Sandy (Egyptian singer)

Sandy Adel Ahmed Hussein (Arabic: ساندي عادل أحمد حسين;) is an Egyptian singer.

Sandy
ساندى
Background information
Birth nameSandy Adel Ahmed Hussein
Born (1986-04-22) 22 April 1986
Cairo, Egypt
OriginEgyptian
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer
InstrumentsVocal
Years active2006–present
Labels
  • Melody (2006-2016)
  • Pause Records (2017-present)

Career

Career beginnings

Sandy began her solo singing career in 2006 with the release of "كل ما أقرب" ("Whatever is closer"). In 2009 she released the song "شوفته وماكلمنيش" which increased her popularity. It was written and composed by Mohammed Rifai Husam Badran and released with the album titled سولو هيتس 1 (Solo Hits 1).

She released a second album لسة صغيرة ("Still young") then a third, قد التحدي.

Revolution in Egypt,, 2011

After the Egyptian revolution in January 25, 2011, Hussein presented the first national song for Egypt entitled "ولاد النيل" (the sons of the Nile). She later went on to film the videoclip in Paris "الحلم" (The Dream) from the album قد التحدي (the challenge) with the British director Eric Carlson and she released the video for "عايزة اقولك" (I want to tell you).

Latest activity

The singer announced her retirement on social media with respect to her personal life and health reasons after releasing her fifth album entitled Hob (Love) in 2015.[1] However, two years after, December 2017, the singer became active again with another song entitled "Maghnatis" (Magnetic) under Glitch Records in collaboration with Pause Production, announcing them as her new music label.[2] Finally, the performer released her sixth album, Ĕtnin fi wahda, in January 2020. The album, in which she collaborated with new producers and poets such as Mido Munib, also contains a song produced and written by Hussein herself.[3] Hussein also plays a character in two movies: Jimm's Plan (2014)[4] and Live Your Life (2019).[5]

Discography

  • 2006 – كل ما أقرب ("Kol ma árab") "Everything nearest"
  • 2009 – لسه صغيره ("Lesa saghirah") "Still young"
  • 2010 – قد التحدي ("Ád altaħdi") "up to the challenge"[6]
  • 2012 – احسن من كتير ("Aħsan min katir") "Better than many"
  • 2016 – حب ("Hob") "Love"
  • 2020 – إتنين في واحدة ("Ĕtnin fi wahda") "Two in one"

Music videos

Hussein's songs
Title Title in English Director Produced by From album
كل ما أقرب "Everything closer" Tamer Bassiouni
شوفته وماكلمنيش "Hovth and Makelmenah" Younis
هموت عليك "Hmut you" Younis
هموت عليك – ريمكس "Hmut you – remix" Younis Little Lessa
خربت مالطا "Remembering Malta" Younis Little Lessa
إياك "Warning" Yasser Al-Najjar Little Lessa
ابن جارتنا "Son of our neighbor" Taha Tunisia Little Lessa
حصل خير "It got better" David Zennie You can dispute
الحلم "Dream" Eric Carlson
ماتحملت الزعل "Mathmmelt Azaal" Rotana Fabiaewman
عايزة اقولك "Ayza Acolk" David Zennie The Voice of the Delta
أحسن من كتير "Better Kteer" David Zennie The Voice of the Delta
محبطة "Frustrating" The Delta Sound
ساندي – عمري مايئست "Sandy – Never Give Up" [7][8]

Personal life

She married composer Husam Badran in 2009 and broke up with him in 2017. She is now married with director Hazem Kattana.[9]

References

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