Nagat El-Sagheera

Nagat El-Sagheera
نجاة الصغيره
Nagat in 1960s
Born
Nagah Hosni Elbaba
نجاة حسنى البابا

(1938-08-11) 11 August 1938 (age 86)
Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active1943–2002
Spouses
  • Kamal Mansy (1955–1960; div)
  • Houssam El-Din Mustafa (1967–?; div)
Children1
FatherMohammad Hosni
RelativesSoad Hosny (half-sister)

Nagat El-Sagheera (Egyptian Arabic: نجاة الصغيره; born Nagah Hosni Elbaba on 11 August 1938; alternative spelling: El Saghirah) is an Egyptian singer and actress.[1] She retired from filming in 1976 and from singing in 2002. Nagat began her career at the age of five and retired 59 years later.[2][3][4]

Nagat's works are a part of Egyptian music from the "golden age" of the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s. She still inspires other Arab artists.[5]

  1. ^ "Egyptian golden age singer Nagat El-Sagheera re-emerges with new single".
  2. ^ [1], Bio Article by Nasser Zarif Shafik (in Arabic).
  3. ^ [2], Nagat El Saghira (Retirement news in English). Al Bawaba publication is based in Jordon with office in UAE, 2002/11/05: "Nagat El Saghira makes her last bow off stage with no regrets", Al Bawaba Middle East Limited, The Plenary, 4th Floor, 74 Abdel Hamid Sharaf Street, P.O. Box 142460, Amman 11844, Jordan.
  4. ^ [3] , Institute for Palestine Studies, 3501 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20007, United States, Volume 32, 2002/03, No.3: "Liberating Songs: Palestine Put to Music”, by Joseph Massad. This article lists, under “Revolutionary Egypt”, Nagat El-Saghira as one of the most important artists.
  5. ^ [4], The New York Times, "Arabic Music's Modern Voice" by Tara Mulholland 12 April 2012.