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Warda Al-Jazairia

1939 - 2012

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Warda Al-Jazairia (Arabic: وردة الجزائرية; born Warda Mohammed Ftouki (وردة محمد فتوكي); 22 July 1939 – 17 May 2012) was an Algerian singer. She was well known for her Egyptian Arabic songs and music. Her name was sometimes shortened to just Warda (Arabic: [ˈwæɾdæ] meaning "rose") or as "The Algerian rose" in the Arab world. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Warda Al-Jazairia is the 360th most popular singer (down from 260th in 2019), the 1,852nd most popular biography from France (down from 1,476th in 2019) and the 20th most popular French Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Warda Al-Jazairia ranks 360 out of 4,381Before her are Lola Flores, Laura Pausini, Dusty Springfield, Tereza Kesovija, Joey Ramone, and Nick Carter. After her are Janet Jackson, Taylor Swift, Loalwa Braz, Giuseppina Strepponi, Ricky Nelson, and Eazy-E.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Warda Al-Jazairia ranks 109Before her are Kit Bond, Seamus Heaney, Kenzō Takada, John O'Keefe, Marco Bellocchio, and Dusty Springfield. After her are Feroz Khan, Kathryn Joosten, George F. R. Ellis, Michael Moorcock, Velibor Vasović, and Krzysztof Zanussi. Among people deceased in 2012, Warda Al-Jazairia ranks 95Before her are Alexander Arutiunian, Miguel de la Madrid, Maurice Herzog, Dorothea Tanning, Santiago Carrillo, and Meles Zenawi. After her are Estanislau Basora, Kathryn Joosten, Alfred Schmidt, Galina Vishnevskaya, Sid Watkins, and John Connelly.

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In France

Among people born in France, Warda Al-Jazairia ranks 1,852 out of 6,770Before her are Brigitte Fossey (1946), Corinne Cléry (1950), Charles of Valois, Duke of Berry (1446), Tomi Ungerer (1931), Philippe de Commines (1447), and Gaston Planté (1834). After her are Pierre Belon (1517), Princess Antoinette, Baroness of Massy (1920), Valentin Haüy (1745), Jean Hyppolite (1907), Jean Borotra (1898), and Claude Brasseur (1936).

Among SINGERS In France

Among singers born in France, Warda Al-Jazairia ranks 20Before her are Caterina Valente (1931), Desireless (1952), Charles Trenet (1913), Jacqueline Boyer (1941), Marie-Louise O'Murphy (1737), and André Claveau (1911). After her are Barbara (1930), Sacha Distel (1933), Alan Stivell (1944), Alizée (1984), Théo Sarapo (1936), and Aristide Bruant (1851).