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Carole Samaha added: "There has always been good art and art less than it, and lyrical colors have always existed in their many variations, from classical and popular colors, which are called in Egypt (Festival songs), but we live in a time dominated by low songs".
Follow up: "We have lost the balance that we saw previously between good songs and low songs, whose spread is now much more than valuable songs, and this saddens and frightens me, as anyone today on social media can claim to be a singer.".
The Lebanese artist gave an example of a young man who sang to a duck in Egypt, saying: "I will not mention his name so as not to market him, but after he sang to the duck, they hosted him in the media, and here I do not understand why the media supports such people, as he is not a singer, but rather presented the duck song while sitting behind his phone in a popular alley, so that his song would make millions on YouTube".
And about her music video "Hey girls, guys"which some understood that the message from it is "Calling young people not to marry"She said: "No, I liked that this song dealt with a somewhat social and critical topic, after I had a lot of dramatic and emotional songs lately. I also felt that after the Corona period, people became in need of joy and joy".
Samaha continued: "The song was presented as a joke with the audience, and not to give them lessons, and this song was inspired by the philosopher Socrates, who was asked whether he advises a person to marry or not, and he replied that (he will regret it in both cases), and his saying stuck in my mind and I loved to present a song on its subject".
And whether she misses the single life, she said: "No, because I did not feel that I was imprisoned after I got married. My husband, Walid, did not impose laws on me, and did not affect my life or my work. On the contrary, he gave me absolute freedom, and we have mutual trust, and each of us has his own space of freedom, and he is not one of the selfish men, and he is more Who embraced me and understood me".
Collaboration with Hani Shaker
And about her cooperation with the Egyptian artist Hani Shaker, through filming a song "Thanks"The idea of filming it was linked to the idea of filming his song "a lot of groceries"She said: " It is a crazy idea in which I got out of the routine, and I am not a traditionalist, and when I met with the director Batoul Arafa, I expressed to her my will to present a completely new idea, and this idea was presented for the first time in the Arab world.".
And completed: "Shaker and I did not perform a duet, but he acted with me in my video clip, without singing, and so was my role in the video clip for his song, which raised the audience’s question and wonder about what each of us does in the other’s clip, and this was audacity from both of us.".
As for winning an award "Faten Hamama"about her movie "by accident"at a closing party Alexandria Film Festival This year, Samaha said: "I received many awards in my career, but my tears were present when I received this award, because I did not expect it at all, and I was shocked when the artist Ilham Shaheen announced my victory.".
added: "I was very impressed because this award means a lot to me, especially as I am the first Arab singer to win an award from an official festival such as the Alexandria Festival, and for the Faten Hamama category, which I love, so I consider this award a medal on my chest.".
When asked about her friendship with Egyptian actresses, such as Elham Shaheen, Yousra and Laila Elwi, she said: "My friendship with them is real and not fake, and despite the competition that brings them together, it is the relationship and human ties that dominate their relationship with each other, and here I am interested to mention that Shaheen canceled her affiliation with travel to come specifically to Alexandria to offer me the award".
As for encouraging any of them to participate in one of their cinematic or dramatic works, Samaha replied: "I do not hide from you that Ilham and I were supposed to meet in the series (Zay El Qamar), and she is the one who suggested that I co-star with her in this series, so I greatly appreciate her love and support, and I consider her my godmother in Egypt".
And about a title "chameleon"given to her by her university professors, she replied with a laugh: "My university professors turned to my ability to color in the various roles that I performed on the stage, and to sing as well. I am happiest when I find that the audience believes me when I present the different colors of romantic, folk, rhythmic, dramatic and show, hence the reason for this title, but I am a chameleon only in art and not in life, I am a clear person and not two-faced".
Referring to her experience in the Rahbani theater, and whether she is considering returning to the theater, she said: "There is no doubt that I adore musical theater, and I am ready to return to it at any moment, and I am in constant contact with Marwan Rahbani, who is the director of all the musicals that I have presented.".
Consistency: "I am sad that Lebanon has been missing in recent years the lyrical theater, because I fear that the theater in Lebanon will die, but I am also happy with the theatrical movement that is being presented today in Saudi Arabia and the Emirates, and I hope that we will have a share in it.".
And about the song that she presented and considers it the closest to the feelings and experiences she went through, she said: "It is the song (Hakhounak) that I wrote in 2010, after I went through a difficult emotional experience that destroyed me and hurt me, so I told him in the song that I will make you feel what you made me feel, and when the song was released, the audience was shocked by its unprecedented title".
And about her collaboration with artist Marwan Khoury, she said: "What attracts me about my cooperation with him is that as a poet and composer he knows my personality completely, and knows how to speak my language, and when he presented me the song (My Heaven’s Borders) he said to me: This song was inspired by your strong, unruly and independent personality, and I would not present this topic to an artist other than Carol Samaha".
Follow up: "There is a strong harmony and chemistry that brings me together with Khoury, and the evidence is our recent meeting in Dubai to receive our awards from the (Kiele Festival), where we gathered at a dinner before the night of the concert, and the attendees asked us to present our duet (Oh, Lord, it lasts), so that this video swept all social media sites".
His Eminence considered that "This is another proof that good work lives for a long time, not like some songs that are very popular for a short time and then disappear after 10 years".
Regarding the possibility of their meeting together in a new work, Samaha replied: "Certainly, we are preparing for a song of my own, in which we will undoubtedly preserve the feeling that brought us together in the past, and we are currently working on choosing its title, and as usual, I am trying through this song to present a new addition, despite preserving all the beautiful points that Marwan and I brought together in our work. Previous".
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Carole Samaha added: “There has always been good art and art that is less than it, and the lyrical colors have always existed with their many differences, from the classic and popular colors, which are called in Egypt (Festival songs), but we live in a time dominated by low-key songs.”
And she continued, “We have lost the balance that we saw previously between good songs and low songs, whose spread has now become much more than valuable songs, and this is something that saddens and frightens me, as anyone today on social media can claim to be a singer.”
The Lebanese artist gave an example of a young man who sang to a duck in Egypt, saying: “I will not mention his name so as not to market him, but after he sang to the duck, they hosted him in the media, and here I do not understand why the media supports such people, as he is not a singer, but rather presented the duck song while sitting behind His phone is in a popular lane, so that his song can achieve millions on YouTube.
And about her video song “Ya Girls, Young People”, which some understood that the message from her is “inviting young people not to marry”, she said: “Not at all. I also felt that after the Corona period, people became in need of joy and joy.”
Samaha added, “The song was presented as a joke with the audience, and not to give them lessons. This song was inspired by the philosopher Socrates, who was asked whether he advises a person to marry or not, and he replied that he (he will regret it in both cases), and his saying stuck in my mind and I loved that Oldest song on the subject.
And whether she misses the life of celibacy, she said: “No, because I did not feel that I was imprisoned after I got married. He is not a selfish man, and he is more than accommodating and understanding me.”
Collaboration with Hani Shaker
And about her cooperation with the Egyptian artist Hani Shaker, through filming the song “Thank you”, which was associated with the idea of filming his song “Baqali Keteer”, she said: “It is a crazy idea in which I got out of the routine, and I am by nature not traditional, and when I met with director Batoul Arafa I expressed to her my will to present a completely new idea, and this idea was presented for the first time in the Arab world.”
And she continued, “We did not present a duet, me and Shaker, but he represented with me in my video clip, without singing, and so was my role in the video clip for his song, which raised the audience’s question and amazement at what each of us does in the other’s clip, and this was audacity from us. Monday”.
With regard to her winning the “Faten Hamama” award, for her movie “By chance”, at a closing ceremony Alexandria Film Festival This year, Samaha said: “I received many awards in my career, but my tears were present when I received this award, because I did not expect it at all, and I was shocked when the artist Ilham Shaheen announced my victory.”
She added, “I was very impressed because this award means a lot to me, especially as I am the first Arab singer to win an award from an official festival such as the Alexandria Festival, and for the Faten Hamama category, which I love, so I consider this award a medal on my chest.”
When asked about her friendship with Egyptian actresses, such as Ilham Shaheen, Yousra, and Laila Elwi, she said: “My friendship with them is real and not fake, and despite the competition between them, it is the relationship and human ties that dominate their relationship with each other, and here it is important for me to mention Shaheen canceled her association with Safar to come specifically to Alexandria to present me with the award.
As for any of them encouraging her to participate in one of their cinematic or dramatic works, Samaha replied: “I do not hide from you that Ilham and I were supposed to meet in the series (Zay El Qamar), and she is the one who suggested that I join her in acting in this series, so I appreciate her very much. Her love and support, and I consider her my godmother Egypt“.
Regarding the title of “chameleon”, which was given to her by her university professors, she replied with a laugh: “My university professors turned to the ability that I have in color in the various roles that I performed on the stage, and in singing as well. I am happy when I find that the audience believes me when I present the different colors of music. The romantic, the popular, the rhythmic, the dramatic and the show, hence the reason for this title, but I am a chameleon only in art and not in life, as I am a clear person and not two-faced.”
Returning to her experience in the Rahbani theater, and whether she is considering returning to the theater, she said: “There is no doubt that I love the musical theater, and I am ready to return to it at any moment, and I am in constant contact with Marwan Rahbani, who is the director of all the musicals that I presented.” .
And she continued, “I am sad that Lebanon has been missing in recent years the lyrical theater, because I fear that the theater in Lebanon will die, but I am also happy with the theatrical movement that is being presented today in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, and I hope that we will have a share in it.”
And about the song that she presented and considers it the closest to the feelings and experiences that she went through, she said: “It is the song (Hakhounak) that I wrote in 2010, after I went through a difficult emotional experience that destroyed me and hurt me, so I told him in the song that I will make you feel what you made me feel, and when the song was released, he was shocked. audience from its unprecedented address.”
And about her cooperation with the artist Marwan Khoury, she said: “What attracts me in my cooperation with him is that he, as a poet and composer, knows my personality completely, and knows how to speak my language. I present this topic to an artist other than Carole Samaha.”
And she continued, “There is a strong harmony and chemistry that brings me together with Khoury, and the evidence is our recent meeting in Dubai to receive our awards from the (Kiele) Festival, where we gathered at a dinner before the night of the concert, and the attendees asked us to present our duet (Oh, Lord, it lasts), so that this video sweeps all Social Media”.
Samaha considered that “this is another evidence that good work lives for a long time, not like some songs that are very famous for a short period and then disappear after 10 years.”
Regarding the possibility of their meeting together in a new work, Samaha replied: “Certainly, we are preparing a song of my own, in which we will undoubtedly preserve the feeling that we had together in the past, and we are currently working on choosing its title, and as usual, I seek through this song to present a new addition, on Despite preserving all the beautiful points that Marwan and I gathered in our previous work.”