Abdel Halim Hafez

Abdel Halim Hafez
عبد الحليم حافظ
Abdel Halim Hafez, 1970s
Abdel Halim Hafez, 1970s
Background information
Birth nameAbdel Halim Ali Shabana
عبد الحليم على شبانة
Born(1929-06-21)21 June 1929
El-Halawat, El Sharqia, Kingdom of Egypt
Died30 March 1977(1977-03-30) (aged 47)
London, England
GenresEgyptian music, Opera
OccupationsSinger, actor, music teacher, conductor, film producer
Years active1952–1977
LabelsMazzika

Abdel Halim Ali Shabana (Egyptian Arabic: عبد الحليم على شبانه ), commonly known as Abdel Halim Hafez (Egyptian 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.[2][1][3][4][5] He is widely regarded as a pivotal figure in 20th-century Arabic popular music.

Abdel Halim is considered to be one of the greatest Egyptian musicians of his era, along with Umm Kulthum, Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Farid Al Atrach, Mohamed Fawzi, and Shadia.[2][6] As his popularity grew, he was given the nickname 'el-Andaleeb el-Asmar (Egyptian Arabic: العندليب الأسمر),[7][8][9] meaning The Dark-Skinned Nightingale.[10] He achieved extraordinary success as a popular musician throughout the Arab world, with estimated sales of over 80 million records.[2][11]

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