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Umm Kulthum with some of the most prominent names in Egyptian classical music. From left: Riad Al Sunbati, Mohamed El Qasabgi, Farid al-Atrash and Zakariya Ahmad. Umm Kulthum's musical directions in the 1940s and early 1950s and her mature performing style led this period to become popularly known as the singer's "golden age".
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.
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
Lee Ving (born 1950), singer and songwriter, frontman of hardcore punk band Fear; Johannes von Trapp (born 1939), singer and member of Trapp Family; Evan Sewell Wallace (1982–2017), singer, songwriter, and rapper known as "E-Dubble" Clara Ward (1924–1973), gospel singer; Grover Washington Jr. (1943–1999), jazz saxophonist and founder of ...
Many musicians have been murdered during their active career. Most of the musicians had been shot or stabbed to death. Some of them have received extensive media attention, including the murder of John Lennon in 1980, the killing of Marvin Gaye in 1984, the murder of Selena in 1995, the murder of Tupac Shakur in 1996, the murder of the Notorious B.I.G. in 1997, the murder of XXXTentacion in ...
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.
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.
Soad's half-sister, Nagat, was an actress and singer. [16] Her half-brother, Ezz Eddin Hosni (1927–2013), was a composer and taught Soad and Najat music and singing. Another sibling, Sami Hosni, became a cello player, jewellery designer, and calligrapher. [17] Yet another brother, Farooq, was a painter and his daughter Samira was also an ...