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Sharifa Fadel
شريفة فاضل
Born	Tawfika Mahmud Ahmed Nada 27 September 1938 (1938-09-27) Cairo, Egypt
Died	5 March 2023 (2023-03-06) (aged 84) Cairo, Egypt
Other names	Cherifa Fadel Sharifa Fadel Sharifa Fadil

Sharifa Fadel ( Arabic: شريفة فاضل 27 September 1938 – 5 March 2023), stage name of Tawfika Mahmud Ahmed Nada ( Arabic: فوقيَّة محمود أحمد ندا), was an Egyptian singer and actress.

Life and career

Born in Cairo, the granddaughter of qāriʾ Ahmed Nada Fadel, Sharifa Fadel started her career as a child, appearing in a radio program for children and in several films starting from 1947. ^{[1] [2]} Trained since childhood in music and religious chanting, she studied at the Cairo Institute of Dramatic Arts. ^[2]

Among the most popular Egyptian singers between the 1950s and the 1980s, Fadel made her professional debut recording "Amanat Ma Tshahrni Ya Bakra" by composer Mohamed Al-Moji. ^[2] Her hits include "Tamm El-Badr Badry", "Haret El-Sakayeen", composed by her longtime collaborator Mounir Murad, and "Om El-Batal", a 1973 song in honor of his son, who had died in the Yom Kippur War. ^{[1] [2]} As an actress, she appeared in about 20 films and also worked on stage and in radio. ^[1] She retired in the early 1990s. ^[1] Fadel died on 5 March 2023, at the age of 85. ^{[1] [2]}

References

External links

• Sharifa Fadel discography at Discogs
• Sharifa Fadel at IMDb