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Shafiqa شفيقة | |
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Birth name | Shafika Mahmoud Riad Atta شفيقة محمود رياض عطا |
Born | January 1, 1957 |
Origin | Tanta, Egypt |
Died | Cairo, Egypt | 5 May 2011 (aged 54)
Genres | Egyptian music Rock music |
Occupation | Singer |
Years active | 1989–present |
Labels | Free Music Alam El Phan Mazzika Sono Cairo |
Shafika or Shafika Al-Tantawiya (Arabic: شفيقة)[1] (1957 - 5 May 2011) was an Egyptian singer. She was one of the singers who was called the Umm Kulthum[2] of popular songs. Her cassette tapes in the 1990s achieved the highest sales rate of her era.[3]