Egyptian singer and actress (1904–1975)
Egyptian singer who dominated the Arab world for decades with marathon vocal performances that became cultural events. Her Thursday concerts were appointment listening across the Middle East; Rolling Stone ranked her 61st greatest singer of all time.
Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi, known by her stage name Umm Kulthum, was an Egyptian singer and film actress. She was given the honorific title Kawkab el-Sharq. Immensely popular throughout the Middle East and beyond, Umm Kulthum is a national icon in her native Egypt; she has been dubbed "The Voice of Egypt" and "Egypt's Fourth Pyramid". In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Umm Kulthum at number 61 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.
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