Simone Philip Kamel (Egyptian Arabic: سيمون فيليپ كامل, mononymously known as Simone, born 14 June 1966) is an Egyptian singer, that throughout the 1990s was famous for her soprano voice. Her most famous songs include "مش نظرة وابتسامة" (Not Just a Look and a Smile), "تاكسي" (Taxi), "خاف مني" (Fear Me), "مبسوطة" (Happy), "تاني تاني" (Again, Again), "ميرسي" (Thank You), "ساعتى مش مظبوطة" (My Watch is not Set), "كازانوفا" (Casanova), "بتكلم جد" (I'm Talking Seriously). She also released a Greek/Arabic song called Munawar for the Greek-Egyptian Friendship Festival.

Simone
Simone on July 3, 2022
Simone on July 3, 2022
Background information
Birth nameSimone Philip Kamel
Born (1966-06-14) 14 June 1966 (age 58)
Shubra, Cairo, Egypt
GenresPop
Occupations
  • Singer
  • Actress
Years active1987–present

Life and career

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Early life and education

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Simone has a bachelor's degree in French literature from the Ain Shams University.[1]

Beginning of musical career

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She participated in the Greek-Egyptian Friendship Festival where she sang a song in Greek.

Famous songs

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  • "مش نظرة وابتسامة" (Not Just a Look and a Smile)
  • "تاكسي" (Taxi)
  • "خاف مني" (Fear Me)
  • "مبسوطة" (Happy)
  • "تاني تاني" (Again, Again)
  • "ميرسي" (Thank You)
  • "ساعتى مش مظبوطة" (My Watch is not Set)
  • "كازانوفا" (Casanova)
  • "بتكلم جد" (I'm Talking Seriously)

Movies

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  • يوم مر ويوم حلو (A Bitter Day and a Sweet Day) (1988)
  • الهجامة (The Home Invaders) (1992)
  • أيس كريم فى جليم (Ice Cream in Glym) (1992)
  • حالة اشتباه (Suspect) (1992)
  • فزاع (Fazaa') (2015)

TV series

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  • ابيض واسود (Black and White) (1989)
  • حلم الجنوبى (The Southern Dream) (1995)
  • زيزينيا (Zizinia) (1997)
  • فارس بلا جواد (A Knight Without a Horse) (2002)
  • حدث فى الهرم (It Happened in the Pyramid) (2004)
  • قيود من نار (Chains of Fire) (2007)
  • بين السرايات ('Bin El Sarayat') (2015)
  • الكبريت الاحمر (Red Sulfur) (2017)
  • الكبريت الاحمر 2 (Red Sulfur 2)
  • عصر الفرسان (The Era of the Knights)
  • عائلة شمس (The Family of Shams)

Plays

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  • لعبة الست (The Lady's Game) (2001)
  • كارمن (Carmen) (1999)
  • سكة السلامة (The Road of Peace) (2000)
  • سيام سيام (Siam Siam)

References

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  1. ^ "بالصور - بعد اخفائه سنوات طويلة سيمون تكشف للمرة الأولى زوجها... لن تصدقوا من هو". lahamag.com (in Arabic). 13 October 2016.
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