Simply known as Sherine, Egyptian singer and actress Sherine
Abdel Wahhab began her music career with the single ‘Ah Ya Leil’ (Oh, night!)
in 2000, and has since released several albums.
More recently, she has been a judge and coach on the Arabic
version of ‘The Voice’ (‘The Voice Ahla Sawt’), a reality television
competition for musicians now in its third season.
In the latest series, Sherine’s chosen act Nedaa Sharara won
the competition, which had 150 million viewers across the Middle East,
according to broadcasters MBC. Prior to the airing of the season finale,
Sherine made newspaper headlines when she criticsed US presidential hopeful
Donald Trump for his pledge to temporarily ban Muslims from entering America.
“I don’t like politics and I don’t like delving into
politics,” she said, “but not anyone in America can speak about us and insult
us and say we shouldn’t be let into his country, especially considering how
little he knows about us and about our talents.”
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