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Nazek

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

October 14, 1928(70)

Day of Death

March 26, 1999

Place of Birth

Lebanon

Also Known As

نازكهيبة المدقة الحسيني

Nazek

Acting

Biography

A Lebanese singer, it is said that her family emigrated from Libya. Her real name is Hiba Al-Madaka Al-Husseini. She was discovered by Halim Al-Roumi in 1946, who invited her to work at the Near East Radio, as a trainee chorus singer. He then presented her on the programs of her first radio station in her life. The critic Kamal Al-Najmi gave her the nickname: Asmahan's twin, a nickname that greatly prevented her from launching her artistic career in a way that suited her beautiful voice. She traveled to Cairo in 1953 to participate in the lead role in the film (Bint Al-Jiran) produced by director Mahmoud Zulfikar, but due to financial circumstances, the film faltered. Luckily for her, she was met by the musician Ahmed Sedky, who was impressed by her voice and composed the song "Sahran" for her. Ahmed Sedky, Raouf Zohni, Riad Al-Sunbati, Ali Ismail, and Mohamed El-Qasabgi composed music for her. Mohamed Fawzy was impressed by her voice and featured her in his famous film (Kol Daqat Fi Qalbi) and made Nazik's song the title of the film. Because she was extremely shy, she stayed away from cinema, focusing on radio and concerts. She then left for Lebanon in the late 1950s. She returned to Cairo in 1960 and recorded "Al-Dawwama" by Abdel Azim Mohamed, "Ana wa Al-Nojoom" by Ahmed Sedky, and "Taht Al-Tut" by Mohamed Mohsen, which became very popular and achieved widespread acclaim. She then returned and settled in Beirut in 1963. In Lebanon, Nazik suffered greatly in Beirut, as Le…

Known For

Filmography