Abdel Halim Ali Shabana (Arabic: عبد الØليم علي
شبانة‎), commonly known as Abdel Halim Hafez (Arabic: عبد
الØليم Øا٠ظ‎,Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ʕæbd el
ħæliË m ħÉ'Ë fɪzˤ]) (June 21, 1929 â€" March 30, 1977), was an
Egyptian singer, actor, conductor, businessman, music teacher and
movie producer. He is considered to be one of the greatest Egyptian
musicians along with Umm Kulthum, Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Mohamed Fawzi,
and Shadia. As his popularity grew, he was given the nickname
'el-Andaleeb el-Asmar (Arabic: العندليب الأسمر‎),
meaning The Dark-Skinned Nightingale. To date, he has sold over 80
million records.Born in El-Halawat, in El Sharqia, 80 kilometers (50
miles) north of Cairo, as Abdel Halim Ali Shabanah, he was the fourth
child of Ali Ismail Shabanah. He had two brothers, Ismail and Mohamed,
and one sister, Alyah. His mother died from labor complications three
days after giving birth to him â€" something that made people around
him believe that he brought bad luck. His father died five years
later, leaving him and his siblings orphaned at a young age. He lived
in a poor orphanage for a number of years. He was later raised by his
aunt and uncle in Cairo. During these years Abdel Halim was extremely
poor.Abdel Halim's musical abilities first became apparent while he
was in primary school and his older brother Ismail Shabanah was his
first music teacher. At the age of 14 he joined the Arabic Music
Institute in Cairo and became known for singing the songs of Mohammed
Abdel Wahab. He dropped out from the Higher Theatrical Music Institute
as an oboe player.
شبانة‎), commonly known as Abdel Halim Hafez (Arabic: عبد
الØليم Øا٠ظ‎,Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ʕæbd el
ħæliË m ħÉ'Ë fɪzˤ]) (June 21, 1929 â€" March 30, 1977), was an
Egyptian singer, actor, conductor, businessman, music teacher and
movie producer. He is considered to be one of the greatest Egyptian
musicians along with Umm Kulthum, Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Mohamed Fawzi,
and Shadia. As his popularity grew, he was given the nickname
'el-Andaleeb el-Asmar (Arabic: العندليب الأسمر‎),
meaning The Dark-Skinned Nightingale. To date, he has sold over 80
million records.Born in El-Halawat, in El Sharqia, 80 kilometers (50
miles) north of Cairo, as Abdel Halim Ali Shabanah, he was the fourth
child of Ali Ismail Shabanah. He had two brothers, Ismail and Mohamed,
and one sister, Alyah. His mother died from labor complications three
days after giving birth to him â€" something that made people around
him believe that he brought bad luck. His father died five years
later, leaving him and his siblings orphaned at a young age. He lived
in a poor orphanage for a number of years. He was later raised by his
aunt and uncle in Cairo. During these years Abdel Halim was extremely
poor.Abdel Halim's musical abilities first became apparent while he
was in primary school and his older brother Ismail Shabanah was his
first music teacher. At the age of 14 he joined the Arabic Music
Institute in Cairo and became known for singing the songs of Mohammed
Abdel Wahab. He dropped out from the Higher Theatrical Music Institute
as an oboe player.
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