Abdel Halim Hafez ( 1929 - 1977) is one of the most popular Egyptian and Arabic singers of all time. To this day , his music is still enjoyed throughout the Arab world. He was known as "The son of the ...

On the anniversary of his death, Al-Masry Al-Youm remembers Abdel Halim Hafez, one of Egypt’s most famous voices. Hafez was born 21 June, 1929 and completed 15 movies and more than 206 songs before he ...

Since the death of famed Egyptian singer and actor Abdel Halim Hafez on 30 March 1977, the Arab world continues to be deeply inspired by his artistry. Born on 21 June 1929, Hafez was among the biggest ...

Born Abdel Halim Shabaana (عبد الحليم شبانة) in al-Halawaat, Sharkeyya (Delta of Egypt), graduated from the Higher institute of Arabic Music - Composing Department in 1948. For four years, he taught ...

Al-Ahram Arabic recalls quotes from renowned Egyptian figures who reacted to the passing of Abdel-Halim Hafez 39 years ago 30 March marks the 39th anniversary of the death of iconic Egyptian singer ...

When the late Abdel Halim Hafez (1929-77) first sang his patriotic songs in the 1950s and 1960s, he didn’t imagine that they would become a voice of the Egyptian revolution half a century later. "I ...

Abdel Halim Hafez’s first appearance on the national theatre in Egypt’s coastal city of Alexandria in the summer of 1951 was not as glamorous as he had hoped. His new song, Safeeni Marra (Be Nice To ...