Umm Kulthum Musical artist

Umm Kulthum (Arabic: أم كلثوم‎ ʾUmm Kulṯūm; Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [omme kælˈsuːm]), born Fātimah ʾIbrāhīm as-Sayyid al-Biltāǧī (فاطمة إبراهيم السيد البلتاجى [ˈfɑtˤmɑ (ʔe)bɾɑˈhiːm esˈsæjjed elbelˈtæːɡi]; see Kunya) on an uncertain date (December 30, 1898 or May 4, 1904?) and who died February 3, 1975, was an internationally famous Egyptian singer, songwriter, and film actress of the 1920s to the 1970s. She is given the honorific title, Kawkab al-Sharq كوكب الشرق ("Star of the East") in Arabic. More than three decades after her death in 1975, she is still widely regarded as the greatest Arabic singer in history.

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Alias (AKA)	Oum Kalthoum Om Kalsoum Om Koulsum Om Kalthoum Oumme Kalsoum Umm Kolthoum Om Koultoum Ummi Kultsum Ummi Kaltsum Umi Kulsum Umi Kalsum Kalsoum Om
Birth date	December 30, 1898
Birth place	Khedivate of Egypt , Dakahlia Governorate , El Senbellawein
Date of death	February 03, 1975
Place of death	Cairo , Khedivate of Egypt , Egypt

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Musical artist

Career started	1924
Career ended	1973
associated musical artist	Abdel Halim Hafez Fairuz Maria Callas Mohammed Abdel Wahab
Background	Solo singer
record label	EMI Classics