joy, holding Lebanon in his heart and songs. His popularity in the Arab world has won him the title, The Arab Star.
He is married to Georgina Rizk
Georgina Rizk
Georgina Rizk was Lebanon's first and so far only Miss Universe.Rizk was born in Beirut to a Christian household. She was crowned in the Miss Universe pageant in 1971 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. She was the first woman from the Middle East and the fourth woman from Asia to win the title...
, former Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
1971.