SINGER
Samira Said
1958 - Today

Samira Said
Samira Abdelrazak Bensaïd (Arabic: سميرة عبد الرزاق بنسعيد, romanized: Samīra ʿAbd ar-Razzāq ibn Saʿīd; born 10 January 1958), professionally known as Samira Said (Arabic: سميرة سعيد, romanized: Samīra Saʿīd), is a Moroccan-Egyptian singer who has lived in Egypt for more than 40 years and is known for her Egyptian Arabic genre. She represented Morocco in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980, and is to date the only Moroccan entrant in the contest. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Samira Said is the 672nd most popular singer (down from 604th in 2019), the 62nd most popular biography from Morocco (up from 64th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Moroccan Singer.
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Among SINGERS
Among singers, Samira Said ranks 672 out of 4,381. Before her are Edgar P. Jacobs, Maryla Rodowicz, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Philipp Kirkorov, Jennifer Rush, and Verka Serduchka. After her are Vice Vukov, RM, Alice Babs, Georg Ots, Arash, and Magda Olivero.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEdgar P. Jacobs
1904 - 1987
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 666
Maryla Rodowicz
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 667
Anna Tomowa-Sintow
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 668
Philipp Kirkorov
1967 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 669
Jennifer Rush
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 670
Verka Serduchka
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 671
Samira Said
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 672
Vice Vukov
1936 - 2008
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 673
RM
1994 - Present
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 674
Alice Babs
1924 - 2014
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 675
Georg Ots
1920 - 1975
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 676
Arash
1977 - Present
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 677
Magda Olivero
1910 - 2014
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 678
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1958, Samira Said ranks 121. Before her are Julia Nickson, Julian Sands, Sergey Sobyanin, Andy Gibb, Miranda Richardson, and Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh. After her are Steve Guttenberg, Anatoli Boukreev, Nancy Spungen, Natalya Estemirova, Didier Reynders, and Yoshito Usui.
Others Born in 1958
Go to all RankingsJulia Nickson
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 115
Julian Sands
ACTOR
1958 - 2023
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 116
Sergey Sobyanin
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 117
Andy Gibb
SINGER
1958 - 1988
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 118
Miranda Richardson
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 119
Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 120
Samira Said
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 121
Steve Guttenberg
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 122
Anatoli Boukreev
MOUNTAINEER
1958 - 1997
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 123
Nancy Spungen
EXTREMIST
1958 - 1978
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 124
Natalya Estemirova
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1958 - 2009
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 125
Didier Reynders
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 126
Yoshito Usui
COMIC ARTIST
1958 - 2009
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 127
In Morocco
Among people born in Morocco, Samira Said ranks 62 out of 264. Before her are Ibn al-Banna' al-Marrakushi (1256), Mohammed Ben Aarafa (1886), Abdallah ibn Yasin (null), Saïd Aouita (1959), Mohamed Oufkir (1920), and Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco (1978). After her are Abderrahmane Youssoufi (1924), Mahieddine Khalef (1944), Abdellatif Filali (1928), Abdelilah Benkirane (1954), Macha Méril (1940), and Baba Sali (1889).
Others born in Morocco
Go to all RankingsIbn al-Banna' al-Marrakushi
MATHEMATICIAN
1256 - 1321
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 56
Mohammed Ben Aarafa
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1976
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 57
Abdallah ibn Yasin
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 58
Saïd Aouita
ATHLETE
1959 - Present
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 59
Mohamed Oufkir
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1920 - 1972
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 60
Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco
COMPANION
1978 - Present
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 61
Samira Said
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 62
Abderrahmane Youssoufi
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2020
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 63
Mahieddine Khalef
COACH
1944 - 2024
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 64
Abdellatif Filali
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2009
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 65
Abdelilah Benkirane
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 66
Macha Méril
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 67
Baba Sali
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1889 - 1984
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 68
Among SINGERS In Morocco
Among singers born in Morocco, Samira Said ranks 3. Before her are Frida Boccara (1940), and Anne-Marie David (1952). After her are RedOne (1972), Avi Toledano (1948), Hindi Zahra (1979), French Montana (1984), Sofia Essaïdi (1984), and Shatha Hassoun (1981).
Frida Boccara
1940 - 1996
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 1
Anne-Marie David
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 2
Samira Said
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 3
RedOne
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 4
Avi Toledano
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 5
Hindi Zahra
1979 - Present
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 6
French Montana
1984 - Present
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 7
Sofia Essaïdi
1984 - Present
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 8
Shatha Hassoun
1981 - Present
HPI: 42.68
Rank: 9