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Warda Sliwoo (born July 27, 1982) is an Assyrian singer and composer from Duhok, Iraq. His debut song has been released in 2003 with the title “Min Khubbo Khilya” in TV Ashur. Later on, he released his debut album “Moun Weeda” in 2006 when his fame peaked then. Most of his songs are slow songs which his fans love the most.

Biography:
Warda Sliwoo is born to a garamosy family that is originated from Geramon. He had to quit his studies at 6th literary grade due to the country’s political and economic situation. Because of that, he was obliged to work as a carpenter before taking out his talents. During his job, Warda composed songs and asked for other singers to sing them. However, they were turned back to him. Sami Shlemon, who believed in Warda’s vocal capabilities, helped him recording his first song and took him to start his pace as an artist. Warda favored composing over singing and dreamed to be one of the most impressive Assyrian composers. Also, many melodies were taken from him without his permission or mentioning his name. Before releasing his second album, Warda got arrested because of his fame where he had many friends around him which took police’s attention. Warda is politically independent and supports every party that works for the best interest of his nation. Loves to play Guitar, Oud and Nay as hobby. Moreover, he loved gathering folklore songs from old people but most of them were given to other singers. He was also known of his beautiful paintings that he drew.

Activities:
After his debut song “Min Khubbo Khilya”, Warda participated in Alrafedayn Artist competion in 2004. After that, he was asked to take part in a national song “Temon Temon” in Ishtar TV in 2005. Later on, he was asked to compose some songs for children. In 2012, he acquired an identity from municipality of artists in Duhok, Kurdistan. Additionally, Warda acted in “Butterfly” movie where he was been selected to play the role of “Ninos” who was the hero of the movie. The film was recorded in 2011 in Nalla village.

Albums:
2006 – Moun Weeda

2008 – Khalalela (Produced by Nuhadra Studios)

2011 – Libbie Ganta

Singles:
2015 – Gira o Liba

2019 – Khotama D’Khoba

2022 – Tanelee (Produced by Assyrian Songs)

2023 – Ateewat (Produced by Assyrian Songs)