Amal Khudhair
Amal Khudhair | |
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| Birth name | Amal Khudhair Dawud Al-Timimi |
| Born | July 1, 1950 Basra, Iraq |
| Genres | Iraqi music, Arabic music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, painter, actress, presenter. |
| Years active | 1973–present[1] |
Amal Khudhair (Arabic: أمل خضيّر; born 1 July 1950 in Basra) is an Iraqi singer who lives in Baghdad and is known by some fans as the “Century's Singer”. [2][3][4]
Career[]
Khudhair began singing in Basra, and then moved to Baghdad with her sister Salima in 1963 to start her career. In the late 1960s she worked as a broadcaster and in the 1970s as an actress.[1]
Khudair has performed in Iraq, Qatar, Russia, Germany, Spain and the United States.[5]
Discography[]
Khudair’s songs include:[6]
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Theater[]
- The Ghost
- The Soil
- Christ's Thorn
- The Earth
- Lamps
Awards[]
- 1999 Century's Singer title in Alshabab TV referendum .[7]
- 2004 Shield of the Doha Festival of Arabic Song.[7]
Personal life[]
Amal was secretly married for a short time in mysterious circumstances, then separated from her husband, and still divorced.[8]
References[]
- ^ a b "Amal Khudhair: I will return with a new album after an absence", Al-Gardenia
- ^ "Interview with the singer Amal Khudhair", Al-Bayyna New
- ^ "Thursday Gathering honors the artist Amal Khudhair", Al-Noor
- ^ "Amal Khudhair: The Iraqi song is in danger", Al-Zawraa Paper
- ^ "Interview with Amal Khudhair", Ankawa
- ^ "Amal Khudhair's Songs", Sm3na
- ^ a b "I regret to enter the world of art". sada-press.com.
- ^ "Satellite channels have imposed singers who do not deserve the fame and have published bad songs". alsharqpaper.com.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1950 births
- Living people
- People from Basra
- 20th-century Iraqi women singers
- 21st-century Iraqi women singers
- 20th-century Iraqi actresses