Samar (singer)
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Samar Mattar is a female singer from the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
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 whose talent was discovered by Kuwait
Kuwait
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i singer Abdullah Al Rowaished. She has a style of singing that differs from other Arab
Arab
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ic pop singers and sings mostly in the Gulf Arabic
Gulf Arabic
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 accent, except in some of her more recent songs which have been in the Egypt
Egypt
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ian accent.

Samar released her first album in 2000
2000 in music
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, and has since released four albums. All of her albums are produced by the Arabic music label Rotana
Rotana Records
Rotana Records is the Arab World's largest record label. It is owned by the Rotana Group, established by the Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, who sometimes personally signs artists to the label. Rotana Records is part of a huge media empire that includes a film production company, a magazine in...

. She has also recorded several music videos. Some of Samar's popular songs include "Hobbi Wa Hobbak", "Allah Ala Killee", "Ama Ashogtah", "Ana Fee El Gharam", and "Wa'ed Minni".

Discography

  • Samar 2000 (2000)
  • Samar 2001 (2001)
  • Wa'ed Minni (2003)
  • Bas Wahed (2005)
  • Samar 2007 (2007)

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