1904 - 1975
Umm Kulthum Egyptian Singer
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Egyptian Singer Umm Kulthum was born Umm Kulthum Ebrahim Elbeltagi on 4th May, 1904 in Tamay Ez-Zahayra, El Senbellawein, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt and passed away on 3rd Feb 1975 Cairo, Egypt aged 70. She is most remembered for Star of the East (kawkab el-sharq). Her zodiac sign is Taurus.
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Details
| First Name |
Om
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| Last Name |
Koultoum
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| Full Name at Birth |
Umm Kulthum Ebrahim Elbeltagi
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| Alternative Name |
Umm Kulthum, Oum Kalthoum, Om Kalsoum, Om Koulsum, Om Kalthoum, Oumme Kalsoum, Umm Kolthoum, Om Koultoum, Ummi Kultsum, Ummi Kaltsum, Umi Kulsum, Umi Kalsum
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| Birthday |
4th May, 1904
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| Birthplace |
Tamay Ez-Zahayra, El Senbellawein, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt
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| Died |
3rd February, 1975
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| Place of Death |
Cairo, Egypt
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| Build |
Average
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Muslim
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| Ethnicity |
Middle Eastern
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| Nationality |
Egyptian
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| Occupation Text |
Singer, Actress
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| Occupation |
Singer
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| Claim to Fame |
Star of the East (kawkab el-sharq)
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Arabic classical music, Egyptian music, Classical
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| Year(s) Active |
c. 1924–1973
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| Record Label |
EMI Arabia, EMI Classics, Mazzika
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| Associated Acts |
Fairuz, Abdel Halim Hafez, Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Maria Callas, Mohamed El Qasabgi, Sayed Darwish, Baligh Hamdi, Riad Al Sunbati, Mohamed Abdu, El Sunbati
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Umm Kulthum (Arabic: أم كلثوم; c. 4 May 1904 – 3 February 1975) was an Egyptian singer and film actress active from the 1920s to the 1970s. She was given the honorific title Kawkab el-Sharq (Arabic: كوكب الشرق, 'Star of the Orient'). Immensely popular throughout the Middle East and beyond, Umm Kulthum is a national icon in her native Egypt; she has been dubbed "The Voice of Egypt" and "Egypt's Fourth Pyramid". In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Umm Kulthum at number 61 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.
