The Most Famous
MUSICIANS from Syria
This page contains a list of the greatest Syrian Musicians. The pantheon dataset contains 3,175 Musicians, 1 of which were born in Syria. This makes Syria the birth place of the 76th most number of Musicians behind Tanzania, and Myanmar (Burma).
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Syrian Musicians of all time. This list of famous Syrian Musicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Farid al-Atrash (1910 - 1974)
With an HPI of 66.85, Farid al-Atrash is the most famous Syrian Musician. His biography has been translated into 26 different languages on wikipedia.
Farid al-Atrash (Arabic: فريد الأطرش; October 19, 1910 – December 26, 1974), also spelled Farid El-Atrache, was a Syrian-Egyptian singer, oudist, composer, and actor. Although born in Syria, he immigrated to Egypt at the age of nine with his mother and siblings, where he eventually became one of the most noted figures in 20th-century Arabic music. Al-Atrash embarked on a highly successful career spanning more than four decades, recording 500 songs and starring in 31 movies. He is also widely regarded for his virtuosity on the Arabic oud, and has sometimes been given the epithet "King of the Oud" ("Malek al-Oud").
2. Lena Chamamyan (b. 1980)
With an HPI of 43.73, Lena Chamamyan is the 2nd most famous Syrian Musician. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Lena Chamamyan (Arabic: لينا شماميان; Armenian: Լենա Շամամեան; born 27 June 1980) is a Syrian singer-songwriter, known for her soprano voice and unique style, which fuses jazz, Arabic folk music and Western classical music.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Syrian musicians born between 1910 and 1980. Of these 2, 1 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Syrian musicians include Lena Chamamyan. The most famous deceased Syrian musicians include Farid al-Atrash. As of April 2024, 1 new Syrian musicians have been added to Pantheon including Lena Chamamyan.
