If the most famous Arab singer Abdel-Halim Hafez were still alive today (21 June) he would have reached 88 years. He would likely have remained on top of the Arab singing and cinematic scene to this ...

Was Abdel Halim Hafez, Egypt’s most celebrated classical singer, actually a rockstar?With his crisp black suits and neatly ...

Egyptian born Abdul Halim Hafez’s real name is Abdul Halim Shabana. His last name, Hafez, was a nickname given to him by the head of the Alexandria radio station. Since birth, Hafez’s life was been a ...

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 ...

A narrow street in the calm neighborhood of Zamalek leads you to a wider area where a blue banner reads Bahaa Eddin Qaraqosh Street, according to official records, while residents of the area call it ...

He passed away in 1977. And in 2021, Mohammed Shabana has revealed that they had to open his dad and uncle Abdel Halim Hafez's tombs in order to move the remains of their bodies because of the ...

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 ...

The Sharjah World Music Festival will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the singer’s death Abdul Halim Hafez, one of Egypt’s most beloved crooners, will take centre stage at the Sharjah World Music ...

A look back at the life and career of distinguished Egyptian singer He was a musical giant amidst world artists. His music is timeless. Egyptian icon Abdul Halim Hafez continues to live on in Arabic ...

Forty-four years since his passing, a hologram concert in Cairo will bring back to the stage Abdel Halim Hafez, one of the region’s most beloved singers. Who was Egypt’s ‘Nightingale’? Middle East Eye ...