Rania Hussein Mohammed Tawfik ( ar, رانيا حسين محمد توفيق ; born October 8, 1981), known as Ruby ( ar, روبى , sometimes transliterated as Roubi), is an
Egyptian
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singer, actress and occasional model who rose to fame with her debut single "Enta Aref Leih" ("Do You Know Why?") in 2003.
Biography
Musical career
The first
music video
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of her debut single "Enta Aref Leih" (2003), was directed by
Sherif Sabri and was a hit on most
satellite music stations in the
Middle East
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during the summer of 2003. Ruby was criticized by the media for appearing in the provocative costume of a
belly dance
Belly dance (Egyptian Arabic: رقص بلدي, translated: Dance of the Country/Folk Dance, romanized: Raks/Raas Baladi) is a dance that originates in Egypt. It features movements of the hips and torso. It has evolved to take many different f ...
r in the song's music video. Despite this criticism, the successful single brought Ruby into the limelight.
Ruby's second video was released in early 2004. The video was titled "Leih Beydary Kedah" (Why Is He Hiding His Feelings Like This?) and directed by Sherif Sabri; the video again also featured provocative scenes. Her third music video "El Gharaam (Koll Amma A'ollo Ah)" was accompanied by clips from Ruby's movie, ''"Saba' Wara'aat Kotcheena" (7 Playing Cards)''. The film was banned by the governments of some
Arabic countries
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due to its usage of erotic themes.
Ruby was questioned in numerous interviews about her provocative style and suggestive moves, to which she responded that she does not consider herself to be a
sex symbol. She was also rumoured to be married to her manager, Sherif Sabri, but they have both denied the rumour.
In 2008, she released a single ''
Yal Ramoush'' (Wonderful Eyelashes). She is also the one who sang the theme song of Al Wa3d Movie ''
Awwel Marra''.
Acting career
Ruby's debut in Egyptian cinema was in 2000 in the Egyptian film ''Film Saqafi (Cultural Film)''. In 2019, she participated in two Egyptian films including ''Hamlet Pheroun'' and ''The Treasure 2''. Ruby's last artistic work is ''The Treasure 2 (Al Kanz 2)''.
Her father’s family from assuit government
Ruby had a prominent role in the viral 2020 advertisement for Edita's Molto croissants.
Discography
* ''
Eba'a Abelni'' (2004)
* ''
Meshit Wara Ehsasy'' (مشيت ورا إحساسى 2007)
* ''
Ebka Kabelny'' (2009)
Singles
* ''Enta Aref Leih'' (2003)
* ''Yal Romoush'' (2008)
* ''Hetta Tanya'' (2021)
* ''Ana Law Zalana'' (2021)
* ''Alby Plastic'' (2021)
* ''Hetta Tanya (Harout Zadikian Remix) (2021)
* ''Namet Nenna'' (2022)
Filmography
References
External links
Sexy stars push limits in Egypt
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1981 births
Living people
21st-century Egyptian women singers
21st-century Egyptian actresses
Egyptian film actresses
Egyptian television actresses
Actresses from Cairo
Singers from Cairo