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Fairuz

1935 - Today

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Nouhad Wadie Haddad (Arabic: نهاد وديع حداد, romanized: Nuhād Wadīʿ Ḥaddād, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [nʊˈhaːd waˈdiːʕ ħadˈdaːd]; born November 20, 1934 or November 21, 1935), known as Fairuz (Arabic: فيروز, romanized: Fayrūz, pronounced [fajˈruːz]), is a Lebanese singer. She is widely considered an iconic vocalist and one of the most celebrated singers in the history of the Arab world. She is popularly known as "The Bird of the East", "The Cedar of Lebanon", "The Moon's Neighbor", and "The Voice of Lebanon", among others. Fairuz began her musical career as a teenager at the national radio station in Lebanon in the late 1940s as a chorus member. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fairuz is the 91st most popular singer (down from 76th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Lebanon (down from 12th in 2019) and the most popular Lebanese Singer.

Fairuz is most famous for her voice and singing style.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Fairuz ranks 91 out of 4,381. Before her are Prince, Alla Pugacheva, Morrissey, France Gall, The Notorious B.I.G., and Carlos Gardel. After her are Steven Tyler, Lys Assia, Glen Campbell, Tiny Tim, Eros Ramazzotti, and Dieter Bohlen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Fairuz ranks 29. Before her are Ágota Kristóf, Erich von Däniken, David Harvey, Françoise Sagan, Omar Sívori, and Edward Said. After her are John Cazale, Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Ei-ichi Negishi, Harvey J. Alter, Mercedes Sosa, and Bibi Andersson.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Fairuz ranks 14 out of 145. Before her are Ahab (-900), Ulpian (170), Michel Aoun (1935), Hassan Nasrallah (1960), Charbel Makhlouf (1828), and Rafic Hariri (1944). After her are Hiram I (-1000), Christina of Bolsena (210), Amin Maalouf (1949), Émile Lahoud (1936), Eusebius of Nicomedia (280), and Najib Mikati (1955).

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Among SINGERS In Lebanon

Among singers born in Lebanon, Fairuz ranks 1. After her are Gazebo (1960), Sabah (1927), Layal Abboud (1982), Nancy Ajram (1983), Wadih El Safi (1921), Fayza Ahmed (1934), Maher Zain (1981), Elissa (1972), Najwa Karam (1966), Julia Boutros (1968), and Myriam Fares (1983).

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