Asmahan
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Amal al-Atrash (Arabic: آمال الأطرش Āmāl al-Aṭrash; 25 November 1912 – 14 July 1944), better known by her stage name Asmahan (أسمهان Asmahān), was an Egyptian singer and actress of Syrian origins who lived in Egypt. Having immigrated to Egypt at the age of three years old, her family knew the composer Dawood Hosni, and she sang the compositions of Mohamed El Qasabgi and Zakariyya Ahmad. She also sang the compositions of Mohammed Abdel Wahab and her brother Farid al-Atrash <a href="https://www
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- Musical artist.name
- Asmahan
- Musical artist.image
- Asmahan photo.jpg
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Amal al-Aṭrach
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Eastern Mediterranean waters
- Musical artist.death_place
- Mansoura, Kingdom of Egypt
- Musical artist.genre
- Egyptian music Arabic music
- Musical artist.occupation
- Singer
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1931–1944
- Musical artist.past_member_of
- Farid al-Atrash
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- Early life
- Immigration to Egypt
- Career
- Musical debut
- Egypt's influence
- Personal life
- Vocal characteristics
- Role in World War II
- Death
- Legacy
- Filmography
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- References
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Amal al-Atrash ( ', North Levantine ; November 25, 1912 – July 14, 1944), known professionally as Asmahan (, '), was a Syrian singer.
Having immigrated to Egypt at the age of three years old from Syria, her family knew the composer Dawood Hosni, and she sang the compositions of Mohamed El Qasabgi and Zakariyya Ahmad. She also sang the compositions of Mohammed Abdel Wahab and her brother Farid al-Atrash, a then rising star musician in his own right. Her voice was one of the few female voices in the Arab music world to pose serious competition to that of Umm Kulthum, who is considered to be one of the Arab world's most distinguished singers of the 20th century.