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Leila Mourad ليلى مراد | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Lilian Zaki Ibrahim Mourad[1] |
Born | Cairo, Sultanate of Egypt | February 17, 1918
Died | November 21, 1995 Cairo, Egypt | (aged 77)
Genres | Egyptian music |
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Years active | 1934–1963 |
Spouse(s) |
Wagih Abaza
(m. 1955; div. 1956) |
Leila Mourad or Layla Morad (Arabic: ليلى مراد; born Lilian Zaki Ibrahim Mourad; 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.