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Joseph Sakr (Arabic: جوزيف صقر; 1942 – 1997) was a popular Lebanese folkloric and pop singer and stage actor.^[1]

Career[edit]

Born in Kartaba, Joseph Sakr started as a school teacher teaching French. He later joined the Popular Lebanese Group (الفرقة الشعبية اللبنانية) accompanying performances of the Lebanese pan-Arab singer Fairuz and later on became a prominent singer with the Rahbani Brothers and appeared in a prominent or supporting roles in a great number of their musicals on stage including Lulu, Mays el Reem etc. His renditions "El haleh taabane, ya Laila", "Ana elli alayki meshtaq" and "'A hadeer el bosta" are renowned in Lebanon, the Levant and the Arab World. Sakr was also a regular feature in most of the stage plays of Ziad Rahbani.^[2]^[3]

Personal life[edit]

He was married to Ghada and had two children. His son Raji Sakr has also chosen a musical path.^[2]

Death[edit]

He died in Beirut in 1997.

Songs[edit]

(selective)

"El haleh taabane, ya Laila" (in Arabic الحالة تعبانة يا ليلى)
"Ana elli alayki meshtaq" (in Arabic أنا اللي عليكي مشتاق)
"'A hadeer el bosta" (in Arabic ع هدير البوسطة)

Appearances in musical plays[edit]

with Rahbani Brothers

1974: Lulu (in Arabic لولو) - as Fares Beik
1975: Mays el Reem (in Arabic ميس الريم) - as El Nasnass

with Ziad Rahbani

1973: Sahriyyeh (in Arabic سهرية) - in the role of Nakhle el Tennin
1974: Nazl el Srour (in Arabic نزل السرور) - in the role of Barakat
1978: Bil nisbeh la bukra shou? (in Arabic بالنسبة لبكرا شو؟) - in the role of Ramez
1980: Film Amerki taweel (in Arabic فيلم أميركي طويل) - in role of Abou Laila
1983: Shi fashel (in Arabic شي فاشل) as the mukhtar
1993: Bi khsous el Karameh wel shaab el aneed (in Arabic بخصوص الكرامة والشعب العنيد) - in the role of Es Sarraf
1994: Lawla feshat el amal (in Arabic لولا فسحة الأمل)

References[edit]

[1] rutnightlife.com - Remember!!??: Joseph Sakr

[alakhbar-2] Al Akhbar (Lebanon) - الذكرى الثانية عشرة على رحيل جوزيف صقر (in Arabic)

[3] AlJaml: جوزيف صقر.. "أبو ليلى" لم يهجر ساحة ميس الريم (in Arabic)

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 '''Joseph Sakr''' ({{lang-ar|جوزيف صقر}}; 1942 – 1997) was a popular [[Lebanese people|Lebanese]] folkloric and pop singer and stage actor.<ref>[http://beirutnightlife.com/lifestyle/cinema/remember-joseph-sakr/ beirutnightlife.com - Remember!!??: Joseph Sakr]</ref>
 ==Career==
-Born in [[Qartaba]], Joseph Sakr started as a school teacher teaching French. He later joined the Popular Lebanese Group (الفرقة الشعبية اللبنانية) accompanying performances of the Lebanese pan-Arab singer [[Fairuz]] and later on became a prominent singer with the [[Rahbani Brothers]] and appeared in a prominent or supporting roles in a great number of their musicals on stage including ''Lulu'', ''Mays el Reem'' etc. His renditions "El haleh taabane, ya Laila", "Ana elli alayki meshtaq" and "'A hadeer el bosta" are renowned in Lebanon, the Levant and the [[Arab World]]. Sakr was also a regular feature in most of the stage plays of [[Ziad Rahbani]].<ref name=alakhbar>[https://al-akhbar.com/Media_Tv/119318 ''Al Akhbar'' (Lebanon) - الذكرى الثانية عشرة على رحيل جوزيف صقر] {{in lang|ar}}</ref><ref>[http://www.aljaml.com/node/91652 AlJaml: جوزيف صقر.. "أبو ليلى" لم يهجر ساحة ميس الريم] {{in lang|ar}}</ref>
+Born in [[Kartaba]], Joseph Sakr started as a school teacher teaching French. He later joined the Popular Lebanese Group (الفرقة الشعبية اللبنانية) accompanying performances of the Lebanese pan-Arab singer [[Fairuz]] and later on became a prominent singer with the [[Rahbani Brothers]] and appeared in a prominent or supporting roles in a great number of their musicals on stage including ''Lulu'', ''Mays el Reem'' etc. His renditions "El haleh taabane, ya Laila", "Ana elli alayki meshtaq" and "'A hadeer el bosta" are renowned in Lebanon, the Levant and the [[Arab World]]. Sakr was also a regular feature in most of the stage plays of [[Ziad Rahbani]].<ref name=alakhbar>[https://al-akhbar.com/Media_Tv/119318 ''Al Akhbar'' (Lebanon) - الذكرى الثانية عشرة على رحيل جوزيف صقر] {{in lang|ar}}</ref><ref>[http://www.aljaml.com/node/91652 AlJaml: جوزيف صقر.. "أبو ليلى" لم يهجر ساحة ميس الريم] {{in lang|ar}}</ref>
 ==Personal life==
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 ==Death==
-He died in [[Beirut]] on 1997.
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 [[Category:1939 births]]
 [[Category:1997 deaths]]
-[[Category:Lebanese male singers]]
+[[Category:20th-century Lebanese male singers]]
 [[Category:People from Qartaba]]
-[[Category:20th-century singers]]
-[[Category:20th-century male singers]]