Farid El Atrache

Farid El Atrache (rear RTL فريدالأطرش) (born on October 19th 1915, dead Jebel ED-Druz, Syria on December 26th 1974, Beirut, Lebanon) is an author, type-setter, interprets, virtuoso of the Oud and Syrian actor naturalized Egyptian. With Oum Kalthoum, Fayrouz, Mohammed Abdel Wahab and Abdel Halim Hafez, it is the most important name of the Arab Musique of the 20th century. He plays in 31 films and records approximately 350 songs. He also composes of the songs for famous singers such as Wadih El-Safi, Warda and Sabah. Its serious way and its style " triste" several singers will carry out on its steps. Its songs remain very appreciated today.

Childhood and beginning of career

Born in Lebanon from a royal family Druze which fought against the French colonial armies, Farid and its family are constrained to flee towards the Egypt in 1920. It is initiated very early with the song and the oud by his mother. He sings throughout his childhood and of his adolescence in the festivals of school. One of its Masters of the academy suggests to him showing its emotions while singing rather than to keep its impassive and distant air. He advises to him to cry. The sadness of its songs will become its characteristic mark; it will be called the " singer triste" throughout its career. With the academy, he is the pupil of the famous type-setter Riyadh have-Sunbaty.

Farid begins its professional path in the years 1930 while singing in private Egyptian radios. It is employed as singer and player of oud (or Luth) for the national radio. It records its first successes: Ya Raitni Tayr . His/her sister Asmahan is also an actress and singer of talent. They meet success in 1941 with the film Intisar Al-chabab (Victoire of youth) whose Farid signs the original soundtrack.

Success

Fast success involves the young man in a life of star: sentimental discotheques, businesses and play become its daily batch. It is found quickly sifted debts. His/her mother separates from him, disapproving her lifestyle. To that, the tragic death of his/her sister is added. This period sinks of its life pushes it to seek the comfort near the dancer and actress Samia Gamal, for whom it risks all that it has. In 1947, it produces Habib Al omr (love of my life) in which Samia and hold the head of the poster to him. The film meets an enormous popular success. After 5 films, the couple separates in 1952 without being itself never married. Farid considers that the marriage destroyed Article Plus old and sick, it will require of the Egyptian singer Shadia to marry it, but it changes opinion at the last time, not wanting to leave it young widow.

The cinematographic success of Farid continuous in company of other stars female, with which it falls always in love. It always holds the role of the sad and sentimental singer; it keeps same the name through its films: Wahid (solitary). The success of its films is only due very little to the scenario, but rather to the musical performance of Farid and the force of its poetry which speaks in the middle of the Arab spectators. It composes of the very major songs, of which most famous are Ar-Rabi (spring), Awell Hamsah (first murmur), Tutah and Raqsitil Gamal (two pieces of music). Some of its more popular and less charged successes, like Noura Noura or Gamil Gamal , Leyla or Hallet layali are always appreciated. He sings nationalism with Boussat El-Rih .

In 1952, right before the coup d'etat which reverses the king Farouk Ier of Egypt, Farid éprend of the queen. After the exile of the king and his divorce, it turns over to Egypt to live there a history of love animated with Farid. Its family does not accept the singer, for political reasons mainly. With their separation, Farid sinks in a long depression. It falls ill and its health condition will nothing but do worsen until its death which occurs with Beirut on December 26th, 1974, at hospital Al Hayek. Its remainders are repatriated in Egypt where it rests with the Cairo.

Nowadays

Farid is still today appreciates and belonged to the large Arab traditional singers.

Selective catalog of films

  1. Nagham Fi Hayati (1975)

  2. Zaman Ya Hob (1973)
  3. Hob Al to kabir, - Al (1969)
  4. Khouroug min el guana, El (1967)
  5. Hikayet el omr kulluh (1965)
  6. Ressalah min emraa maghoula (1963)
  7. Yomun balled ghaden (1962)
  8. Shatie el hub (1961)
  9. Min CASE hubbi (1960)
  10. Maleesh Gheirak (1958)
  11. Inta habibi (1957)
  12. Wadda' you hubbak (1957)
  13. Izhay ansak (1956)
  14. Oussit Hobi (1955)
  15. Ahdil Hawa (1955)
  16. Risalat Gharam (1954)
  17. Lahn hubi (1954)
  18. Ayza atgawwez (1952)
  19. Lahn Al khouloud (1952)
  20. My takulshi the hada (1952)
  21. Taa the salim (1951)
  22. Akher kedba (1950)
  23. Afrita hanem (1949)
  24. Ahebbak inta (1949)
  25. Habib Al omr (1947)
  26. Bolbol effendi (1946)
  27. Gamal wa Dalal (1946)
  28. My akdarshi (1946)
  29. Shahr el asal (1946)
  30. Ahlam el chabab (1943)
  31. Intisar Al-chabab (1941)

References

This article was translated starting from the corresponding page into English.

See too

  • Official site
  • To listen to the music of Farid Al Atrache
  • Farid El Atrache on belly-dance.org

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