Assala Mostafa Hatem Nasri (Arabic: أصالة مصط٠ى Øاتم
نصري‎; born 15 May 1969), commonly known as Assala Nasri
(Arabic: أصالة نصري‎) and by the mononym Assala (Arabic:
أصالة‎), is a Syrian musical artist.Assala was born in
Damascus, Syria to a middle class couple. Mostafa Nasri, Assala's
father, was a revered composer and singer. Assala began her musical
career by performing patriotic, religious, and children's songs when
she was four years old. She sang the theme song "Qessas Al Sho'oub"
(قصص الشعوب), of the cartoon show, Hekayat Alamiyah
(Øكايات عالمية). In 1984, Mostafa Nasri died after
suffering from internal bleeding caused by a car accident. Aged 15 she
helped to take care of her siblings Aman, Ayham, Reem and Anas with
her mother Aziza Al-Babelli.Assala's commercial musical career debuted
in 1991 with the Egyptian song hit Law Ta'rafou (Egyptian Arabic: لو
تعر٠و). The album had 4 Egyptian songs in the oriental operatic
Classic Egyptian tarab style. The album was an instant hit in Egypt
back at that time with heartbreaking songs like "Ya Sabra Yana" and
"Samehtak Ketir". She quickly cemented her presence in the Arabic
world a growing industry brimming with singers like Angham, Najwa
Karam, Latifa, and Abdelmajeed Abdullah.Ever since the beginning of
the Syrian Civil War, in 2011, Assala Nasri claimed her support for
the Syrian people and her commitment against Bashar al Assad. Her
positions towards the Civil War are humanitarian, in which she wants
the conflict to end for the sake of the Syrian civilians. She had her
first composing experience in the writing of one song, released in
2011. For her commitment in the conflict, Assala sang at the
International Peace day as a new ambassador for "Peace Building
Through Music." However, Assala was criticized for her position, due
to the fact that Hafez Al-Assad authorized her treatment from polio.
نصري‎; born 15 May 1969), commonly known as Assala Nasri
(Arabic: أصالة نصري‎) and by the mononym Assala (Arabic:
أصالة‎), is a Syrian musical artist.Assala was born in
Damascus, Syria to a middle class couple. Mostafa Nasri, Assala's
father, was a revered composer and singer. Assala began her musical
career by performing patriotic, religious, and children's songs when
she was four years old. She sang the theme song "Qessas Al Sho'oub"
(قصص الشعوب), of the cartoon show, Hekayat Alamiyah
(Øكايات عالمية). In 1984, Mostafa Nasri died after
suffering from internal bleeding caused by a car accident. Aged 15 she
helped to take care of her siblings Aman, Ayham, Reem and Anas with
her mother Aziza Al-Babelli.Assala's commercial musical career debuted
in 1991 with the Egyptian song hit Law Ta'rafou (Egyptian Arabic: لو
تعر٠و). The album had 4 Egyptian songs in the oriental operatic
Classic Egyptian tarab style. The album was an instant hit in Egypt
back at that time with heartbreaking songs like "Ya Sabra Yana" and
"Samehtak Ketir". She quickly cemented her presence in the Arabic
world a growing industry brimming with singers like Angham, Najwa
Karam, Latifa, and Abdelmajeed Abdullah.Ever since the beginning of
the Syrian Civil War, in 2011, Assala Nasri claimed her support for
the Syrian people and her commitment against Bashar al Assad. Her
positions towards the Civil War are humanitarian, in which she wants
the conflict to end for the sake of the Syrian civilians. She had her
first composing experience in the writing of one song, released in
2011. For her commitment in the conflict, Assala sang at the
International Peace day as a new ambassador for "Peace Building
Through Music." However, Assala was criticized for her position, due
to the fact that Hafez Al-Assad authorized her treatment from polio.
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