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20th-century Egyptian women singers

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Umm Kulthum
Egyptian singer and actress (1904–1975)
Dalida
Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti (; 17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), professionally known as Dalida (, ; ), was an Italian naturalized French singer and actress. Throughout her international career, Dalida sold more than 140 million records worldwide. Some of her best known songs include "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", and "" featuring spoken word by film star Alain Delon.
Samira Said
Moroccan actress and singer
Shadia
Fatma Ahmad Kamal Shaker (; 8 February 193128 November 2017), better known by her stage name Shadia (, Shādya), was an Egyptian actress and singer. She was famous for her roles in light comedies and drama in the 1950s and 1960s. She was the third wife of Salah Zulfikar. Shadia was one of the iconic actresses and singers in Egypt and the Middle East region and a symbol of the golden age of Egyptian cinema and is known of her many patriotic songs.
Soad Hosny
Egyptian actress (1943–2001)
Asmahan
Amal al-Atrash ( ', North Levantine ; November 25, 1912 – July 14, 1944), known professionally as Asmahan (, '), was a Syrian singer.
Angham
Angham Mohamed Ali Suleiman ( ; born 19 January 1972), known by the mononym Angham (), is an Egyptian singer, recording artist, and actress. Her debut was in 1987 under the guidance of her father, Mohammad Suleiman. Following her divorce from Magdy Aref in 2000, Angham took much more control over her image and musical style after that Leih Sebtaha (Why Did You Leave Her) record established her into a strong position amid the constant emerge of new voices in the Middle East music scene. After a highly publicized feud with Alam El Phan Music Records' president Mohsen Gaber, she moved to another
Layla Mourad
Egyptian actor and singer (1918–1995)
Fayza Ahmed
Syrian-Egyptian-Lebanese singer and actress
Yousra
Yousra (; ; , ; born Sivin Nesim (, )) is an Egyptian actress. She is regarded as a prominent figure in the Middle East entertainment industry and has been described as an influential cultural icon in the region.
Anoushka
Egyptian singer and actress
Nagat Elsaghira
Egyptian singer and actress
Laila Ghofran
Moroccan musician and actress
Huda Sultan
Egyptian actress
Monira Elmahdiyya
Egyptian singer (1885–1965)
Hanan El Tawil
Egyptian actress
Simone Philip Kamel
Egyptian singer
Ratiba El-Hefny
Egyptian singer (1931-2013)
Fathia Ahmed
Egyptian singer and actress
Aida el Ayoubi
Egyptian musician
Gawaher
Gawaher ( Gawaher, born 1969) is a Sudanese singer and songwriter. She is known for blending Nubian and Shaabi music with sub-Saharan influences in Cairo since 1995.
Nabila Erian
Egyptian singer