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Sabah

1927 - 2014

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Sabah, (Arabic: صباح‎, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [sˤɑˈbɑːħ], lit. 'morning') born Jeanette Georges Feghali, (Arabic: جانيت جرجس فغالي‎, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ʒaːˈneːt ˈʒerʒes feˈɣaːli]) was a Lebanese singer and actress. She specialised in the Mawwāl, a popular genre of traditional music in the Arabsphere, and performed in many Egyptian films and songs. Over the course of her career, she earned many nicknames; the most popular being 'Al-Shahrura' (Arabic: الشحرورة‎, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ʔeʃ.ʃaħˈruː.re], lit. 'the songbird'), in reference to her her strong and rhythmic voice. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sabah is the 424th most popular singer (down from 289th in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Lebanon (down from 35th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Lebanese Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Sabah ranks 424 out of 4,381. Before her are David Byron, Helena Vondráčková, LP, Solomiya Krushelnytska, Val Valentino, and V. After her are Arsen Dedić, Dana International, Harry Connick Jr., Amadou & Mariam, Inna, and Atahualpa Yupanqui.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Sabah ranks 118. Before her are Dana Elcar, Margaret Keane, Marvin Harris, William Labov, Jorge Batlle, and Wadie Haddad. After her are Carlos José Castilho, Eldar Ryazanov, Raymond Chow, Robert Plutchik, Óscar Míguez, and Gordon Cooper. Among people deceased in 2014, Sabah ranks 105. Before her are Run Run Shaw, Menahem Golan, Joan Rivers, Mário Coluna, Yoshiko Yamaguchi, and Riz Ortolani. After her are Elizabeth Peña, Johnny Winter, Marina Ginestà, Björn Waldegård, Andrea de Cesaris, and Igor Mitoraj.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Sabah ranks 51 out of 145. Before her are Bechara El Khoury (1890), Camille Chamoun (1900), Nassim Nicholas Taleb (1960), Gazebo (1960), Omar Karami (1934), and Hassan Diab (1959). After her are Bertrand, Count of Toulouse (1065), Elias Hrawi (1926), Layal Abboud (1982), Maximus of Tyre (200), Antonella Lualdi (1931), and Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian (1946).

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Among SINGERS In Lebanon

Among singers born in Lebanon, Sabah ranks 3. Before her are Fairuz (1935), and Gazebo (1960). After her are 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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