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Asmahan
Asmahan
Syrian singer & actor (1918-1944) who rose to fame in Egypt
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Walid Toufic
Walid Toufic
Lebanese musician
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Omar Khorshid
Omar Khorshid
Egyptian actor and musician
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Hany Shaker
Hany Shaker
Egyptian singer
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Nagat El-Saghir
Nagat El-Saghir
Egyptian singer and actress
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Salma Rachid
Salma Rachid
Moroccan singer
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Assala Nasri
Assala Nasri
Syrian singer
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Umm Kulthum
Umm Kulthum
Egyptian singer, songwriter, and film actress
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Mayada El Hennawy
Mayada El Hennawy
Syrian singer
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Fairuz
Fairuz
Lebanese musician
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Elias Karam
Elias Karam
Syrian singer
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Nawal El Zoghbi
Nawal El Zoghbi
Lebanese singer
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Abd al-Halim Hafiz
Abd al-Halim Hafiz
Egyptian singer and actor
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Farrah Yousef
Farrah Yousef
Syrian singer
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Mohammed Abdu
Mohammed Abdu
singer
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Maya Nasri
Maya Nasri
Lebanese actor and singer
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Warda Al-Jazairia
Warda Al-Jazairia
Algerian singer (1939-2012)
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Iwan
Iwan
Lebanese singer
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Wadih El Safi
Wadih El Safi
Lebanese singer and guitar player
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Ramy Ayach
Ramy Ayach
Lebanese musician
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Leila Mourad
Leila Mourad
Egyptian actor and singer
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Sherine Abdel-Wahab
Sherine Abdel-Wahab
Egyptian Singer and Actress
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Mohammed Assaf
Mohammed Assaf
Palestinian singer
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Hossam Ramzy
Hossam Ramzy
Egyptian musician
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Elias Rahbani
Elias Rahbani
Lebanese lyricist and composer
Farid al-Atrash
singer, composer and musician

Farid al-Atrash

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singer, composer and musician

Farid al-Atrash (Arabic: فريد الأطرش‎; October 19, 1910 – December 26, 1974), also written Farid El-Atrache, was a Syrian-Egyptian composer, singer, virtuoso oud player, and actor. Having immigrated to Egypt at the age of only nine years old with his mother and siblings, he studied there under numerous respected musicians. Al-Atrash embarked on a highly successful career spanning more than four decades—recording 500 songs and starring in 31 movies. Sometimes referred to as "King of the Oud", he is one of the most important figures of 20th century Arab music.