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Umm Kulthum
Umm Kulthum أم كلثوم | |
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| Birth name | Umm-kulthum Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi |
| Also known as | Oum Kalthoum, Om Kalsoum, Om Koulsum, Om Kalthoum, Oumme Kalsoum, Umm Kolthoum, Om Koultoum, Ummi Kultsum, Ummi Kaltsum, Umi Kulsum, Umi Kalsum |
| Born | (1904-05-04)4 May 1904 Tamay Ez-Zahayra, El Senbellawein, Dakahlia Governorate, Khedivate of Egypt, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 3 February 1975(1975-02-03) (aged 76) Cairo, Egypt |
| Genres | Arabic classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
| Years active | c.
1924–1973 |
| Labels | EMI Arabia |
Umm Kulthum Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi (4 May 1904 – 3 February 1975) was an Egyptiansinger, songwriter and actress in the Arab world of the 20th century. She is seen as a national icon of Egypt. She became known as "The Voice of Egypt"[1] and "Egypt's Fourth Pyramid".[2] Kulthum was given the honorific title"Kawkab el-charq." It means 'Planet of the East'.[3] She performed over