The departure of Alaa Abdel-Khaleq… “the dewy voice” of the Egyptian nineties
On Tuesday afternoon, the funeral of the Egyptian singer Alaa Abdel-Khaleq, “The Dewy Voice” and the icon of the nineties generation, was held, and the singer of the “Friends” band, which was formed by the late musician Ammar Al-Shariei, and included the two singers, Mona Abdel-Ghani and Hanan, and the band presented several songs that achieved wide fame, including “With Al-Ayyam” and “Al-Hudoud”, and then each of them rode with his songs, to present a successful career before Mona and Hanan retired, then Alaa retired after an illness that accompanied him for many years until his departure.
Abd al-Khaleq bid farewell to his friends among the singers, some of whom collapsed upon the arrival of his body, including Ihab Tawfiq, Hamid al-Shaeri, Hossam Hosni, Muhammad Mohi, Mustafa Qamar, and Mona Abdel-Ghani. And these are among those who accompanied him most during his artistic journey and the years of his illness, and respected his desire not to discuss his illness in the media, and celebrated his birthday, as they were witnesses to the wedding of his daughter Mayar, who got married last May, which witnessed the last appearance of the late singer, when The disease had taken hold of him and he seemed to sit up the whole party.
Alaa Abdel-Khaleq (archive)
Alaa Abdel Khaleq died in the early hours of this morning at the age of 59 (born on February 23, 1964). The news of his death was published on search engines in Egypt, and social media sites, perhaps due to his early death.
Despite his absence from the artistic scene for about 15 years, due to a health crisis, which most of his fans did not know about, which affected his vocal cords, the generation of the eighties and nineties, “the generation of the cassette tape”, still repeats his songs that he memorized by heart, including “Dary your lashes.” And “Maktoub Ya Habibi” and “Fashion” with the “Friends” band from the days of “The Fez and the Yashmik” and even “The Mini Pocket” in a social duet criticizing the madness of fashion.
Abd Elkhalek
The Syndicate of “Musical Professions” in Egypt mourned the singer in a statement, while social media witnessed waves of sadness for his departure, and a large number of his colleagues mourned him, who described him as “good-hearted.” The singer Amr Diab wrote an obituary for him through his account on the short tweets site “Twitter”. Muhammad Fouad also mourned him through his account on the “Instagram” website, saying: “I mourn the death of my dear brother and friend, the respected artist Alaa Abdel Khaleq.” Ihab Tawfiq wrote on his Facebook account: “My dear brother, Alaa Abdel-Khaleq, has passed away,” while Mustafa Qamar described him as “the beautiful decade of life, the owner of the most beautiful and kindest heart.”
The artist, Hamid Al-Shaeri, wrote: “The death of my brother and a friend of a lifetime, my heart ached, Alaa.” Mona Abdel-Ghani, his companion, mentioned on her Facebook page: “Farewell, my brother, classmate, and ten years of polite life.”
Although the deceased did not possess the throat of Ali al-Hajjar, nor the strength of Muhammad al-Hilu’s voice, he had a voice full of feeling, according to music critic Amjad Mustafa, who confirms that he had a long artistic career.
Al-Shaeri adds in an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat: “Abdul Khaleq was the first to open the door to a whole generation of new singers, as his success led to the confidence of production companies to adopt young singers in the eighties, following the song (Salam) that he released in 1987, composed by Hamid Al Shaeri, achieved great success, after which Alaa became the first singing star, and his success continued during the eighties and nineties.
The late singer with his friends (his Facebook account)
Al-Shaeri pointed out that “his distinction is due to his rebellion against the traditional form of singing, following the example of his professor, musician Ammar Al-Sharie’i, and his songs were different in their words and melodies from what is prevailing, and the audience received him well.”
The singer graduated from the Institute of Arab Music, and specialized in playing the “flute” instrument with sad rhythms, and he was often alone with it as a lover who did not want to leave her and play for his friends. The Friends Band witnessed his artistic debut in 1980, and he released his first solo album, “Mersal” in 1985, distributed by Hamid Al Shaeri, who shared the performance of one of his songs, achieving remarkable success with him. » 1987, “For You” 1989, “I Will Return To You” 1990, “You Will Know Me” 1991, “Maktoub” 1993, which achieved remarkable success, and “Tayyara Waraq” 1997, with which the generation of the nineties was associated, and “An Eye for an Eye” 2002. .
His health problems began to appear, as he stopped singing and appearing at concerts after his vocal cords were affected, and in 2007 he witnessed the release of his latest album, “Love Not Ordinary”, which was released on digital platforms, so that his songs remain present among an audience that he loves despite the difference in time and divergence of tastes. According to critics.
