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Umm Kulthum

Umm Kulthum

Egyptian singer and songwriter
Umm Kulthum was an Egyptian singer, songwriter, and film actress active from the 1920s to the 1970s. She was given the honorific title Kawkab al-Sharq. In her native Egypt, Kulthum is a national icon; she has been dubbed as "The Voice of Egypt"... Wikipedia
Born: December 31, 1898, El-Senbellawein, Egypt
Died: February 3, 1975 (age 76 years), Cairo, Egypt
Nationality: Egyptian
Full name: Fatima Ibrahim as-Sayed El-Beltagi