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Farid al-Atrash

1910 - 1974

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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"). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Farid al-Atrash is the 277th most popular musician (down from 234th in 2019), the 74th most popular biography from Syria (down from 56th in 2019) and the most popular Syrian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Farid al-Atrash ranks 277 out of 3,175. Before him are Luigi Tenco, Consuelo Velázquez, Eddie Clarke, Abdel Halim Hafez, Leopold Auer, and Louis Vierne. After him are Snoop Dogg, Burt Bacharach, Peter Tosh, Roy Harper, Tansen, and Paul Stanley.

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Among people born in 1910, Farid al-Atrash ranks 58. Before him are Tancredo Neves, Meša Selimović, Jean-Louis Barrault, Said bin Taimur, Diosdado Macapagal, and Diana Mosley. After him are August Landmesser, Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz, Dorothy Vaughan, Miguel Najdorf, Shunichi Kumai, and Lobsang Rampa. Among people deceased in 1974, Farid al-Atrash ranks 42. Before him are Walter Brennan, Virginia Apgar, Cass Elliot, Walter Lippmann, Marcel Pagnol, and Hilda Gadea. After him are Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta, Frank Martin, Creighton Abrams, Anatole Litvak, André Jolivet, and Vasily Shukshin.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Farid al-Atrash ranks 74 out of 210. Before him are Seleucus VI Epiphanes (-150), Herodian (170), Maher al-Assad (1967), Fakhr al-Mulk Radwan (1080), Julia Maesa (165), and Sophronius of Jerusalem (560). After him are Ibrahim ibn al-Walid (700), Adib Shishakli (1909), Ibn al-Shatir (1304), Abu Tammam (788), Tuman bay II (1474), and Hazael (-900).

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Among musicians born in Syria, Farid al-Atrash ranks 1. 

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