Linda George (Assyrian singer)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Linda Gewargis |
| Born |
February 11, 1964 Baghdad, Iraq |
| Origin | Chicago, USA |
| Genres | Assyrian pop, dance-pop, folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Website | Official Linda George site |
Linda George (Syriac: ܠܝܢܕܐ ܓܘܪܓ, born 1964) is an ethnic Assyrian-American singer. The vast majority of her songs are sung in her native Assyrian language, though a few are in English and Arabic. Unlike many other comparative Assyrian artists, George has dabbled with Western genres such as R&B, urban and electronic dance music in her 30-year career.
George is one of the most well-known and ubiquitous Assyrian singers, having toured the continents of Oceania, Europe and Asia. Furthermore, she is the most liked Assyrian figure on Facebook.
Linda has been singing since she was a little girl: her career began at the tender age of five. She was the church choir soloist in Baghdad, where she appeared on national television. She moved to Amman, Jordan in 1979. A year later, she moved to the US, where her career started in the Assyrian community in Chicago. She was discovered by Assyrian singer Sargon Gabriel. Sargon featured Linda on his track "Dalaleh". The track became a popular record in the Assyrian community and helped George land her own album. George's first album, Hal Eiman, was released in 1983 and instantly was a success. George continued her success into the early 1990s, and became the first Assyrian singer to use contemporary beats with traditional Assyrian singing.
After dabbling with different beats and contemporary mixes on her three previous albums, George changed the way of Assyrian Music on her seventh Album, "Khamra Teeka" released in 1993. The album, featuring the song "Matlab D'Libba", featured the first rapping in Assyrian Music. The song, dubbed the "Chapeh Chapeh Song" became successful. The albums' other standout track however was "Barwar". The song was released after the Gulf War and after the region of Barwari in Northern Iraq was bombed and left in shambles.
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