Latifa | |
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Born | Latifa bint Alaya El Arfaoui لطيفة بنت عليه العرفاوي 14 February 1961 |
Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
Years active | 1980s–present |
Musical career | |
Genres | Egyptian, Arab pop, Classic, Arab Tarab, Arabic music, Arabesque music, Middle Eastern music, Raï |
Labels | La Reine, Universal Music, Warner Bros., EMI, Virgin Records, Alam Al Phan, LATISOL, Rotana |
Latifa bint Alaya El Arfaoui (Arabic: لطيفة بنت عليه العرفاوي pronunciation: [ɫɑˈt̪ˤiːfæ bɪnt ʕælɛi̯jæ (e)l.ʕɑrˤˈfɛːwi]; born 14 February 1961), better known as Latifa (Arabic: لطيفة), is a Tunisian pop singer and former actress who resides in Egypt, and one of the most known and best-selling singers in the Arab world. She is known for her Tunisian and Egyptian Arabic genre. She sings with 3 different languages , Arabic , French and English. She received the World Music Awards in 2004 for best selling Artist in the Middle East and she is the first Tunisian receiving this award in history.