Asmahan

Also known as Amal al-Atrash

Amal al-Atrash ( ', North Levantine ; November 25, 1912 – July 14, 1944), known professionally as Asmahan (, '), was a Syrian singer.

Person · Open Library

Born: 1966
Works: 4

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Mā qīla hamsan
Qabḍat māʼ
Lawʻat al-bayāḍ
Mā qīla hams

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Female
Origin: Egypt
Active from: 1912-11-25
Active to: 1944-07-15

traditional arabic pop

Discography

Le cœur a ses raisons

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Listeners: 16,486
Total plays: 128,059

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Mortality from gastrointestinal congenital anomalies at 264 hospitals in 74 low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries: a multicentre, international, prospective cohort study
· 2021 · cited 143x
Nanofountain Probe Electroporation (NFP-E) of Single Cells
· 2013 · cited 108x
High Mobility of Bicoid Captured by Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy: Implication for the Rapid Establishment of Its Gradient
· 2010 · cited 108x
M cell-targeted DNA vaccination
· 2001 · cited 93x
Nuclear Localization Signal Peptides Induce Molecular Delivery along Microtubules
· 2005 · cited 92x

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Key facts

Musical artist.name: Asmahan
Musical artist.image: Asmahan photo.jpg
Musical artist.birth_name: Amal al-Aṭrach
Musical artist.birth_place: Eastern Mediterranean waters
Musical artist.death_place: Mansoura, Kingdom of Egypt
Musical artist.genre: Egyptian music Arabic music
Musical artist.occupation: Singer
Musical artist.years_active: 1931–1944
Musical artist.past_member_of: Farid al-Atrash

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Commons category: Asmahan
date of birth: 1912-11-25
name in native language: أسمهان
birth name: آمال فهد فرحان إسماعيل الأطرش
date of death: 1944-07-14
nickname: أسمهان

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Contents

Early life
Immigration to Egypt
Career
Musical debut
Egypt's influence
Personal life
Vocal characteristics
Role in World War II
Death
Legacy
Filmography
See also
References
Sources
External links

Amal al-Atrash ( ', North Levantine ; November 25, 1912 – July 14, 1944), known professionally as Asmahan (, '), was a Syrian singer.

Having immigrated to Egypt at the age of three years old from Syria, her family knew the composer Dawood Hosni, and she sang the compositions of Mohamed El Qasabgi and Zakariyya Ahmad. She also sang the compositions of Mohammed Abdel Wahab and her brother Farid al-Atrash, a then rising star musician in his own right. Her voice was one of the few female voices in the Arab music world to pose serious competition to that of Umm Kulthum, who is considered to be one of the Arab world's most distinguished singers of the 20th century.