Gehan Rateb
Gehan Rateb | |
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| Birth name | Gehan Hassan Rateb |
| Born | January 17, 1969 |
| Origin | Cairo, Egypt |
| Genres | Egyptian Music, Arabic pop music, Electro, World Music, Middle Eastern music, Meditrenian Music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, composer, actress, Producer |
| Instruments | guitar, violin |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Global Wide |
| Associated acts | Humanitarian |
| Website | http://www.gehanrateb.com |
Gehan Hassan Rateb (Arabic: جيهان راتب) (born January 17, 1969) is an Egyptian actress, singer, and composer.
Early life and education[edit]
Gehan Rateb was born 1975 in Cairo, Egypt. Her native Language is Arabic, and she also speaks English fluently and has studied French and Italian. Her father had an Egyptian father and an Italian mother, and died in 1995. Her mother is a housewife but had previously worked in culture and fashion. Rateb has one sister, around three years older than her.
Rateb started playing her first instrument when she was three years old at Maria Oselia Treatchy, the Italian Nuns School, and continued playing and performing music throughout her youth.
Rateb graduated from the English Literature department of the Faculty of Arts of Ain Shams University, and also received an American Diploma in Marketing & Salesmanship from the American University in Cairo. She also had professional training in Forex Trading.
Career[edit]
In 1994, Rateb began working as a TV presented at the Arab Radio and Television Network (ART). After one year, she quit and started working in Marketing and Investments. In 1999, she was offered a role as a supporting actress in a low-budget movie, Horoob ma Sabk El-Esrar, which was exclusively broadcast on ART. In 2000, Gehan appeared in her second movie, Alashan Rabena Yehebak, in a lead role. She went on to appear in a series of films, TV series, and theatre productions. In 2006 Gehan released her first music video "Sibak", filmed in Times Square, New York City, featuring her as a pole dancer. The video was a hit in the Middle East, and was the subject of significant debate in the press due to its content. She released her second music video "Wala Yehemak", filmed in Torino, Italy.
Gehan released her first album Malak in 2008. "Matigy Ahebak" and "El Aroosa" met with success and were released internationally, leading to several requests from international artists for collaborations. She released her song "Ana Wayak" in collaboration with the German producer Jannes Amadeus in January 2009.
Awards[edit]
- Best Actress (UNISCO Media Annual Festival 2008) for her role in the short movie Howa El Naharda Aih
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
Malak(2008)[edit]
Malak was released February 2008, it contains 9 Tracks and was Produced & Distributed by Global Wide and the Label is owned by Gehan Rateb.
- El Aroosa (The Bride)
- Malak (What is Wrong With You)
- Haool Ya lil (Will Sing Ya Lil)
- Sibak – Remix (Forget it- Remix)
- Rage3 Lih (Why Did you Come Back)
- Matigy Ahebak (Come Let Me Love You)
- Wala Yehemak (No Problem)
- Sibak (Forget it)
- Rage3 Lih Instrumental (Why Did You Come Back Instrumental)
Music videos[edit]
- Sibak (2006)
- Wala Yehemak (2007)
- Matigy Ahebak (2008)
Singles[edit]
- Sands of Times (2006)
- Kol El Ayady (All Hands) (2007)
- Ana Wayak (Together Forever) (2009)
- Ediny Forsa (Give Me A Chance) (2010)File:Ediny Forsa jannes version.ogg
Filmography[edit]
Cinema[edit]
- Horoob Maa Sabk El-Esrar (Planned Escape)(1999)
- Alshan Rabena Yehebak (To Make God Love You)(2001)
- Ewaa Weshak (Watch Out) (2004)
- Elwala Hima (The Boy Hima) (not released yet)
- Lila Ala ElKamar (A Night on the Moon) (2008)
Short Movies[edit]
- The Ten Pounds (2000)
- Tarh El Sabar (2006)
- Howa El Naharda Aih (Which day is Today)(2007)
TV series[edit]
- Nesr El Shark (Eagle of the East) 1999
- Robama Naltaki (Maybe we will Meet) (2000)
- Salma Ya Salama (Arrive safe) (2001)
- Hadeith Elsabah we Elmasaa (Talk of Day & Night) (2003)
- Amira fi Abdeen (A Princess From Abdeen) (2004)
- El Jabal TV Series (The Mountain) (2007)
- Elainkaboot (The Spider) (2008)
Comedy Theater[edit]
- 2 Hi & 3 Bye Bye -(2 Hi & 3 bye bye) (2000)
- New Look – (New Look) (2006)
References[edit]
External links[edit]
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