Elias Karam

Elias Karam الياس كرم
Elias Karam
Background information
Birth name	Elias Karam
Born	1960 (age 63–64) Al-Hasakah, Syria
Genres	Arabic pop music, Arabic Tarab, Arabic music, Middle Eastern music, Syrian, Dabke
Years active	1982 – present

Musical artist

Elias Karam (Arabic: الياس كرم) (born 1960) is an Assyrian singer from Syria, born in the city of Al-Hasakah in the Northeastern governorate of Al-Hasakah.

Biography

Elias was born Syria in the Northeastern governorate of Al-Hasakah. He learned playing Oud from his father^[1] and was inspired by Wadih El Safi at a young age, prompting him to write his first song at 16.^[2] After turning professional at the age of 20, Elias started composing music. His wrote the song ‘Amari, Tarab ya kalbi and Koullon ‘anak saalouni.^[2]^[3] Elias has toured all over the Arab world, Canada, United States, and a number of European countries. He also appeared in some TV series in Syria.^[4]

References

^ سيّد الطرب إلياس كرم يُسلطن بصوته الجيّاش ولحنه الراقي, Radio Canada International
^ ^a ^b "Fes Festival world sacred music 26th edition 2022 – Fes Festival from 03 to 11 June 2022".
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2009-08-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ الياس كرم: بعد أن يسمع الملحنون أغنياتي يفضلون البقاء بعيدين.. Archived 2016-03-19 at the Wayback Machine, Syria-news