Sharifa Fadel
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Sharifa Fadel | |
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شريفة فاضل | |
Born | Tawfika Mahmud Ahmed Nada 27 September 1938 |
Died | 5 March 2023 Cairo, Egypt | (aged 84)
Other names | Cherifa Fadel Sharifa Fadel Sharifa Fadil |
Sharifa Fadel (Arabic: شريفة فاضل 27 September 1938 – 5 March 2023), stage name of Tawfika Mahmud Ahmed Nada (Arabic: فوقيَّة محمود أحمد ندا), was an Egyptian singer and actress.
Life and career
[edit]Born in Cairo, the granddaughter of qāriʾ Ahmed Nada Fadel, Sharifa Fadel started her career as a child, appearing in a radio program for children and in several films starting from 1947.[1][2] Trained since childhood in music and religious chanting, she studied at the Cairo Institute of Dramatic Arts.[2]
Among the most popular Egyptian singers between the 1950s and the 1980s, Fadel made her professional debut recording "Amanat Ma Tshahrni Ya Bakra" by composer Mohamed Al-Moji.[2] Her hits include "Tamm El-Badr Badry", "Haret El-Sakayeen", composed by her longtime collaborator Mounir Murad, and "Om El-Batal", a 1973 song in honor of his son, who had died in the Yom Kippur War.[1][2] As an actress, she appeared in about 20 films and also worked on stage and in radio.[1] She retired in the early 1990s.[1] Fadel died on 5 March 2023, at the age of 85.[1][2]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Sharifa Fadel discography at Discogs
- Sharifa Fadel at IMDb