Demis Roussos (1946 – 2015)
With an HPI of 80.04, Demis Roussos is the most famous Egyptian Singer. His biography has been translated into 61 different languages on wikipedia.
Artemios “Demis” Ventouris-Roussos ( ROO-sohss; Greek: Αρτέμιος “Ντέμης” Βεντούρης-Ρούσσος, IPA: [arˈtemi.oz ˈdemiz venˈduriz ˈrusos]; 15 June 1946 – 25 January 2015) was a Greek singer, songwriter and musician. As a band member he is best remembered for his work in the progressive rock music act Aphrodite’s Child, but as a vocal soloist, his repertoire included hit songs like “Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye”, “From Souvenirs to Souvenirs” and “Forever and Ever”. Roussos sold over 60 million albums worldwide and became “an unlikely kaftan-wearing sex symbol”.
Sayed Darwish (1892 – 1923)
With an HPI of 63.87, Sayed Darwish is the 10th most famous Egyptian Singer. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Sayed Darwish (Arabic: سيد درويش, IPA: [ˈsæjjed dæɾˈwiːʃ]; 17 March 1892 – 15 September 1923) was an Egyptian singer and composer who was considered the father of Egyptian popular music and one of Egypt’s greatest musicians and seen by some as its single greatest composer.
Amr Diab (1961 – )
With an HPI of 64.33, Amr Diab is the 9th most famous Egyptian Singer. His biography has been translated into 39 different languages.
Amr Diab (Arabic: عمرو دياب, IPA: [ˈʕɑmɾe deˈjæːb]; born on 11 October 1961) is an Egyptian singer, composer, and actor. He has established himself as a globally acclaimed recording artist and author. He is a Guinness World Record holder, the best selling Middle Eastern artist, a seven-times winner of World Music Awards and five-times winner of Platinum Records.
Dalida (1933 – 1987)
With an HPI of 79.25, Dalida is the 2nd most famous Egyptian Singer. Her biography has been translated into 54 different languages.
Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti (Italian: [joˈlanda kriˈstiːna dʒiʎˈʎɔtti]; 17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), professionally known as Dalida, was a French singer born in Egypt to Italian parents. She sang in eleven languages, and sold millions of records internationally. Her best known songs are “Bambino”, Les enfants du Pirée” “Le temps des fleurs”, “Darla dirladada”, “J’attendrai”, and “Paroles, paroles” featuring spoken word by Alain Delon. First an actress, she made her debut in the film A Glass and a Cigarette by Niazi Mustapha in 1955. One year later, having signed with the Barclay record company, Dalida achieved her first success as a singer with “Bambino”. Following this, she became the most important seller of records in France between 1957 and 1961. She remained a major artist in France, and she enjoyed international success. Her music charted in many countries in Europe, Latin America, North America, and Asia. Among her greatest sales successes were “Le jour où la pluie viendra”, “Gigi l’amoroso”, “J’attendrai”, “Salama ya salama”. She sang with big names on the international scene such as Julio Iglesias, Charles Aznavour, Johnny Mathis and Petula Clark. Although she shot a few films alongside her career as a singer, she effectively reconnected with cinema with The Sixth Day, a film by Youssef Chahine released in 1986. The film was successful in Egypt where three million people gathered in Shubra to see Dalida at the preview. In France, although the film was hailed by critics and intellectuals, it became a commercial failure. Dalida was deeply disturbed by the suicide of her partner Luigi Tenco in 1967. Despite this, she moved ahead with her career, forming the record label International Show with her brother Orlando, recording more music and performing at concerts and music competitions, but she continued to suffer bouts of depression. She took her own life on 3 May 1987.
Umm Kulthum (1898 – 1975)
With an HPI of 78.44, Umm Kulthum is the 3rd most famous Egyptian Singer. Her biography has been translated into 78 different languages.
Umm Kulthum (Arabic: أم كلثوم, Egyptian Arabic: [ˈomme kælˈsuːm], also spelled Oum Kalthoum in English; born Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi, Arabic: فاطمة إبراهيم السيد البلتاجي, romanized: Fāṭima ʾIbrāhīm es-Sayyid el-Beltāǧī; 31 December 1898 – 3 February 1975) was an Egyptian singer, songwriter, and film actress active from the 1920s to the 1970s. She was given the honorific title “Kawkab el-charq” (‘Star of the East’). She is considered a national icon in her native Egypt; she has been dubbed “The Voice of Egypt”, the “Lady of Arabic Song” and “Egypt’s Fourth Pyramid”.
Georges Moustaki (1934 – 2013)
With an HPI of 72.59, Georges Moustaki is the 4th most famous Egyptian Singer. His biography has been translated into 38 different languages.
Georges Moustaki (born Giuseppe Mustacchi; 3 May 1934 – 23 May 2013) was an Egyptian-French singer-songwriter of Jewish Italo-Greek origin, best known for the poetic rhythm and simplicity of the romantic songs he composed and often sang. Moustaki gave France some of its best-loved music by writing about 300 songs for some of the most popular singers in that country, such as Édith Piaf, Dalida, Françoise Hardy, Yves Montand, Barbara, Brigitte Fontaine, Herbert Pagani, France Gall, Cindy Daniel, Juliette Gréco, Pia Colombo, and Tino Rossi, as well as for himself.
Claude François (1939 – 1978)
With an HPI of 69.85, Claude François is the 5th most famous Egyptian Singer. His biography has been translated into 30 different languages.
Claude Antoine Marie François (French pronunciation: [klod ɑ̃twan maʁi fʁɑ̃swa]; 1 February 1939 – 11 March 1978), also known by the nickname Cloclo, was a French pop singer, composer, songwriter, record producer, drummer and dancer. François co-wrote the lyrics of “Comme d’habitude” (composed by Jacques Revaux), the original version of “My Way” and composed the music of “Parce que je t’aime mon enfant”, the original version of “My Boy”. Among his other famous songs are “Le Téléphone Pleure”, “Le lundi au soleil”, “Magnolias for Ever” and “Alexandrie Alexandra”. He also enjoyed considerable success with French-language versions of English-language songs, including “Belles! Belles! Belles!” (The Everly Brothers’ “Made to Love”), “Cette année là” (“December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)”) and “Je vais à Rio” (“I Go to Rio”). François sold some 35 million records during his career (and after his death) and was about to embark for the United States when he was accidentally electrocuted in March 1978 at age 39. Former French President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing is quoted as saying Claude François was, to him, “the French equivalent of The Beatles, meaning the great talent of a generation”.
Mohammed Abdel Wahab (1901 – 1991)
With an HPI of 68.78, Mohammed Abdel Wahab is the 6th most famous Egyptian Singer. His biography has been translated into 25 different languages.
Mohamed Abdel Wahab (Arabic: محمد عبد الوهاب), also transliterated Mohamed Abd El-Wahhab (March 13, 1902 – May 4, 1991), was a prominent 20th-century Egyptian singer, actor, and composer. He is best known for his Romantic and Egyptian patriotic songs. He was known for his Egyptian nationalist and revolutionary songs like “Ya Masr tam El-Hanna” (Oh Egypt, happiness is here), “Hay Ala El-Falah” (The call of duty), “El Watan El Akbar”, “Masr Nadetna falbena El-nedaa” (Egypt has called us and indeed we answered the call), “Oulo le Masr” (Tell Egypt), “Hob El-watan Fard Alyi”, “Sout El-Gamaheer”, “Ya Nessmet El-Horria” (The breeze of Freedom), “Sawae’d men Beladi”. He also contributed and composed the national anthems of Tunisia, “Humat al-Hima”, The United Arab Emirates, “Īsiy Bilādī”, and “Libya” which was from 1951 to 1969 and again since 2011.
Gohar Gasparyan (1924 – 2007)
With an HPI of 64.62, Gohar Gasparyan is the 7th most famous Egyptian Singer. Her biography has been translated into 30 different languages.
Gohar Gasparyan (Armenian: Գոհար Գասպարյան; 14 December 1924 – 16 May 2007), also known as the “Armenian nightingale”, was an Armenian opera singer.
Leila Mourad (1918 – 1995)
With an HPI of 64.40, Leila Mourad is the 8th most famous Egyptian Singer. Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Leila Mourad or Layla Morad (Arabic: ليلى مراد; February 17, 1918 – November 21, 1995) was an Egyptian singer and actress, and one of the most prominent superstars in Egypt and the entire Arab world in her era. Born Lilian Ibraham Mordechai to an Egyptian Jewish family known for their patriotism in 1918 in the El Daher District in Cairo, she later changed her name to Leila Mourad as a stage-name. Leila married three times and divorced three times. She died in 1995.
This is a list of musicians and musical groups from Egypt.
- Amal Maher
- Amira Selim
- Amr Diab
- Angham
- Anoushka
- Carmen Suleiman
- Dina El Wedidi
- Hisham Abbas
- Leila Mourad
- Mayam Mahmoud
- Mohamed Mounir
- Mohammed Abdel Wahab
- Tamer Hosny
- Ezz Eddin Hosni (1927-2013)
- Mounira El Mahdeya
- Nesma Mahgoub
- Ratiba El-Hefny
- Ruby
- Sayed Darwish
- Shadiya
- Sherine
- Umm Kulthum
- Yasmine Niazy
- Yousra
- Zizi Adel
