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Umm Kulthum [a] (Arabic: أم كلثوم; 31 December 1898 [3] [4] – 3 February 1975) was an Egyptian singer, songwriter, and film actress active from the 1920s to the 1970s. She was given the honorific title Kawkab el-Sharq (Arabic: كوكب الشرق, lit. 'Planet of the Orient'). [5]
Abou El Leef; Ahmed Sheba; Amal Maher; Amira Selim; Amr Diab; Angham; Anoushka; Carmen Suleiman; Dina El Wedidi; Fatheya Ahmed; Hisham Abbas; Leila Mourad; Mayam Mahmoud
Ghanem was born in al-ʿAtawlah, Asyut Governorate. [4] After graduating from high school, he joined the Police Academy following the example of his father, who was a police officer, but he was dismissed from it after failing two consecutive years, so he transferred papers to the College of Agriculture at Alexandria University and joined the acting teams there.
Abdel Halim Ali Shabana (Arabic: عبد الحليم علي شبانة), commonly known as Abdel Halim Hafez (Arabic: عبد الحليم حافظ, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ʕæbd el ħæliːm ħɑːfɪzˤ]) (21 June 1929 – 30 March 1977), [1] was an Egyptian singer, actor, conductor, businessman, music teacher and film producer.
Leila Mourad or Layla Morad (Arabic: ليلى مراد; born Lilian Zaki Ibrahim Mordechai; February 17, 1918 – November 21, 1995) was an Egyptian singer and actress, and one of the most prominent superstars in Egypt and the entire Arab world in her era.
Once, when her brother Farid received one of Egypt's most famous composers, Dawood Hosni, in their home, the latter overheard her singing in her room, and insisted on seeing her immediately. He then asked her to sing again. He was much impressed by the performance, and suggested the stage name of Asmahan to her. Amal began using that name.
Mohamed Fawzi (Arabic: محمد فوزي, born Mohamed Fawzi Abbas Elhaw, August 15, 1918 [1] – October 20, 1966) was an Egyptian singer-songwriter, actor, and filmmaker. . He was a leading entertainer and impresario in the thriving musical film scene of Egypt in the 1940s and 195
During her childhood, she was harassed by her father who had hoped for a son. Her brother eventually killed their mother, suspecting her of having an affair. [2] [13] [14] Sabah was the sister of famous Lebanese actress Lamia Feghali and a maternal first cousin of famous Lebanese singer and actress Alexandra Nicholas Badran, known as Nour Al Hoda.