Balqees Ahmed Fathi

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Balqees Fathi
بلقيس فتحي
Balqees in 2019
Balqees in 2019
Background information
Birth nameBalqees Ahmed Fathi
Born (1988-10-20) October 20, 1988 (age 32)
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
OriginYemen
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2011–present
LabelsRotana (2013–2017)

Balqees Ahmed Fathi (Arabic: بلقيس أحمد فتحي‎) (born October 20, 1988, UAE), widely known as Balqees Fathi (Arabic: بلقيس فتحي‎) and by the mononym Balqees (Arabic: بلقيس‎), is an Emirati singer hailing from Yemen.[2][3] She came from an artistic family as her father Ahmed Fathi was a well-known Yemeni musician and her mother is a Yemeni who is a citizen of the UAE.

Career[]

Balqees began early in music learning to play instruments and singing. She released her debut album Majnoun in 2013[4] through Rotana Records.[5] She released her second studio album Zai Ma Ana in 2015.[6]

She released a music video World Chants Zayed as a theme dedicated for 40th National Day Celebration of United Arab Emirates. She graduated from Abu Dhabi University.

On October 20, 2019, she unveiled her star on the walkway of the Dubai Stars at downtown Dubai.

Personal life[]

Balqees married Saudi Arabian businessman Sultan Bin Abdullatif in 2016, with whom she had a son.[7] She filed for divorce in 2021.[8]

In August 2021, she unveiled her wax figure at Madame Tussauds in Dubai.[9][10]

Discography[]

  • Majnoun (2013)
  • Zai Ma Ana (2015)
  • Arahenkom (2017)

References[]

  1. ^ "بلقيس – O Mio Babbino (تراث ايطالي) من الأْحتفال الفنى بدار اللأوبرا المصرية | 2016". May 31, 2017 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ Barakish: بلقيس احمد فتحي : افتخر بأصولي اليمنية لكن قلبي مع الابيض الامارات Archived November 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (in Arabic)
  3. ^ BILQUIS FATHI: YEMEN’S NEW MUSICAL EXPORT
  4. ^ Yemen Press: ألبوم الفنانة اليمنية "بلقيس أحمد فتحي" يحتل المراكز الأولى فى الخليج (in Arabic)
  5. ^ Al Hadath Yemen: بلقيس احمد فتحي أغنية «رد قلبي» هديتي لجمهوري في اليمن Archived August 8, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (in Arabic)
  6. ^ Yafa News: خطوبة الفنانة بلقيس أحمد فتحي من اللاعب السعودي نايف هزازي Archived November 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (in Arabic)
  7. ^ "Balqees Fathi On A Decade In Music, Advocating For Women's Rights, and Beauty From The Inside-Out". Harper's Bazaar Arabia. December 29, 2020.
  8. ^ "Balqees Unexpectedly Files for Divorce Against Husband Sultan Bin Abdullatif". albawaba.com. April 26, 2021.
  9. ^ "Balqees Fathi Unveils Her Very Own Madame Tussauds Wax Figure in Dubai". Harper's Bazaar Arabia. August 17, 2021.
  10. ^ "Diplomacy Lyrics – Balqees(كلمات دبلوماسي)". SongLyricsPro. SongLyricsPro. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
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