Sabah (singer)
Sabah ( Arabic صباح; real name Jeanette Gergis Al-Feghali ; * November 9, 1927 in Bdadoun ; † November 26, 2014 in Beirut ) was a Lebanese singer and actress . In the Arab world she was considered a musical icon.
Life
Sabah recorded more than 50 music albums in her six and a half decade career and had a repertoire of over 3000 songs. With her warm and expressive voice, she has performed well in the West, as in the opera of Sydney , the Royal Albert Hall in London and Carnegie Hall in New York .
In addition to her singing career, she appeared as an actress in around 100 Lebanese and Egyptian films and more than 20 plays from 1938 . She was also known as a presenter of concerts and television appearances. Her private life was often the subject of press headlines, especially because of her numerous husbands.
In addition to the Lebanese, she also had Egyptian , Jordanian and US citizenship. Her numerous awards most recently included the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Dubai International Film Festival .
Web links
- Sabah in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lebanese actress and singer Sabah died in Der Standard on November 26, 2014
- ↑ According to IMDb there were ten husbands, including the composer Baligh Hamdi and the actor Rushdy Abaza
- ^ Obituary in Leipziger Volkszeitung from November 27, 2014, p. 11
- ↑ - ( Memento of the original from April 9, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sabah |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jeanette Gergis Al-Feghali (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lebanese singer and actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 9, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bdadoun |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 26, 2014 |
| Place of death | Beirut |