Latifa Bint Alaya El Arfaoui (Arabic: لطي٠ة بنت عليه
العر٠اوي‎ pronunciation: [É«É'ˈt̪ˤiË fæ bɪnt
ʕælÉ›i̯jæ (e)l.Ê•É'rˤˈfÉ›Ë wi]; born February 14, 1961), better
known as Latifa (Arabic: لطي٠ة‎), is a Tunisian pop singer and
former actress.Latifa Bint Alaya El Arfaoui was born in Manouba,
Tunisia.In 1983, shortly after her father died, Latifa and her family
took a trip to Egypt to rest and mourn. During that time, she met
composer Baligh Hamdi, who advised her that she ought to move to Egypt
for the sake of her career. However Latifa wanted to concentrate on
her education. She returned to Tunisia to finish her high school final
exams. Due to financial issues, she could not go back to Egypt, so she
attended college in Tunisia, studying Dutch literature for a year and
a half. Her family decided to help her make her dream come true by
sending her to Egypt, so she quit college in Tunisia and joined the
Arab Academy of Music in Egypt, from which she earned her bachelor
degree. She is preparing for her master's degree.Composer Mohammed
Abdel Wahab happened to hear her on the radio. Two days later he went
to the Academy to find out more about her, leaving Latifa speechless
as she discovered he wanted to speak with her. At the time she
primarily performed long Tarab songs, but she was interested in doing
something new. She began to work with composer Ammar El Sherei and
poet Abdulwahab Muhammed, whom she met during her first visit to
Egypt.
العر٠اوي‎ pronunciation: [É«É'ˈt̪ˤiË fæ bɪnt
ʕælÉ›i̯jæ (e)l.Ê•É'rˤˈfÉ›Ë wi]; born February 14, 1961), better
known as Latifa (Arabic: لطي٠ة‎), is a Tunisian pop singer and
former actress.Latifa Bint Alaya El Arfaoui was born in Manouba,
Tunisia.In 1983, shortly after her father died, Latifa and her family
took a trip to Egypt to rest and mourn. During that time, she met
composer Baligh Hamdi, who advised her that she ought to move to Egypt
for the sake of her career. However Latifa wanted to concentrate on
her education. She returned to Tunisia to finish her high school final
exams. Due to financial issues, she could not go back to Egypt, so she
attended college in Tunisia, studying Dutch literature for a year and
a half. Her family decided to help her make her dream come true by
sending her to Egypt, so she quit college in Tunisia and joined the
Arab Academy of Music in Egypt, from which she earned her bachelor
degree. She is preparing for her master's degree.Composer Mohammed
Abdel Wahab happened to hear her on the radio. Two days later he went
to the Academy to find out more about her, leaving Latifa speechless
as she discovered he wanted to speak with her. At the time she
primarily performed long Tarab songs, but she was interested in doing
something new. She began to work with composer Ammar El Sherei and
poet Abdulwahab Muhammed, whom she met during her first visit to
Egypt.
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