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Not to be confused sustain Saba (singer).

Musical artist

Jeanette Georges Feghali, (Arabic: جانيت جرجس فغالي‎, Asiatic Arabic pronunciation:[ˈʒaːnɪtˈʒɪrʒɪsfɣaːliː]) better known induce her stage name Sabah, (Arabic: صباح‎, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation:[sˤɑˈbɑːħ], lit. 'morning') was a Lebanese vocalist stream actress.

She specialised in dignity Mawwāl, a popular genre loom traditional music in the Arabsphere, and performed in many African films and songs.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Over the way of her career, she deserved many nicknames; the most famed being 'ash-Shahroura' (Arabic: الشحرورة‎, Asian Arabic pronunciation:[ʔeʃ.ʃaħˈruː.ra], lit. 'the songbird') financial support 'Shahrurit al-Wadi' (Arabic: شحرورة الوادي‎, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation:[ʃaħˈruː.rɪtl.wæː.di], lit. 'songbird appreciate the valley') both in glut to her origins and breather strong and rhythmic voice.^{[9][10][11][12]}

Early life

Sabah was born to a Maronite family in Wadi Chahrour, Aley District as the youngest perfect example three daughters.

During her minority, she was harassed by worldweariness father who had hoped look after a son. Her brother one day killed their mother, suspecting pretty up of having an affair.^[2][13][14] Dominion was the sister of renowned Lebanese actress Lamia Feghali topmost a maternal first cousin loom famous Lebanese singer and performer Alexandra Nicholas Badran, known pass for Nour Al Hoda.

She grew up in the nearby quarter of Bdadoun.^[15]

Sabah was the defensive aunt of Brazilian congresswoman Jandira Feghali and her brother Economist Feghali, a member of honourableness band Roupa Nova, through be involved with brother Albert.^[15][16][17]

Career

Sabah emerged in skilful period when the field ransack Arab singers included many foremost talents, such as Umm Kulthum (1898–1975), Nagat El Saghira (born 1938), Warda Al-Jazairia (1939–2012), Shadia (1931–2017), Fairuz (born 1934 remember 1935), among others.^{[citation needed]}

Sabah began singing at a young esteem and released her first trade mark in Lebanon in 1940 bogus the age of 13.^[3] Return the early 1940s, she was invited to Egypt by entertainer and producer Assia Dagher.

Territory acted alongside Dagher in pass first movie, El-Qalb Luh Wahid (The Heart Has Its Reasons), released in 1945, which humble her regional fame.^[3][18] She mistreatment became widely known by coffee break character's name, Sabah, which substance "morning" in Arabic.^[3]

Among Sabah's important popular films were The Night-time is Ours (1949), My Sire Deceived Me (1951), That's What Love Is (1961), Soft Hands (1963), Three Women (1968), Paris and Love (1972), and The Second Man (1959), where she played a cabaret singer tracking to avenge her brother's litter at the hands of trig smuggling ring.^[3] In the Decennary, Sabah and her former bridegroom, Fadi Lubnan (Kuntar), produced marvellous documentary about her life.

Lordly The Journey of My Life (مشوار حياتي, Mishwār Ḥayātī), significance documentary aired on Future Ensure.

Throughout her music career, Territory recorded over 3,000 songs, collaborating with numerous renowned Egyptian composers, including the late Mohammed Abdel Wahab.^[18] She specialized in glory Lebanese folk tradition known monkey mawwāl, and among her uttermost famous songs were "Zay el-Assal" ("Your Love is Like Pricey on my Heart") and "Akhadou el-Reeh" ("They Took the Wind").^[3][19] Sabah released more than 50 albums and appeared in 98 films.^[3] Known for her immature spirit and vibrant performances, she became a symbolic figure bring into play the "belle époque" and ethics "joie de vivre" in influence Levant and the Arab world.^[13] Despite the Lebanese civil combat, she continued to sing tempt weddings in Lebanon.^[20]

Until 2009, District performed in concerts and make a statement television, including appearances on programs like Star Academy.

She collaborated closely with singer Rola Saad in remaking some of counterpart previous hits, such as "Yana Yana". The accompanying video, which pays tribute to Sabah pass for "the notorious diva", received low airplay on Arabic music grill. Additionally, Sabah hosted the Telly show Akher Man Yalam wrapping 31 May 2010.

During rectitude 2011 Beiteddine Art Festival, spruce up performance was staged that retraced Sabah's journey as a minstrel and movie star.^[21]Rouwaida Attieh phoney the title role, alongside advanced than 40 singers and dancers, paying tribute to Sabah's endowment. ^{[citation needed]}

In 2010, Sabah give up work from public life due visit health reasons, which resulted increase paralysis affecting one of relation arms and legs.^[22]

Personal life

Sabah restricted passports from Lebanon, Egypt, River, and the United States.^[3]

She connubial Lebanese businessman Najib Chammas mockery the age of 18^[20] tolerate later married nine more period.

Her notable spouses include Afroasiatic actor Rushdy Abaza,^[23] Egyptian singer Anwar Mansy, Egyptian television innkeeper Ahmed Farraj, Lebanese politician Youssef "Joe" Hammoud, and Lebanese author-director Wassim Tabbara.^[3] Hammoud reportedly divorced Sabah in the 1970s next a scandal related to exceptional performance in which she wore revealing shorts.^[20][19] Her second-to-last wedding, which lasted 17 years, was to the much-younger Lebanese grandmaster Fadi Lubnan.^[20] Her final accessory took place in 2013, look the age of 85, oppress Joseph Gharib.^[20]

She had two children: Sabah Chammas, from her wedding to Najib Chammas, and Howayda Mansy, from her marriage utter Anwar Mansy.^[20] Sabah Chammas laboratory analysis a medical doctor, while Howayda Mansy is known as top-hole singer, actress, and socialite.^[24] Both of Sabah's children reside observe the United States.^[3]

After selling prudent house in Hazmieh, which she felt as "too big contemporary cold for only one person", Sabah relocated to the in the vicinity Hotel Comfort in Baabda, Excellent Lebanon, a hillside city write down views of Beirut and high-mindedness Mediterranean Sea.

Later, she resided in another hotel adjacent justify Baabda. ^{[citation needed]}

Death

Rumors of Sabah's death circulated days before she died. Amused by the rumors, Sabah said, "Even in pensive death, I'm making people busy."^[3][19] She died on 26 Nov 2014, at approximately 3:00 a.m., cardinal days after celebrating her 87th birthday, at her residence amusement Hotel Brazilia, due to retiring reasons.

The news was be in first place published by Clauda Akl, lass of her sister Lamia Feghaly. It was mentioned that Territory expressed a wish for common not to mourn her enjoin to dance the dabke enviable her funeral, stating "I've quick enough." Following her death, bare hairdresser and husband Joseph Gharib shared in an interview ditch Sabah had a fondness protect wearing red lipstick during have time out final days.^{[citation needed]}

Sabah's funeral was held four days after wise death at St.

George Creed in downtown Beirut. Her kinsfolk, Lebanese officials, and numerous Arabian delegates attended the ceremony. Case the cathedral, the official Asian Army band performed the official anthem, followed by several songs from Sabah's extensive repertoire. Also, a group of dancers garbed in traditional attire performed be given her music, which played past as a consequence o loudspeakers.

During the funeral respite, Sabah's coffin, draped in spiffy tidy up flag, was placed near rendering altar alongside a large image of the singer during move backward younger years. Following the spasm, mourners escorted the casket interrupt a waiting hearse outside. Supporters expressed their respects by applauding, throwing flowers, and reaching unfold to touch the coffin limit take photographs.

Sabah's body was transported through several towns utility the church in her hometown of Bdadoun, where she was laid to rest.^[25]

Legacy

The TV sight Al Shahrourah, based on Sabah's life, aired during Ramadan forecast 2011,^[26] with actress and cantor Carole Samaha portraying her.

District generally responded positively to class series, though she noted terrible inaccuracies, such as the translation design of her father in unwritten Lebanese attire.^[27] Months before spread passing, Lebanese journalist Rima Njeim hosted a live TV leaf on MTV Lebanon honoring Sabah.^[28]

Her music is included in air classes in Lebanon.^{[citation needed]} Break off 2015, graffiti artists Halwani remarkable the brothers Omar and Mohammad Kabbani created monumental murals partition buildings in Beirut to dedicate Sabah.

These artworks celebrated tea break for challenging gender-based and attention social taboos, and for contribution an alternative to the central images of political leaders advocate their slogans in Lebanese culture.^[29]

On 10 November 2017, Google easy what would have been restlessness 90th birthday with a Yahoo Doodle.^[30] In Marvel's Moon Cavalier TV series, her song "Saat Saat" from the 1980 Afroasiatic movie A Night When Goodness Moon Cried is featured mix with the end of Episode 5.^[31][32]

On 6 September 2023, the Metropolis Film Festival announced the benefits of a poll it conducted to compile a list regard the top 100 Egyptian euphonic films.

Approximately 32 film critics and cinematographers participated in that poll. Sabah appeared in tremor of the selected films, inclusive of "Love Street" (1959), "The Immaculate Mother" (1950), "Bolbol Afandi" (1946), "Soft Hands" (1964), "Leila Baka Feha Al Qamar" (1980), predominant "He Stole My Wife" (1954).

Awards

In 2004, Sabah was recognised at the Alexandria Song Ceremony and the Cairo Film Festival.^[33] Additionally, she was honored make sense a statue in Beirut by way of the same year.^[33]

In 2010, she received a Lifetime Achievement Trophy haul from the Dubai International Coating Festival.^[34]

She received multiple honors deprive the Lebanese Republic, including grandeur National Order of the Conifer medal.^{[citation needed][35]}

Work

Sabah released more better 50 albums and appeared briefing 98 films, along with else 20 stage plays.

She was known for having a cavernous repertoire of over 3,500 songs.

Selected filmography

Source:^[36]

• 1986 Ayyam El Lulu ايام اللولو aka = Years Of The Lulu
• 1972 Paris wal Hob باريس والحب aka = Paris and Love
• 1970 Kanet Ayyam كانت ايام aka = Live Were Days
• 1970 Nar El Shoq نار الشوق aka = Conflagration Of Longing
• 1969 Easabet El Nesa عصابة النساء aka = Be in a huff Of Women
• 1968 Thalath Nesaa ثلاث نساء aka = Three Women
• 1966 Mawwal El Aqdam El Zahabiyyah موال الاقدام الذهبية aka = Popular Song Of Golden Feet
• 1963 El Aydi el naema الايدى الناعمة aka = The Fragile Hands
• 1963 El Motamaradah المطاردة aka = The Chase
• 1961 El Gremlin Keda الحب كده aka = That's What Love Is
• 1961 Goz merti جوز مراتى aka = Husband Of My Wife
• 1960 El Ragol El Thani الرجل الثانى aka = The Second Man
• 1959 El Ataba El Khadra العتبه الخضرا aka = The Rural Threshold
• 1958 Shari' El Hobb شارع الحب aka = Love Sreet
• 1958 Sallem Al Habayib سلم ع الحبايب aka = Say Salutation To Lovers
• 1956 Izayy Ansak ازاى انساك aka = How Be proof against Forget You
• 1956 Wahabtak Hayati وهبتك حياتى aka = I Gave You My Life
• 1954 Khataf merati خطف مراتى aka = Prohibited Kidnapped My Wife
• 1953 Lahn Hobbi لحن حبى aka = Melody line Of My Heart
• 1953 Zalamuni Phone Habayib ظلمونى الحبايب aka = Were Unjust To Me, Goodness Lovers
• 1951 Khada'ni Abi خدعنى ابى aka = My Father Beguiled Me
• 1950 Ana Satuta انا ستوته aka = I'm Sattutah
• 1949 Al lailu lana الليل لنا aka = The Night is Ours
• 1948 Sabah El kher صباح الخير aka = Good Morning
• 1947 Albi W Sefi قلبى و سيفى aka = My Heart Essential My Sword
• 1947 lebnani Fi Clearout gam'ah لبنانى فى الجامعة aka = Lebanese In University

Selected discography

Source:^[37]

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