Rahma Riad Explained

Rahma Riad
Native Name:رحمة رياض
Birth Name:Rahma Abdulredha Mezher Al-Sibahi
Arabic: رحمة عبد الرضا مزهر السباهي[1]
Birth Date:19 January 1987
Birth Place:Iraq
Occupation:Singer, actress
Genre:Arabic music
Years Active:2004–present

Rahma Abdulredha Mezher Al-Sibahi (Arabic: رحمة عبد الرضا مزهر السباهي; born 19 January 1987), better known as Rahma Riad (Arabic: رحمة رياض), is an Iraqi singer and actress.[2] [3] She is the daughter of Iraqi singer Abdulredha Mezher Al-Sibahi, better known as . As of August 2020, her song "Waed Menni" is among the top ten most streamed songs on YouTube by a female Arab artist with more than 148 million views.[4]

Life and career

2004: Career beginnings

Riad has been a contestant in a number of music contests in the Arab world. She first completed in the Super Star program when she was seventeen years old and reached the second stage, but she did not reach the finale. She later joined the Gulf Star competition, which featured individuals who perform Gulf music. She remained in the contest until the finals, and in cooperation with the Iraqi artist Haitham Yousif, famously performed the song "Er7moni Ya Alem" in dedication to the Iraqi people and her father.

2010: Star Academy

Riad became a recognizable name in the Arab world through her participation in Star Academy. She performed on stage with many Arab artists, including Assala, Latifa, Angham and Nawal El Zoghbi. She managed to reach the finale, together with Nassif Zeytoun, who was voted the winner, and Muhammad Ramadan, who took third place, while Riad became the runner-up. Riad reached a very large audience through her appearance on the program and got the highest percentage of votes cast for a contestant in danger of elimination in earlier stages.[5]

2011–2020: Breakthrough and Waed Menni

Her first work after the Star Academy was the single "Khlesna", which was in Lebanese Arabic and for which a music video was filmed in Lebanon. This was preceded by a special song for the AFC Asian Cup.[6] She also released a song in the Gulf Arabic dialect titled "Moo Galata".[7]

On 22 August 2018, she released the song "Waed Menni", written by Ramy Al-Aboudi and composed by Ali Saber. The song achieved great success, and its music video garnered about 150 million views in the two years after its release, thus becoming one of the most watched music videos on a YouTube channel for an artist from the Persian Gulf region and Iraq.[4]

2021–present: Iraq Idol, Athadakom and Al Kawkab

In January 2021, she joined the music contest Iraq Idol on MBC Iraq as a member of the judging panel.[8] On 15 January 2021, Riad released the song "Athadakom", written by Aqil Al-Ard, composed by Ali Saber, and distributed by Maitham Alaa El-Din.

On 29 July 2021, Riad released the song "Al Kawkab", which garnered more than a million views on YouTube less than 24 hours after its release. The song was written by Maher Al-Azzawi, composed by Ali Saber, and distributed by Moheeb Al-Rawi.[9]

In July 2021, MBC renewed Riad's contract for an additional season of Iraq Idol, which started in September.[10] [11] [12]

In October 2022, she was chosen to feature in Light The Sky, a song for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, collaborating with artists, RedOne, Manal, Balqees and Nora Fatehi.[13]

Personal life

On 23 May 2021, she announced her engagement to Iraqi actor Alexander Uloom.[14] [15] [16] On 6 August 2021, they got married in a simple ceremony in the presence of their family and relatives.[17] [18] [19] On March 26 2024, she announced the birth of her daughter Alya.[20]

They live in together in Iraq.

Discography

Notes and References

  1. http://newsabah.com/newspaper/202361 بلبل الجنوب الغريد
  2. http://www.almannarah.com/mobile/NewsDetails.aspx?CatID=13&NewsID=23476/ رحمة أحمد تطرح قضيَّة العنف ضد المرأة وتنتظر العريس المناسب
  3. Web site: Rahma Riad - Waed Menni [Official Lyric Video] (2018) ]. 2018-08-22. 2018-08-28. Rahma Riad. https://web.archive.org/web/20190628201005/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqVsf_k1yN8 . 28 June 2019 .
  4. Web site: Top 20 most viewed songs by Arabic female singers on YouTube. Arabsounds. 12 August 2020. 23 July 2022.
  5. https://yamazaj.com/news/15526 رحمة تعود بأعلى نسبة تصويت بستار اكاديمي 7
  6. https://www.lahamag.com/14066_%d8%b1%d8%ad%d9%85%d8%a9%20%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%b6%20%d8%aa%d8%b5%d9%88%d9%91%d8%b1%20%d9%81%d9%8a%20%d9%84%d8%a8%d9%86%d8%a7%d9%86 رحمة رياض تصوّر في لبنان وتغني لقطر
  7. http://www.alesbuyia.com/inp/view.asp?ID=27547 رحمة رياض تطلق أغنيتها الخليجية موغلطته
  8. https://www.lahamag.com/article/162124-%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8A-%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6-%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%81-%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AF-iraq-idol-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82 حاتم العراقي ورحمة رياض وسيف نبيل يكسرون قواعد "IRAQ IDOL- محبوب العراق"
  9. Web site: "الكوكب" لرحمة رياض تحصد مليون مشاهدة خلال 24 ساعة. 2021-07-31. Alroeya. ar. 2021-08-07. El Shenawy. Ahmed. https://web.archive.org/web/20210808160334/https://www.alroeya.com/130-42/2232745-الكوكب-لرحمة-رياض-يحصد-مليون-مشاهدة-خلال-24-ساعة . 8 August 2021 .
  10. Web site: رحمة رياض تجدد عقدها في "عراق أيدول". ar. 2021-08-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20210808171529/https://asabnews.com/2021/07/31/677175/رحمة-رياض-تجدد-عقدها-في-عراق-أيدول/ . 8 August 2021 .
  11. Web site: MBC تجدد عقدها مع رحمة رياض لموسم جديد من عراق أيدول و تطلق أغنيتها "الكوكب". 2021-07-29. Addiyar. 2021-08-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20210808161806/https://addiyar.com/article/1921450-تجدد-عقدها-مع-رحمة-رياض-لموسم-جديد-من-عراق-أيدول-و-تطلق-أغنيتها-الكوكب . 8 August 2021 .
  12. Web site: mbc تجدد عقدها مع رحمة رياض لموسم جديد من عراق أيدول و تطلق أغنيتها الكوكب. PressN. 30 July 2021. ar. 2021-08-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20210808155906/https://pressn.net/article/11644640?news=mbc-تجدد-عقدها-مع-رحمة-رياض-لموسم-جديد-من-عراق-أيدول-و-تطلق-أغنيت . 8 August 2021 .
  13. Web site: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Official Soundtrack release: all-female line-up inspires the globe to Light The Sky . qatar2022.qa . 7 October 2022 .
  14. Web site: شاهد.. خطوبة رحمة رياض إلى الممثل الأمريكي العراقي ألكسندر علوم. 2021-05-23. Sayidaty. ar. 2021-05-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20210524070213/https://www.sayidaty.net/node/1224891/مشاهير/مشاهير-العرب/شاهد-خطوبة-رحمة-رياض-إلى-الممثل-الأمريكي-العراقي-ألكسندر-علوم. 2021-05-24.
  15. Web site: الفنانة العراقية رحمة رياض تعلن خطبتها إلى الممثل ألكسندر علوم – إرم نيوز. www.eremnews.com. 23 May 2021. ar. 2021-05-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20210523163711/https://www.eremnews.com/entertainment/arts-celebrities/2324685. 2021-05-23.
  16. Web site: رحمة رياض وألكسندر علوم يعلنان خطوبتهما. 2021-05-23. ET Bilarabi. ar. 2021-05-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20210524070459/https://etbilarabi.com/ميكس/رحمة-رياض-وألكسندر-علوم-يعلنان-خطوبتهما. 2021-05-24.
  17. Web site: الصور الأولى لعقد قران رحمة رياض وألكسندر علوم. 2021-08-06. Alroeya. ar. 2021-08-07. Abdeljalil. Zeena. https://web.archive.org/web/20210806192319/https://www.alroeya.com/130-44/2233937-الصور-الأولى-لعقد-قران-رحمة-رياض-وألكسندر-علوم. 2021-08-06.
  18. Web site: عقد قران رحمة رياض وألكسندر علوم (فيديو وصور). Alsumaria. ar. 2021-08-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20210808164514/https://www.alsumaria.tv/news/فن-وثقافة/392567/alsumaria-news . 8 August 2021 .
  19. Web site: زهرة الخليج - بالصور.. عقد قران رحمة رياض وألكسندر علوم. 2021-08-07. Zahrat Alkhaleej. ar. 2021-08-07. Cairo. https://web.archive.org/web/20210808155305/https://www.zahratalkhaleej.ae/article/4210976/عقد-قران-رحمة-رياض-ألكسندر-علوم . 8 August 2021 .
  20. https://www.sayidaty.net/%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1/%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8/1745326-%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%88-%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%86-%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%B7%D9%84%D9%82-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9
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  22. Web site: رحمة رياض تفوز بجائزة دولية. Alsumaria. ar. 2022-03-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20220321141222/https://www.alsumaria.tv/news/فن-وثقافة/415000/alsumaria-news . 21 March 2022 .
  23. Web site: رحمة رياض "تصعد للقمر".. قبل غنائها في "مهرجان قرطاج" . Zahrat Alkhaleej. 21 July 2022. 22 July 2022.

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