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Abdelhalim Hafez
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Abdelhalim Hafez, born Abdul Halim on 21 June 1929 in Al-Helwat, Al-Sharkia, Egypt, was an Egyptian actor, singer, film actor, and composer. He worked between 1952 and 1977 in the genres of Egyptian music and Arabic music, playing the oboe and oud and singing contralto. He spoke Egyptian Arabic and Arabic, and was also known by the nickname العندليب الأسمر.
He was a citizen of Egypt, the Kingdom of Egypt, the Republic of Egypt, and the United Arab Republic at various times. He had schistosomiasis and died in London on 30 March 1977 of liver cirrhosis from natural causes, and was buried at Al Basatin.
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Film & TV
Al-Helwat, Al-Sharkia, Egypt
Born Abdel Halim Shabaana (عبد الحليم شبانة) in al-Halawaat, Sharkeyya (Delta of Egypt), graduated from the Higher institute of Arabic Music - Composing Department in 1948. For four years, he taught music for school children in Tanta, Zagazeeg and finally Cairo. In 1959, he resigned and joined the Cairo Radio Orchestra as an oboe player. His first radio broadcast song was “Lekaa". His first…
Known for
- The Farewell Song — Self (archive footage)1978
- Please don't misunderstand me — سامي صالح1973
- My Father Is on the Tree — Adel1969
- Idol of the Masses — Ibrahim1967
- Adham Al-Sharqawi — Singer1964
- Alkhataya — حسين مدحت1962
- قاضى الغرام — ضيف شرف1962
- A Day of My Life — Salah1961
- The Girls in Summer — محمد1960
- Love Story — Ahmed Sami1959
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1929
- Active to
- 1977
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 68,449
- Total plays
- 919,871
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Abdel Halim Hafez (Arabic: عبد الحليم حافظ ) (June 21, 1929 – March 30, 1977), was an immensely popular singer and actor in Egypt and the Arab world from the 1950s to the 1970s. His music is still played on radio daily throughout the Arab world. Abdel Halim is considered one of the four greats of 20th century Egyptian and Arabic music, along with Umm Kalthoum, Mohammed Abdel Wahab and Farid El Atrache. His most famous songs include Ahwak ("I love you") <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Abdel+H
Key facts
- Born
- Abdel Halim Ali Shabana, عبد الحليم علي شبانة , ( 1929-06-21 ) 21 June 1929, El-Halawat, El Sharqia , Kingdom of Egypt
- Died
- 30 March 1977 (1977-03-30) (aged 47), London, England
- Genres
- Egyptian music , classical Arabic music
- Occupations
- Singer, actor, music teacher, conductor, film producer
- Years active
- 1952–1977
- Label
- Mazzika
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Abdul Halim
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Egypt
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- businessperson
- Languages spoken
- Arabic
- Native language
- Egyptian Arabic
- Genre
- Arabic music
- Instrument
- oud
- Image
- Abdel Halim Hafez.jpg
- Height
- 170
Show 12 more facts
- Commons category
- Abdel Halim Hafez
- date of birth
- 1929-06-21
- name in native language
- عبد الحليم حافظ
- start of work period
- 1952-00-00
- end of work period
- 1977-00-00
- date of death
- 1977-03-30
- place of burial
- Al Basatin
- cause of death
- liver cirrhosis
- birth name
- عبدالحليم شبانة
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nickname
- العندليب الأسمر
- medical condition
- schistosomiasis
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Encyclopedic overview
Abdel Halim Ali Shabana (Arabic: عبد الحليم علي شبانة), commonly known as Abdel Halim Hafez (Arabic: عبد الحليم حافظ, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ʕæbd el ħæliːm ħɑːfɪzˤ]) (21 June 1929 – 30 March 1977), was an Egyptian singer, actor, conductor, businessman, music teacher and film producer.
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. As his popularity grew, he was given the nickname 'el-Andaleeb el-Asmar (Arabic: العندليب الأسمر), meaning The Brown-Skinned Nightingale. He achieved extraordinary success as a popular musician throughout the Arab world, with estimated sales of over 80 million records.
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