Umm Kulthum
Egyptian singer and songwriter
Died when: 76 years 35 days (913 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
Umm Kulthum (Arabic: ?? ?????, Egyptian Arabic: ['omme kæl'ðu?m], also spelled Oum Kalthoum in English; born Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi, Arabic: ????? ??????? ????? ????????, romanized: Fa?ima ?Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi; 31 December 1898 – 3 February 1975) was an Egyptian singer, songwriter, and film actress active from the 1920s to the 1970s.
She was given the honorific title "Kawkab el-charq" ('Star of the Orient').She is considered a national icon in her native Egypt; she has been dubbed "The Voice of Egypt", the "Lady of Arabic Song" and "Egypt's Fourth Pyramid".
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