Wassouf was born in Kafroun, Syria to a Greek Orthodox Christian family.  Wassouf started singing at the age of 10 in his hometown Kafroun. He was discovered by his first manager and producer George Yazbeck at a wedding party that Wassouf was performing at, aged 12 years old. At the age of 16, he was called Sultan El-Tarab by the Lebanese journalist George Ibrahim El Khoury, a magazine director, Arabic for The Sultan of Music, with his classic song "el-Hawa Sultan".[6] He became famous after appearing on the Lebanese show Studio El Fan 1980 when he was 19 years old as Sultan of Tarab.[6] Wassouf holds the Lebanese passport

Wassouf preferred not to shoot music videos for his songs saying: "I don't feel I can act... I really can't... I only find myself when I'm on the stage... singing, but the video clip forces me to act".[6]
Personal life

George Wassouf married his first wife, Shalimar, at the age of 21. They have three children: Hatem Wassouf, George Jr. Wassouf, Wadie Wassouf. The couple separated after 28 years of marriage in 2009.[7]

He was married to Qatar rally champion Nada Zeidan, his second wife. They divorced in 2016.[8] Their daughter, Oyoon, was born in October 2015.[9]

Wassouf has been a prominent supporter of President Bashar al-Assad's government throughout the Syrian Civil War.[10]
Discography

    1983: Ouwidni Salmtek Byied Allah
    1984: El Hawa Sultan
    1992: Rouh El Rouh
    1993: She' Ghareeb
    1995: Kalam El Nass
    1996: Leil Al Ashiqeen
    1998: Lissa El Dounya Bi Khair
    1999: Tabeeb Garrah
    2000: Dol Mush Habayib
    2001: Zaman El Ajayib
    2002: Inta Gherhom
    2003: Salaf Wi Deine
    2004: Etakhart Kteer
    2006: Heya El Ayam
    2008: Kalamak Ya Habibi
    2009: Allah Kareem, Shoukran
    2012: Best of Wassouf
    2015: Shtaanelak

Live Albums

    Sings Oum Kolthoum Vol. 1, 1983.
    Sings Oum Kolthoum Vol. 2, 1995.
    Sings Oum Kolthoum Vol. 3, 1997.
    Sings Abdel Halim Hafez, 1998.
    Sings Warda, 1999

Singles

    Ahla Ayam El Omr, 1995.
    Amri Lellah, 1995.
    Mahlak Tmahal Ya Malak, 1995.
    Rahal El Batal, 2000.
    Ferhat Rejouak Ya Loubnan, 2010.
    Dawarat El Ayam, 2010.
    Aady Ya Donia, 2011.
    Biyehsedouni, 2011.
    Seket El Kalam, 2013 [11]
    Bisaalouni Aleik, 2013.
    Ya Oumi, 2013.
    Zekrayat, 2013.
    Shouq El Omr, 2013.
    Tarakni Ghab, 2014.
    Bandahlak, 2017.
    Malikat Gamal El Rouh, 2018 [12]
    Hal El Garih, 2019.
    Sahi El Leil, 2020.

Clips

    Yalli Taebna Senin Fi Hawak, 1986.
    Ya Moualdani, 1986.
    Kalam El Nass, 1994.
    Erda Bel Nassib, 1996.
    Lissa El Donya Bkheir, 1998.
    Tabib Garah, 1999.
    Ana Assef, 1999.
    Dul Mush Habayeb, 2000.
    Ma Teoulou Leih, 2000.
    Zaman El Agayeb, 2001.
    Youm El Wadaa, 2001.
    Salaf We Dayn, 2003.
    Etakhart Ktir, 2004.
    Sehert El Leyl, 2004.
    Leilat Wadaana, 2006.
    Asaab Fourak, 2008.
    Aallem Albi El Shouk, 2008.
    Ferhat Rejouak Ya Loubnan, 2010.
    Dawarat El Ayam, 2010.
    Biyehsedouni, 2011.
    Malikat Gamal El Rouh, 2018.
    Hal El Garih, 2019.
    Sahi El Leil, 2020.

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