Linda George (Syriac: ܠܢܕܐ ܓ̰ܘܪܓ̰;[a] born 11 February 1964 in Baghdad, Iraq) is an Assyrian-American singer known for her sentimental ballads and dance songs.
[1] In 2010, Esquire magazine chose George as the representative from Iraq in a special, 194-nation edition of their Sexiest Woman Alive feature.
The album's other standout track however was "Barwar", released after the Gulf War in which the region of Barwari in Northern Iraq was bombed and left in ruin.
Her 1983 ballad "Tara Dorokh" (You Closed The Door) was featured in the episode "Furies" in the third season of Xena: Warrior Princess.
In 2005, after Saddam Hussein was deposed as the leader of Iraq, George released "I am Free", an EP sung in Arabic with four songs.
Her Assyrian songs generally range from lush romantic ballads to traditional folk dance and as well as patriotic music.
[3] Her favorite singers include Sargon Gabriel, Evin Agassi, Ashur Bet Sargis, Whitney Houston, Josh Groban, Barbra Streisand, Andrea Bocelli, Fayrouz, Umm Kulthum and Googoosh.