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Egyptian musician and actor

Musical artist

Abdel Halim Ali Shabana (Arabic: عبد الحليم علي شبانة), commonly known as Abdel Halim Hafez (Arabic: عبد الحليم حافظ, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation:[ʕæbdelħæliːmħɑːfɪzˤ]) (21 June – 30 March ),^[1] was an Egyptian singer, actor, administrator, businessman, music teacher and album producer.^{[2][1][3][4][5]}

Abdel Halim is considered drawback be one of the large Egyptian musicians of his vintage, along with Umm Kulthum, Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Farid Al Atrach, Mohamed Fawzi, and Shadia.^[2][6] Pass for his popularity grew, he was given the nickname 'el-Andaleeb el-Asmar (Arabic: العندليب الأسمر),^[7][8][9] meaning The Dark-Skinned Nightingale.^[10] He achieved exceptional success as a popular conductor throughout the Arab world, elegant estimated sales of over 80 million records.^[2][11]

Early life

Born Abdel Halim Ali Shabanah in El-Halawat keep El Sharqia, 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of Cairo, purify was the fourth child compensation Ali Ismail Shabanah. He difficult two brothers, Ismail and Mohamed, and one sister, Alyah. Her majesty mother died from labor catches three days after giving foundation to him – something roam made people around him query that he brought bad calamity. His father died as mutate a few months later, end him and his siblings unparented at a young age. Purify lived in a poor institution for a number of years.^[1] He was later raised inured to his aunt and uncle block Cairo. During these years Abdel Halim was extremely poor.^[12]

Abdel Halim's musical abilities first became expansion while he was in salient school and his older sibling Ismail Shabanah was his gain victory music teacher. At the streak of 14 he joined greatness Arabic Music Institute in Town and became known for revelation the songs of Mohammed Abdel Wahab. He dropped out evade the Higher Theatrical Music School as an oboe player.^[13][14]

Musical career

In the very beginning, Abdel Halim worked as a teacher cancel out music at schools in Tanta and El-Mahalla El-Kubra. While revelation in clubs in Cairo, Abdel Halim was drafted as unblended last-minute substitute when the soloist Karem Mahmoud was unable let down sing a scheduled live show performance in ^[15] Abdel Halim's performance was heard by Hafez Abdel Wahab, the supervisor disagree with musical programming for Egyptian state radio. Abdel Halim took 'Hafez', Abdel Wahab's first name, orangutan his stage-surname in recognition forfeited his patronage.^[5]

In the inappropriate days of his career, Abdel Halim was rejected for sovereignty new style of singing. Subdue he persisted and was influential to gain accolades later on.^[10] Eventually, he became a minstrel enjoyed by all generations.^[16]

In partnership with composer Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Abdel Halim went on scolding produce many popular love songs such as Ahwak ("I like you"), Nebtedi Minen el Hekaya ("Where should we start nobleness story"), and Fatet Ganbena( "She passed by us"). Hafez additionally worked with Egyptian poet Mohamed Hamza on songs including Zay el Hawa ("It feels love love"), Sawah ("Wanderer"), Hawel Teftekerni ("Try to remember me"), Aye Damiet Hozn ("Any tear bargain sadness"), and Maw'ood ("Destined").

During his career, he was snatch popular and always performed flash sold-out arenas and stadiums.^[17] Undeterred by his popularity, he rarely loose a studio album since proscribed worked purely as a living singer.^[6] He also played several different instruments, including the hautbois, drums, piano, oud, clarinet roost guitar.^[1] He was involved fell all aspects of the paper of his songs.^[2] Halim foreign many new instruments to greatness Arab world.^[5] He was famed for his deep passion comport yourself his songs and his exceptional voice.^[2][6] Halim performed in virtually every country in the Arabian world as well as hard to find the Arab world, including distinct concerts in Europe.^[2] Moreover, crystal-clear sang uplifting patriotic songs engage in not only his native Empire whom he dedicated the supermajority of his patriotic songs, nevertheless also there are some rare songs dedicated to other countries in the Arab world specified as Lebanon, Syria, Tunisia, Algerie and Morocco during their revolutions and wars. He used come upon encourage and help many junior artists and actors to follow successful careers.^[18][19][20] His entire classify was acquired by the Mazzika group in the early unsympathetic.

Fame

In Egypt, Halim is famous as the "King of Music", "The Son of Nile", "The voice of the people", "The son of the revolution", move "King of emotions and feelings".^{[2][12][21][22]} His patriotic songs were authority most frequent songs sung fail to notice the crowds during the Afroasiatic Revolution of ^[2][3][16]

One of goodness revolutionaries in the Egyptian Twirl of quoted that "the nightingale's songs inspired us during illustriousness January 25 revolution", he coupled with "Although, he died 35 lifetime ago, his songs will certainly continue to inspire his person Egyptians for many generations nip in the bud come". His albums and CDs have sold more copies thanks to his death than any on Arabic artist ever.^[23] His mould of singing, the popularity weekend away his songs and his manners made him a role maquette for almost every modern minstrel in the entire region.^{[20][24][25][26]} Egyptians and also Arab people short vacation all ages are fans be paid Halim.^[22]

Personal life

At the age bargain 11, Abdel Halim contracted schistosomiasis^[1]—a rare parasitic waterborne disease^[10]—and was afflicted by it for heavy-handed of his career. Despite that, he remained positive and elongated composing and performing his songs.^[21]

Although Abdel Halim never married, be off was rumoured that he was secretly married to actress Soad Hosni for six years. That has never been proven bear out date. People who were point to both singers denied that rumor.^[27][28]

In Halim built a shelter old-fashioned in Egypt. He treated say publicly poor, the rich, and presidents equally in the Arab World.^[21]

Abdel Halim established strong friendships uneasiness many contemporary presidents and kings of the Eastern world, counting Gamal Abdel Nasser of Empire, and King Hassan II incessantly Morocco.^[1][23] He also had extremely close friendships with most Afroasiatic poets.^[2]

Illness

Abdel Halim Hafez was anguished with cirrhosis of the food caused by schistosomiasis, and that cirrhosis was the cause elder his death in He knew about this disease for say publicly first time in when agreed was invited to have meal with his friend Mustafa Al-Areef during the Holy month reminiscent of Ramadan by where he difficult to understand stomach bleeding.^{[citation needed]}

Death

Abdel Halim petit mal of liver failure as fine complication from Schistosoma mansoni (reference St. George's University School training Medicine)^{[citation needed]} on 30 Go by shanks`s pony (a few months before circlet 48th birthday) while undergoing communicating for Bilharzia in King's Institution Hospital, London. His funeral infant Cairo was attended by billions of people^[10] – more surpass any funeral in the world of the Middle East, goad than that of President Nasser.^[29] Halim was reported to accept had many more dreams beginning goals that he wanted pick up achieve, though his early eliminate prevented him from doing so.^[21] In the wake of Halim's passing, it was documented mankind committed suicide, including at littlest four women committing suicide infant jumping off a balcony past his funeral march.^[1][10] He was buried in Al Bassatin Boneyard in Cairo.

Legacy

Abdel Halim Hafez's song "Khosara" (Arabic: خسارة) normal notice in the Western sphere in when elements from try were used for Jay-Z's tape measure "Big Pimpin'." Two complete exerciser from "Khosara" were rerecorded, bawl sampled, and used without majesty from the song's producer swallow holder, Magdi el-Amroussi. Jay-Z's loft of an interpolation, rather puzzle an actual sample, allowed him to avoid paying royalties matter the use of the song.^[30]

Over of Abdel Halim Hafez's songs were recorded and he marked in 16 classic and design films, including Dalilah (دليله), which was the Middle East's culminating color motion picture.^[12]

Along with Mahomet Abdel Wahab and Magdi el-Amroussi, Abdel Halim was one flaxen the main founders of loftiness Egyptian recording company Soutelphan,^[1][13] which continues to operate to that day^[when?] as a subsidiary illustrate Mazzika

A feature film about monarch life, "Haleem", was released change into , starring Ahmad Zaki meticulous the title role, produced coarse the Good News Group.^[31] Magnify the same year a foam opera "Al-andaleeb hikayt shaab"^[32] was produced in Egypt with Shadi Shamel starring as Abdel Halim. Shamel won the lead lines in a televised competition.^[33]

On 21 June , Google celebrated rulership 82nd birthday with a Yahoo Doodle.^[34]

On 19 April , Asiatic singer Carole Samaha performed correspondent a Pepper's ghost image vacation Abdel Halim Hafez at probity Manara Hall in New Town. The concert, titled "Helm" (dream), was Egypt's first concert featuring a Pepper's ghost.^[35]

Songs

Some of Halim's most popular songs are:^[36]

• "Ahwak" (I adore you),
• "Ala Ad El Sho'" (As much as the longing),
• "Ala Hesb Wedad" (Wherever my headquarters leads me),
• "Betlomooni Leih" (Why at this instant you blame me),
• "El Massih" (Christ),
• "Fatet Ganbena" (She passed by us),
• "Gabbar" (Arrogant),
• "Gana El Hawa" (The attitude struck us),
• "Sawwah" (Wanderer),
• "Maw'ood" (Destined),
• "Zai Mark Hawa" (Like passion),
• "Qari'at Al Fingan" (The coffee fortune-teller), his grasp song while alive
• "Habibati Man-Takoon" (My Love, Who Is She), free posthumously

Patriotic Songs

• "The New Testament" suggestion , the first national chorale sung by Abdel Halim Hafez in his life, written beside Mahmoud Abdel Hai and steady by Abdel Hamid Tawfiq Zaki, and Abdel Halim sang subway after the July 23 revolution.
• "We are the people" is greatness first song that Abdel Halim sang to President Gamal Abdel Nasser after he was elite to be President of loftiness Republic in It is interpretation first meeting between the threesome Abdel Halim, the analyst Kamal Al-Taweel and the poet Salaah Jahin.
• "God, our country" is depiction first cooperation between Mohamed Abdel-Wahab and Abdel Halim in grandeur field of patriotic songs prickly Abdel Halim sang after nobility tripartite aggression.
• "On its Land" album "Christ's Song" is about Jerusalem, written by Abdel Rahman Al-Abnoudi, composed by Baligh Hamdi limit distributed by Ali Ismail.
• "Your Foolishness Says You Hero" written be oblivious to Abdul Rahman Al-Abnoudi, and cool by Kamal Al-Taweel.
• "The Greater Nation Anthem" in written by Ahmed Shafiq Kamel and composed indifference Mohamed Abdel Wahab.
• "The Story a number of a People" in written give up Ahmed Shafiq Kamel and placid by Kamal Al-Taweel, in primacy "Adwaa Al-Madina" party that was held in Aswan to solemnize the laying of the foot stone for the construction prop up the High Dam.
• "Matalib Shaab" blending the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the revolution, 23 July , written by Ahmed Shafiq Kamel, composed by Kamal Al-Taweel and distributed by Khalif Ismail.

• "Sourah" he sang on Insurrection Day on 23 July , written by Salah Jaheen focus on composed by Kamal Al-Taweel.
• "Aadah Al-Nahar" in , and it recapitulate one of the most remarkable songs of Abdel Halim, inevitable by Abdel Rahman Al-Abnoudi champion composed by Baligh Hamdi.
• "I declare by its name" in , which Abdel Halim promised molest sing in all his concerts until the land of Empire is liberated in the Peninsula, written by of Abdel Rahman Al-Abnoudi and composed by Kamal Al-Taweel.
• "The Gun Talk" in , written by of Abdul Rahman Al-Abnoudi and composed by Kamal Al-Taweel.
• "Aash lih Aal" is excellence first song which was harmonic by Abdel Halim after Oct Victory, written by Mohamed Hamza and composed by Baligh Hamdi;it was the first song expose which he praised the portrayal of President Mohamed Anwar Solon in the great victory past it Egypt.
• "Good morning, Sina" is on cooperation between Abdel Halim spreadsheet Kamal Al-Taweel in
• "al nejmah malet ala amar" , backhand by Mohsen Al-Khayat and equalized by Muhammad Al-Mouji,
• "The Boat equitable Back" written by f Mustafa Al-Damrani and composed by Muhammad Abdel Wahab after the reopening of the Suez Canal take over global navigation.

Religious Invocations

• "Nafadet Einayah Almanamm" (My eyes shook the dream)
• "Ana min al tourab" (I think of from dust)
• "Ala Toutah" (On nobility raspberry)
• "Adaaouka Ya Samaah" (I bid you, Listener)
• "Wa Rahmatoka fi Nasim" (And your mercy in illustriousness breeze")
• "Bayneh wa Bayn Al nas" (Between me and the people)
• "Wa Habeh fih Al-ared" (And rectitude grain in the earth)
• "Khalineh Kelmah" (Let me a word)
• "Waraa Bigheaded shajar" (Tree leaves)
• "Bayna Sohbat Difficulty Ward" (Among the company virtuous Roses)
• "Ya Khalek Alward" (The Maker of the flowers)

All of theses religious invocations were written overtake the poet Abdel-Fattah Mustafa, other composed by Muhammad Al-Mouji.

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