Nagat El-Sagheera (Arabic: نجاة الصغيرة‎; born Nagat
Mohammed Kamal Hosny El-Baba on 11 August 1938; alternative spelling:
Nagat El Saghira) is an Egyptian singer and actress. She retired from
filming in 1976 and from singing in 2002. Nagat began her career at
the age of five and retired 59 years later.Nagat is part of music from
the Egyptian “golden age†of the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s. She
still inspires others.Nagat El Sagheera was born in Cairo, Egypt on 11
August 1938. The daughter of prominent calligrapher, Mohammad Hosni,
an ethnic Kurd from Syria who had settled in Cairo in around 1912; and
an Egyptian mother. Her father married twice. She grew up in a
household that was frequented by leading artists and calligraphers.
Najat was singing at family gatherings from the age of five. She made
her first film, Hadiya (released in 1947) at the age of eight.
Mohammed Kamal Hosny El-Baba on 11 August 1938; alternative spelling:
Nagat El Saghira) is an Egyptian singer and actress. She retired from
filming in 1976 and from singing in 2002. Nagat began her career at
the age of five and retired 59 years later.Nagat is part of music from
the Egyptian “golden age†of the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s. She
still inspires others.Nagat El Sagheera was born in Cairo, Egypt on 11
August 1938. The daughter of prominent calligrapher, Mohammad Hosni,
an ethnic Kurd from Syria who had settled in Cairo in around 1912; and
an Egyptian mother. Her father married twice. She grew up in a
household that was frequented by leading artists and calligraphers.
Najat was singing at family gatherings from the age of five. She made
her first film, Hadiya (released in 1947) at the age of eight.
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