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Umm Kulthum
Egyptian singer-songwriter, actress (1904–1975) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Umm Kulthum[lower-alpha 1] (4 May 1904 [3][4] – 3 February 1975) was an Egyptian singer, songwriter, and film actress active from the 1920s to the 1970s. She was given the honorific title Kawkab el-Sharq ("Star of the Orient").[5] Immensely popular throughout the Arab World, Kulthum is a national icon in her native Egypt; she has been dubbed as "The Voice of Egypt"[6][7] and "Egypt's Fourth Pyramid".[8][9] In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Kulthum at number 61 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.[10][11]
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Birth name | Fatima Ibrahim as-Sayed El-Beltagi فاطمه إبراهيم السيد البلتاجى |
Born | (1904-05-04)4 May 1904 Tamay Ez-Zahayra, El Senbellawein, El Dakahlia, Khedivate of Egypt |
Died | (1975-02-03)3 February 1975 (aged 70) Cairo, Egypt |
Genres | Egyptian music, classical |
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Years active | 1923–1973 |
Labels | Odeon His Master's Voice Cairophon Sono Cairo Mazzika EMI Classics EAC Records |
Her funeral in 1975 drew a crowd of over 4 million people, the largest human gathering in Egypt's history, even surpassing that of president Nasser.[12][13]