Wadih Mrad´s real name is Garo Mrad Seferian. He was born in Kameshli,
north of Syria, on the 15th of June 1974. He is Armenian in religion and
his sign is Gemini. Wadih started his music life at the age of five. His
first instrument was a piano. During his studies, he participated in
many events and competitions between schools. In 1984, he was sent to
Armenia as a tourist for one month through a scholarship. In 1989, he
organized an orchestra for his school to participate in events with
other schools. The majority of these events were for charity.
In 1992, Wadih went to the military service for two years and a half.
During this period, he met an Oriental orchestra where he discovered all
the oriental instruments (Kanoun, Violin, Nay) and started practicing
Arabic bitrates. After one year, in 1993, he organized his own Oriental
orchestra of fourteen professional musicians. During his military
period, Wadih got introduced to many people where he started singing in
weddings, birthdays, engagement events and others.
During the summer of 1995, Wadih´s military service was over and his
fans were growing larger and larger. Many people started loving and
adoring his voice all around the city. He went back to his village where
he made his first concert. The concert was great deemed very successful
and everybody was encouraging him to go further in his musical career.
Wadih realized that his duties started growing as well, and that he had
to proceed to create a better future, so he went studying Solfege in his
village with a special private teacher who taught him the basics of "Al
Makamat el Arabiyya" as well as how to play Oud.
In summer 1996, he signed his first contract in a very beautiful tourist
green area known as "Mashta al Houlou" in Syria. The contract was with a
restaurant called "Nabee el Aarous" that was a strategic touristic place
for both Arab and European tourists. His fame started spreading in the
Middle East region starting from Beirut, Egypt, Jordan, and Dubai in the
Arab Emirates.
In winter 1996, Wadih went to Sweden for two months where he found large
number of fans mostly from the Syriac and Armenian religions (Al
Jaliya). He made many concerts there and they were all another success
to tell about. Winters and summers of 1997 and 1998 were a repetition of
1996. Winters were in Sweden and summers were in "Mashta el Helou".
At the end of 1998, Wadih moved to Beirut where all the doors of fame
were opened. He suffered for one year and a half in Beirut because he
thought it was easy to start his career there. This was very difficult,
on the other hand, because Lebanese people are very good listeners and
the market was witnessing the birth of many singers and it was hard for
one to prove himself quickly in the midst of such a mess.
Finally, Wadih signed a contract with a Lebanese radio station and
agreed that they will manage his business. He started singing in a night
club called "Blue Velvet" in Kaslik in the Jounieh area under the name
of "Garo" and the contract lasted for four months. The result of this
hard work was that they offered him a song and supported it exclusively
on air and he was obliged to change his name to "Wadih Mrad" to fit with
his style of songs.
Later on, the radio station produced an album of seven songs that
included the single "Helweh el Denyeh" that lead him to the top charts.
The album was entitled "Saket" and was produced by Music Master. His
contract with the radio station ended with lots of problems mainly
related to money that is, till now, still to be settled still in court
of law.
Wadih signed his next contract with Rotana through a company based in
Los Angeles named "Take 5 Music". The contract was for five years with
Rotana but was broken after one album which is "Aashek Majnoun". The
problem was related to the failure launching the album due to marketing
reasons. The contract was ended on a friendly basis and Wadih realized
that he must take full responsibility for managing his life and work by
choosing the songs that fit his style because everybody was
underestimating him. He felt that following the advice of others was
ruining his life, dreams, future, and career that he believed in.
In Christmas 2003, Wadih went to the United States where he had a tour
in many states like Los Angeles, New Jersey, Detroit, Boston, etc. and
every concert there was a success. The fans were singing his songs that
they memorized, and Wadih realized that his songs were almost
everywhere. This put more pressure and more duties on him with respect
his fans, friends, and family.
Later on, Wadih met a friend in New Jersey and they agreed to start a
company to release a new album. The system was that the company will
finance new albums which Wadih prepares with a lot of care and the
result of this was a new album of eight songs under the name of
"Waddaani el Habib". This new album promises to be a success because it
has already spread all over the world including the Middle East, USA,
Canada, Europe, etc.
Wadih Mrad ´s إسم حقيقي Garo Mrad Seferian. هو كَانَ ولدَ في
Kameshli، شمال سوريا، في الخامس عشرِ مِنْ يونيو/حزيرانِ 1974. هو أرمنيُ
في الدينِ وإشارتِه الجوزاءُ. بَدأَ Wadih حياة موسيقاه في عُمرِ خمسة.
آلته الأولى كَانتْ a بيانو. أثناء دِراساتِه، شاركَ في العديد مِنْ
الأحداثِ والمسابقاتِ بين المَدارِسِ. في 1984، هو أُرسلَ إلى أرمينيا كa
سائح لشهرِ واحد خلال a ثقافة. في 1989، نظّمَ أوركستراً لمدرستِه
للمُشَارَكَة في الأحداثِ بالمَدارِسِ الأخرى. أغلبية هذه الأحداثِ كَانتْ
للصدقةِ.
في 1992, ذَهبَ Wadih إلى الخدمة العسكريةِ لسنتانِ وa نِصْف. أثناء هذه
الفترةِ، قابلَ أوركستراً شرقيةً حيث إكتشفَ كُلّ الآلات الشرقية (Kanoun،
كمان، كلا) وبَدأَ بمُزَاوَلَة bitrates عربي. بعد سَنَةِ واحدة، في 1993،
نظّمَ أوركستراه الشرقيةَ الخاصةَ مِنْ أربعة عشرَ موسيقي محترفينِ. أثناء
فترتِه العسكريةِ، أصبحَ Wadih مُقَدَّماً إلى العديد مِنْ الناسِ حيث
بَدأَ بالغِنَاء في حفلاتِ الزفاف وأعيادِ ميلاد وأحداثِ وإرتباطِ وآخرين.
أثناء صيفِ 1995, Wadih ´s خدمة عسكرية إنتهى وأنصارِه كَانوا يَكْبرونَ
أكثر فأكثر. العديد مِنْ الناسِ بَدأوا بمَحَبَّة وعَشْق صوتِه في كافة
أنحاء المدينةِ. عادَ إلى قريتِه حيث جَعلَ حفلته الموسيقيةَ الأولى.
الحفلة الموسيقية كَانتْ عظيمةَ تَعتبرُ ناجح جداً وكُلّ شخصَ كَانَ
يُشجّعُه لذِهاب أبعد في مهنتِه الموسيقيةِ.
Wadih أدركَ بأنّ واجباتَه بَدأتْ بالنَمُو أيضاً، وبأنّه كان لا بُدَّ أنْ
يَمْضي في خَلْق a مستقبل أفضل، لذا رَحلَ الدِراسَة Solfege في قريتِه مَع
a معلّم خاصّ خاصّ الذي علّمَه أساسياتَ "الMakamat الArabiyya "بالإضافة
إلى كَيفَ تَلْعبُ Oud.
في الصيفِ 1996، وقّعَ عقدَه الأولَ في a منطقة خضراء سياحية جميلة جداً
"المعروفة بMashta الHoulou "في سوريا. العقد مَع a مطعم دَعا "Nabee
الAarous "ذلك كَانَ a مكان touristic إستراتيجي لكلا السيّاح العرب
والأوروبيون. شهرته بَدأتْ بالنشر في منطقةِ الشرق الأوسطَ تَبْدأُ مِنْ
بيروت، مصر، الأردن، ودبي في الإماراتِ العربيةِ.
في الشتاءِ 1996, ذَهبَ Wadih إلى السويد للشهرينِ حيث وَجدَ عددَ كبيرَ
مِنْ الأنصارِ في الغالب مِنْ الأديانِ السريانيةِ والأرمنيةِ (الJaliya).
جَعلَ العديد مِنْ الحفلات الموسيقيةِ هناك وهم كَانوا كُلّ النجاح الآخر
للتَحَدُّث عن. فصول الشتاء وفصول الصيف مِنْ 1997 1998 كَانا a تكرار مِنْ
1996. فصول الشتاء كَانتْ في السويد وفصول صيف كَانتا في الدّاخلِ "Mashta
الHelou ".
في نِهايِةِ، إنتقلَ Wadih إلى بيروت حيث كُلّ أبواب الشهرةِ فُتِحتْ.
عَانى لسَنَةِ واحدة وa نِصْف في بيروت لأن إعتقدَ بأنّه كَانَ سهلَ لبَدْء
مهنتِه هناك. هذا كَانَ صعبَ جداً، من الناحية الأخرى، لأن الشعبَ
اللبنانيَ مستمعين جيدينَ جداً والسوقَ كَانَ يَشْهدُ ولادةَ العديد مِنْ
المغنين وهو كَانَ صعبَ لواحد أَنْ يُثبتَ نفسه بسرعة في وسطِ مثل هذا
الفوضى.
أخيراً، Wadih وقّعَ a يَتعاقدُ مع a محطة إذاعة لبنانية ومتّفق بأنّهم
سَيُديرونَ عملَه. بَدأَ بالغِنَاء في a نادي ليلي يَدْعو "قطيفة زرقاء" في
Kaslik في منطقةِ Jounieh تحت اسمِ "Garo" والعقد داما لأربعة شهورِ. نتيجة
هذا العمل الشاقِّ كَانَ بأنّهم عُرِضوه a أغنية ودَعموه بشكل خاص على
الهواءِ وهو أُلزمَ لتَغيير اسمِه إلى "Wadih Mrad "إلى مُجَهَّز بأسلوبِه
مِنْ الأغاني.
لاحقاً، أنتجتْ محطةَ الإذاعة ألبومَ مِنْ سبع أغاني الذي تَضمّنَ الأعزبَ
"Helweh الDenyeh "ذلك التقدّمِ ه إلى المخطّطاتِ العلياِ. الألبوم أُهّلَ
"Saket" وأُنتجَ مِن قِبل سيدِ الموسيقى. عقده بمحطةِ الإذاعة إنتهى
بالكثير مِنْ المشاكلِ تَعلّقتْ بالمالِ بشكل رئيسي التي، حتى الآن، ما
زالَتْ أَنْ تُحْلَّ ما زالَتْ في المحكمةِ.
وقّعَ Wadih عقده القادم مَع Rotana خلال a شركة مقرّها في لوس أنجليس
سَمّتْ "وارد 5 موسيقى". العقد كَانَ لخمس سَنَواتِ مَع Rotana لكن كُسِرَ
بعد ألبومِ واحد الذي "Aashek Majnoun ". المشكلة تُعلّقتْ بالفشلِ تُطلقُ
الألبومَ بسبب أسبابِ تسويقيةِ. العقد أنهىَ على a قاعدة صديقة وWadih
أدركا بأنّه يَجِبُ أَنْ يَتحمّلَ مسؤوليةَ كاملةَ لإدارة حياتِه وتَعْملُ
بإخْتياَر الأغاني التي لائمتْ أسلوبَه لأن كُلّ شخصَ كَانَ يُقلّلُ من
تقديره. شَعرَ الذي يَتْلي نصيحةَ الآخرين كَانتْ تُخرّبُ حياتَه، أحلام،
مستقبل، ومهنة التي آمنَ به.
في عيد الميلادِ 2003, ذَهبَ Wadih إلى الولايات المتّحدةِ حيث كَانَ
عِنْدَهُ a جولة في العديد مِنْ الولاياتِ مثل لوس أنجليس، نيو جيرسي،
ديترويت، بوسطن، الخ. وكُلّ حفلة موسيقية كان هناك a نجاح. الأنصار كَانوا
يَغنّونَ أغانيه التي إستظهروا، وWadih أدركَ بأنّ أغانيه كَانتْ تقريباً
في كل مكان. هذا سلّطَ ضغطَ أكثرَ وواجباتَ أكثرَ عليه بِإحترام أنصاره،
أصدقاء، وعائلة.
لاحقاً، Wadih إجتمعَ a صديق في نيو جيرسي وهم وافقوا على بَدْء a شركة
لإصْدار a ألبوم جديد. النظام كَانَ ذلك الشركةِ سَتُموّلُ ألبوماتَ جديدةَ
التي يَستعدُّ Wadih بالكثير مِنْ العنايةِ ونتيجةِ هذا كَانَ a ألبوم جديد
مِنْ ثمان أغاني تحت اسمِ "Waddaani الحبيب ". يَعِدُ هذا الألبومِ الجديدِ
أَنْ يَكُونَ a نجاح لأن نَشرَ في جميع أنحاء العالم بضمن ذلك الشرق
الأوسطِ، الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية، كندا، أوروبا، الخ. |