He was born Abdel Halim Ali Ismail Shabana in El-Hilwat, in e-Sharqiyah Governorate, 80 kilometres (50 miles) north of Cairo, Egypt. Abdel Halim was the fourth child of Sheikh Ali Ismail Shabana. He had two brothers, Ismail and Mohammed, and one sister, Aliah. Abdel Halim's mother died from complications after giving birth to him, and his father died five months later, leaving Abdel Halim and his siblings orphaned at a young age. Abdel Halim was raised by his aunt and uncle in Cairo.
His musical abilities first became apparent while he was in primary school, and his elder brother Ismail Shabana was his first music teacher. At the age of 11 he joined the Arabic Music Institute in Cairo and became known for singing the songs of Mohammed Abdel Wahab. He graduated from the Higher Theatrical Music Institute as an oboe player.
While singing in clubs in Cairo, Abdel Halim was drafted as a last-minute substitute when singer Karem Mahmoud was unable to sing a scheduled live radio performance in honor of the first anniversary of the 1952 Revolution, on June 18, 1953. Abdel Halim's performance was enormously popular with the live audience, and was heard by Hafez Abdel Wahab[1], supervisor of musical programming for Egyptian national radio, who decided to support the then unknown singer. Abdel Halim took Hafez Abdel Wahab's first name as his stage-surname in recognition of his patronage.
Abdel Halim went on to become one of the most popular singers and actors of his generation, and is considered one of the four greats of Egyptian and Arabic music, along with Umm Kalthoum, Mohammed Abdel Wahab and Farid Al Attrach.
Abdel Halim never married, although rumours persist that he was secretly married to actress Souad Hosni for six years. Both Abdel Halim and Souad Hosni's friends continue to deny the marriage even to this day. Interestingly, Souad Hosni died on Abdel Halim's birthday (June 21) in 2001.
Despite this, Abdel Halim only truly fell in love once, in his youth. He fell in love with a young woman whose parents refused to allow them to marry. After four years, her parents finally approved, but the girl died of a chronic disease before the wedding. Abdel Halim never recovered from her loss, and dedicated many of his saddest songs to her memory, including Fi Youm, Fi Shuher, Fi Sana (In a Day, a Month, a Year) and the poignant Qariat el-Fingan (The Fortune-teller).
At the age of 11 Abdel Halim contracted Bilharzia – a parasitic water-born disease – and was periodically and painfully afflicted by it. During his lifetime, many artists and commentators accused Abdel Halim of using his Bilharzia to gain sympathy from female fans. His death of the disease put to rest such accusations.
Abdel Halim died on March 30, 1977, a few months short of his 48th birthday, while undergoing treatment for Bilharzia in King's College Hospital, London. His funeral (in Cairo) was attended by thousands of people – more than any funeral in Egyptian history except those of President Nasser (1970) and Umm Kalthoum (1975). Four women committed suicide on hearing of his death. He is buried in Al Rifa'i Mosque in Cairo.
His music can still be heard every day across the Arab world, and he is still considered one of the four 'greats' of Arabic music. Further, he is today seen as the most famous and popular singer in the arab world, in so far as he is the artist whose discs have been the most sold since his death (even more than Oum Kalthoum).
Abdel Halim Hafez's song Khosara enjoyed international fame in 1999 when the American rap superstar Jay-Z used it as the background for his hit "Big Pimpin'".
His most famous songs include Ahwak ("I love you"), Khosara ("A pity"), Gana El Hawa ("Love, come to us"), Sawah ("Wanderer"), Zay el Hawa ("It feels like love"), and El Massih ("The Christ"), among the 260 songs that he recorded. His last, and perhaps most famous song, Qariat el-Fingan ("The fortune-teller"), featured lyrics by Nizar Qabbani and music by Mohammed Al-Mougy. He starred in sixteen films, including "Dalilah", which was Egypt's first colored motion picture.
Along with Mohammed Abdel Wahab and Magdi el-Amroussi, Abdel Halim was a founder of the Egyptian recording company Soutelphan, which continues to operate to this day as EMI Arabia[citation needed]. The company was founded in 1961.
In 2006 his biography will be released as a feature film, "Haleem", starring the late actor Ahmad Zaki in the title role, produced by the Good News Group[2].
عبد الحليم حافظ (21 يونيو 1929 - 30 مارس 1977) هو مطرب مصرى، اسمه الحقيقي عبدالحليم شبانه.ولد في مدينة الحلاواتو يوجد بها السرايا الخاصة به و يوجد بها الآن بعض المتعلقات الخاصة به محافظة الشرقية. يعد أحد عمالقة الغناء العربي. توفي الفنان عبد الحليم حافظ يوم 30 من مارس 1977 عن عمر يناهز الثمانية و أربعين عاما، و السبب الاساسى فى وفاته هو الدم الملوث الذى نقل اليه حاملا معه فيروس سى الذى تعذر علاجه مع وجود تليف فى الكبد ناتج عن إصابته بالبالهارسيا منذ الصغر كما قد أوضح فحصه في بريطانيا، و لم يكن لذلك المرض علاج وقتها.
و قد حزن الجمهور حزنا شديدا لا سيما أن بعض الفتيات من مصر انتحرن بعد معرفتهن بهذا الخبر.و قد تم تشييع جثمانه فى جنازة مهيبة لم يعرف العالم مثلها سوى جنازة الرئيس المصرى الراحل جمال عبد الناصر . سواء فى عدد البشر المشاركين فى الجنازة أو فى انفعالات الناس الصادقة وقت التشييع . الفنان عبد الحليم حافظ كان من أهم المطربين العاطفيين في فترة ظهوره من ناحية، وكان الممثل لمباديء الثورة، و للحلم المصري من ناحية أخرى في أغانيه الوطنية حتى أنه قيل أن أغاني عبد الحليم حافظ هي ثورة 23 يوليو على شكل أغانٍ و ألحان أو ماشابه هذا القول. وكان أيضا يسمى بمطرب الثورة و له أغان وطنية متعددة.
كان عبد الحليم يحب سيدة اسمها جيجي ولاكنها كانت متزوجة و بعد طلاقها بهدف الزواج منه ماتت. و لذلك غنى عبد الحليم حافظ اغنية في يوم في شهر في سنة.
يشاع عنه زواج من الفنانة سعاد حسني سرا و طلاقهما سرا لعدم رغبة عبدالحليم الإفصاح عن الزواج لمدة طويلة. برز كمغنٍ بتعاونه الشهير مع الملحن العبقري محمد الموجي و كمال الطويل ثم بليغ حمدي ، كما انه له اغاني شهيرة من الحان موسيقار الاجيال محمد عبدالوهاب مثل / اهواك - نبتدي منين الحكاية - فاتت جنبنا ، ثم أكمل الثنائي (حليم/بليغ) بالاشتراك مع الشاعر المصري المعروف محمد حمزه أفضل الأغاني العربية من أبرزها:
زي الهوا، و سواح، حاول تفتكرني، أي دمعة حزن لا ،و موعود و غيرها من الأغاني.
وقد غنى للشاعر الكبير نزار قباني أغنية قارئة الفنجان و رسالة من تحت الماء و هي من الأغاني المعروفة في الوسط العربي بشكل خاص والعالم بشكل عام و التي لحنها الموسيقار محمد الموجي.
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