Rahma Riad
Rahma Riad رحمة رياض | |
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Riad performing at Souq Wagif Festival in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Rahma Abdulredha Mezher Al-Sibahi رحمة عبد الرضا مزهر السباهي[1] |
| Born | 19 January 1987 Basra, Iraq |
| Genres | Arabic music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Rahma Abdulredha Mezher Al-Sibahi (Arabic: رحمة عبد الرضا مزهر السباهي; born 19 January 1987), better known as Rahma Riad (رحمة رياض), is an Iraqi singer and actress.[2][3] She is the daughter of Iraqi singer Abdulredha Mezher Al-Sibahi, better known as Riad Ahmed. 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.[5]
- ↑ بلبل الجنوب الغريد, New Sabah Archived 2 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ رحمة أحمد تطرح قضيَّة العنف ضد المرأة وتنتظر العريس المناسب, Almannarah Archived 2020-05-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Rahma Riad - Waed Menni [Official Lyric Video] (2018)". Rahma Riad. 2018-08-22. Archived from the original on 28 June 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
- ↑ "Top 20 most viewed songs by Arabic female singers on YouTube". Arabsounds. 12 August 2020. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ↑ رحموني ياعالم - رحـمة ريـاض وهيثم يوسف on YouTube