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Umm Kulthum(1904-1975)

  • Actress
  • Composer
  • Music Department
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Umm Kulthum in Umm Kulthum (1996)
Umm Kulthum was born on 4 May 1904 in Tammay al-Zahayrah, Daqahliyah, Egypt. She was an actress and composer, known for Wedad (1936), Nashid al-Amal (1937) and Aydah (1942). She died on 3 February 1975 in Cairo, Egypt.
BornMay 4, 1904
DiedFebruary 3, 1975(70)
BornMay 4, 1904
DiedFebruary 3, 1975(70)
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Umm Kulthum in Fatmah (1947)

Known for:

Wedad (1936)
Wedad
6.1
  • Wedad(as Om Koultoum)
  • 1936
Umm Kulthum in Nashid al-Amal (1937)
Nashid al-Amal
6.2
  • Amal(as Om Koultoum)
  • 1937
Aydah (1942)
Aydah
4.9
  • Actress(as Om Koultoum)
  • 1942
Salamah (1945)
Salamah
6.7
  • Actress(as Om Koultoum)
  • 1945

Credits

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Actress

  • Fatmah (1947)
    Fatmah
    • Fatma (as Om Koultoum)
    • 1947
  • Salamah (1945)
    Salamah
    • (as Om Koultoum)
    • 1945
  • Aydah (1942)
    Aydah
    • (as Om Koultoum)
    • 1942
  • Dananir (1940)
    Dananir
    • Dananir (as Om Koultoum)
    • 1940
  • Umm Kulthum in Nashid al-Amal (1937)
    Nashid al-Amal
    • Amal (as Om Koultoum)
    • 1937
  • Wedad (1936)
    Wedad
    • Wedad (as Om Koultoum)
    • 1936
  • Hassan el Baroudi, Aminah Rizq, and Youssef Wahbi in Sons of Aristocrats (1932)
    Sons of Aristocrats
    • Singer (as Om Koultoum)
    • 1932

Composer

  • Sur la trace de ma malédiction
    • Composer (as Oum Kalsoum)
    • Video
    • 2009
  • Snapshots (2002)
    Snapshots
    • Composer (as Oum Kalsoum)
    • 2002

Music Department

  • Carnet de Dubaï Hiver VII: Traversées (Carnet Filmé: 15 et 16 décembre 2011)
    • songs (as Om Koultoum)
    • 2012
  • Carnet de Dubaï Hiver II: Errances aquatiques (Carnet Filmé: 8 décembre 2011)
    • songs (as Oum Kalsoum)
    • 2012

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Oum Kalsoum
  • Born
    • May 4, 1904
    • Tammay al-Zahayrah, Daqahliyah, Egypt
  • Died
    • February 3, 1975
    • Cairo, Egypt(heart failure)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Over 3 million people attended her funeral in Cairo.
  • Trademark
    Whenever she appeared on stage or in a film, she always held a handkerchief in one hand.
  • Nicknames
    • El Sitt
    • Star of the East
    • The Fourth Pyramid
    • The Voice of Egypt

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