Sabah (singer)
Sabah (Arabic: صباح; born Jeanette Gergis Al-Feghali, 10 November 1927 – 26 November 2014) was a Lebanese singer and actress. She was known as the "Diva of Music" in the Arab World.
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| Native name | صباح |
| Birth name | Jeanette Gergis Al-Feghal |
| Born | 10 November 1927 Bdadoun, Greater Lebanon |
| Died | 26 November 2014 (aged 87) Beirut, Lebanon |
| Genres | Arabic music, Egyptian music, Classical music, Lebanese music, Arab pop, folk, traditional pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1943–2009 |
She has released over 50 albums, mostly songs in Egyptian Arabic, and has acted in 98 movies as well as over 20 stage plays. She has a reported 3,500 songs in her repertoire. She was the first Arabic singer to perform at Olympia in Paris, Carnegie Hall in New York, and Piccadilly Theatre in London and Sydney Opera House in Sydney.
Sabah died in Beirut, Lebanon, aged 87.
Sabah (singer) Media
Sabah in 2007 in Beirut - cropped
Sabah on the cover of Al Chabaka Magazine, April 1965
Egyptian movie stars (1959)
Sabah mural on the Assaf building in Hamra Street, Beirut
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