Ṣabāḥ صباح | |
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![]() Sabah in the 1960s | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Jeanette Georges Feghali |
Also known as | Al-Shaḥrūra, Shaḥrūrit al-Wadī[1] |
Born | Bdadoun, Greater Lebanon | 10 November 1927
Died | 26 November 2014 Beirut, Lebanon | (aged 87)
Genres | Arabic music, traditional |
Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 1943–2014 |
Spouse(s) | Najīb Shammās Anwar Mansī Aḥmad Farrāj Rushdī Abāẓa Yūsif Shaʿbān Yūsif (Joe) Ḥammūd Wasīm Ṭabbāra Fādī Lubnān Joseph Gharīb |
Sabah (Arabic: صباح, romanized: Ṣabāḥ, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [sˤɑˈbaːħ]; born Jeanette Georges Feghali [جانيت جرجس فغالي]; 10 November 1927 – 26 November 2014) was a Lebanese singer and actress. She specialized in Mawwāl, a popular genre of traditional music in the Middle East, and performed in many Egyptian movies and songs.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
She was known as 'Al-Shaḥrūra' (الشحرورة, 'The Songbird') or 'Shaḥrūrit al-Wadī' (شحرورة الوادي, 'The Songbird of the Valley') both in reference to her origins and her strong and rhythmic voice.[9][10][11][12]