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Angham

Angham Mohammad Suleiman, one of three siblings, Ghinwah and Khaled, comes from a musical family.

In fact, she has been raised and musically nurtured on her father's hand, renowned Mohammad Suleiman.

Her uncle, Imad Abdel Haleem, is a singer and married to the famous belly-dancer, Nagwa Fouad, but unfortunately, died at the age of thirty.

Angham, affected by the death of her uncle whom she loved dearly, released later an expressive and angry song called Leih Ya Donia Hazzi Ma'aki Kida? 

Angham studied in the Conservatory of Music in Cairo and excelled in playing the Oud. 

Angham's first single was on Mother's Day and was called El Gannah Taht Akdamik, it was her first time to perform in public at the age of 17.

The mothers in the audience where moved by her performance and were reduced to tears.

Her first album Fil Rokn El Baeed elHadi was a tremendous success. She later released several albums some of which: Khally Bokra La Bokra, Betheb Meen and Ella Ana which were hits in Egypt. 

All of Angham's albums were composed by her father and were all traditional classical tunes. 

Years later, after several successes, Angham faced a professional and artistic depression; the result of which she refused to work with her father in her next album, she insisted that she needed to renew her style.

Her dad, taken aback by his daughter's decision, and as a result disowned her and vowed never to collaborate with her ever again.
 

Angham was adamant in her decision, after she had sensed the shift in the musical scene and wanted to evolve her singing style and be aware of the latest trends in the music industry. 

In 1999, Angham launched a new album Wahdaniya in which she worked with new composers and writers.

In this album, she presented a new style of music that would later become her own unique style. Angham shot a single that soon became a hit, titled   Ba'atly Nazra from this album. 

During the period in which Angham was recording Wahdaniya, her marital life has become unstable. She later disappeared from the music scene for two years. 

Angham finally got divorced from her husband, Magdy Aref, who used to be her manager. The divorce came after personal rupture of ideas and not being able to cope together. 

Angham found herself having to take care of their child, Omar, and thus, slowed down the rate in which she used to produce albums. But those trying times were soon over as a new unexpected surprise awaited her. 

In 2001, Angham released her album, Leih Sebtaha, which is considered a turning point in her career.

The secret of its success was one special song: Sidi Wisalak. This song was a smashing hit because of its unique tunes and vocals.

Angham Imediately started shooting this hit single with the new director, Ahmad El Mahdy, who introduced her with a complete new look.

Omry Maak, produced by Alam El Fan, was finally released in August 2003. With this album, Angham returned again with a whole new style where western tunes were prevalent. 

Angham shot Omry Maak and wanted to shoot Arefha Biya as her second clip but the production company refused as shooting a second song was not included within the contract.  This incident resulted in the termination of Angham's contract.

Before the release of Omry Maak, the press attacked Angham for secretly marrying her Kuwaiti music arranger, Fahed. 

Angham responded by officially announcing her marriage after joining giant music production company, Rotana, owned by Prince Walid Bin Talal. 

The wedding ceremony was on a yatch on the River Nile, several famous pop singers such as Sherine Abdel Wahab, Elissa, Ehab Tawfik, and the manager of Rotana Company, Salem El Hindy.