Ahmed Adaweya
Date of birth: 1945-06-26
Place of birth: Minya, Egypt
Known for: Acting
Also known as: احمد عدوية, أحمد عدوية, Ahmed Adaweya, أحمد محمد مرسى
Biography
Ahmed Mohamed Morsy was born in the governorate of al-Minya. His father was a livestock trader in al-Minya and he was the second to last of his father’s fourteen children. Ahmed married in 1976 and he has a daughter and a son. His son Mohamed is also a folk musician. Ahmed began singing in 1969 at the al-Alatiyah café on Mohamed ‘Aly street. He was famous by 1972 and performed at weddings and parties. Mohamed sang at the wedding of musician Sharifa Fadel, an occaision which was attended by a number of artists and journalists. Also in attendance was the owner of the Larizona casino who offered Ahmed the opportunity to work at his casino. Thereafter Ahmed recorded two records for the “Sawt al-Houb” recording company – fame followed. Among the musician’s best known songs are “al-Sah al-Dah Ambo”, “Zahma ya Donya Zahma” (“Crowds”), “Seeb wa Ana Aseeb” (“Let Go and I Will Too”). Mohamed also contributed songs to film titles and even performed comedy roles. However he was not successful as an actor as it would seem that singing is his main talent. At the beginning of the nineties Ahmed was involved in an accident that almost cost him his life. He was paralyzed for a period and retreated from the public stage so that he could recuperate. Ahmed has lately began making minor appearances and has redistributed some of his older song titles in addition to performing alongside youthful performers presenting folk songs. In this manner he has performed jointly with Lebanese musician Ramy al-‘Ayash and the two presented the song “al-Nas Rayqah” (“The People are Laid Back”) which was well received by the majority of audiences. Despite ‘Adawiyah’s retreat from stardom twenty years ago following his accident he is still regarded as a folk music giant in Egypt. No one has thus far succeeded in replicating the success which saw him stand out in the seventies and eighties of the previous century.
Movie Credits
Memories of Hani Shenouda
2023-03-08
Memories of Hani Shenouda, is a concert in honor of the musician Hani Shenouda, which was held in Sa
Mamnue liltalaba
1984-09-05
Sotohi Foq Al-Shagra
1983-01-31
Satohi works in the circus owned by his uncle Lamei and his wife Sonia. Sonia opposes their daughter
Sargeant Shabrawi
1982-09-27
Sergeant Shabrawi is tasked to deliver the thief, Zanati, to prison and Zubaida to the mental hospit
A Woman Deceived Me
1979-08-20
Ahmed opens a law office in one of the local neighborhoods, he gets involved with the wealthy neighb
Luck Beach
1983-07-10
Teacher Moza stands against the marriage of his daughters Hanaa and Wafaa to their colleagues at wor
May He Rest in Peace
1982-06-14
Because Ayoub is greedy for Al-Zafarani's wealth, he agrees to marry his second daughter, Salwa, who
Man in women's prison
1982-09-05
After being shocked by the girl he loves, Younes disguises himself as a woman to steal from the rich
Mekhemar Is Always Ready
1982-03-01
Mukhaymar does not succeed in any job, whether as a lawyer or even an electrician, so he decides to
Fatuat darab aleisal
1985-11-25
Prince pays the debts of the confectionery factory that the two sisters inherited, Tohma and her sis
ساعة الغروب
2023-04-24
A documentary about the legendary popular singer Ramadan El-Prince
A Boy Child, Amen
1984-03-19
Mohamed El-Asyouty lives with his wife Karima and their three adult daughters but he feels disappoin
What Girls Want
1980-09-19
Layla refuses to get married because she believes all men are liars especially after her sister's tr
4-2-4
1981-10-15
Lions Football club Abdul Ghaffar (Amin Al Hunaidi) decides to be a football team of his factory wo
The Hallucination Kingdom
1983-04-11
Master Qaddoura (Hassan Abdeen) is a big drug dealer in Alexandria, and officer Kamel (Mahmoud Abdel
The Beauty and The Scoundrel
1974-07-12
Abdo decides to steal cars, and in his first attempt, he meets the married woman Najwa, who suffers
Fangs
1981-08-01
When Ali and Mona's car breaks down en route to a party, the couple seek the nearest house to make a
Hassan Beh El Ghalban
1982-09-06
Hassan is aa simple employee whose friend gets him a job with the merchant Salem. Al-Nabrawy, a blac
Five in Hell
1982-09-13
Fahmy agrees with his colleagues Nasr and Kamal to steal the company's safe because he needs the mon
All Is Well
1984-10-22
Fathy is a journalist who is married to Suheir, a successful TV presenter. Fathy suffers from failur
Ana almajnun
1981-11-09
Hassan enters a mental hospital, claiming madness after stealing a jewelry shop. Naima pretends to b
A Trip of Terror
1981-07-21
Nadia arrives at the hospital after suffering a nervous breakdown due to her husband's treatment, an
نبتدي منين الحكاية
1976-11-29
Hanan is an only daughter to a rich merchant. She claims that she went blind in order to escape from
Nos Dastet Maganen
1991-06-22
On the way from the psychiatric hospital in Alexandria to Cairo, the car breaks down with six patien
The vagabond and the ladies
1991-09-30
Susie owns a company for the production of perfumes and produces a kind of it mixed with drugs in or
The Beggar
1983-11-07
After failing to find stable work in Cairo, Hassanein joins a group of beggars and unwittingly becom
Circle of doubt
1980-08-11