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Samira Said
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Moroccan actress and singer
OverviewAI-generated
Samira Said is a Moroccan and Egyptian singer, musician, and actor who began her career in 1975. She is known for performing Arabic music, including the music of Egypt, Morocco, and Khaliji styles. Her repertoire features the guitar, voice, and piano. She participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980.
Born in Rabat in 1958, she holds citizenship in Morocco and Egypt. She resides in Cairo and speaks Arabic, which is also her native language. Her birth name is سميرة عبد الرزاق بنسعيد, and she is referred to by the nickname الديفا. She has been influenced by Umm Kulthum and Shadia.
Said has received the Order of the Throne. She is signed to the Mazzika and Rotana Music Group labels. She has one child.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- Egypt
- Active from
- 1956
Discography
- Al Gany Baad Youmein1981
- Khaifa1992
- Ashaa1993
- Al Bal1998
- روحى1999
- Leilet Habibi2000
- ليلة حبيبى2000
- يوم ورا يوم2002
- قويني بيك2003
- Aweeny Beek2004
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 43,089
- Total plays
- 441,318
Tags
Samira Said (Arabic: سميرة سعيد), born January 10, 1959 and raised in Rabat, Morocco is a Moroccan singer. Said began singing at an early age. In addition to being gifted with a sensitive, beautiful voice; she always sensed a strong connection between her and singing. Music was her own way of expressing herself, and she knew quite well that it was what she wanted. Encouraged by her family, Samira went on to participating in new talents' shows. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Samira+Said">Rea
Key facts
- Born
- Samira Abdelrazak Bensaïd , ( 1958-01-10 ) 10 January 1958 (age 68) , Rabat , Morocco
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter record producer actress entrepreneur
- Years active
- 1968–present
- Spouses
- Hany Mehanna ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1988 – 1994 ) Mustafa Naboulsy
- Genres
- Egyptian , Arab pop
- Labels
- Mazzika Alam El Phan Rotana Records
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Samira
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Egypt
- Place of birth
- Rabat
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- Arabic
- Native language
- Arabic
- Award
- Order of the Throne
- Participant in
- Eurovision Song Contest 1980
- Genre
- Khaliji
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Rotana Music Group
- Official website
- www.samirasaid.com
- Image
- Beirut International Awards Festivals (BIAF) honored Samira Said in 2011.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
- Residence
- Cairo
Show 8 more facts
- date of birth
- 1958-01-10
- Commons category
- Samira Saïd
- start of work period
- 1975-00-00
- social media followers
- 817000
- name in native language
- سميرة سعيد
- birth name
- سميرة عبد الرزاق بنسعيد
- nickname
- الديفا
- influenced by
- Shadia
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Encyclopedic overview
Samira Abdelrazak Bensaïd (Arabic: سميرة عبد الرزاق بنسعيد, romanized: Samīra ʿAbd ar-Razzāq ibn Saʿīd; born 10 January 1958), professionally known as Samira Said (Arabic: سميرة سعيد, romanized: Samīra Saʿīd), is a Moroccan-Egyptian singer who has lived in Egypt for more than 50 years and is known for her Egyptian Arabic genre. In 1980, she was the first (and to date only) artist to represent Morocco in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Career
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