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Sabah (Arabic: صباح Ṣabāḥ Lebanese pronunciation: [sˤɑˈbaːħ]; born Janet Gerges Feghali, جانيت جرجس فغالي; 10 November 1925 – 26 November 2014) was a Lebanese singer and actress. She participated in many Egyptian movies and songs.[2] She was among the first Arabic singers to perform at the Olympia, Carnegie Hall, Royal Albert Hall, and the Sydney Opera House.[3][4][5]

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Sabah صباح
Sabah in the 1960s
Background information
Birth name	Jeanette Georges Feghali جانيت جرجس فغالي
Also known as	Shahruret-el Wadi (Arabic: شحرورة الوادي,[1] meaning the "Songbird of the Valley", based upon her region of origin, Wadi Chahrour also called Ourrouar)
Born	(1925-11-10)10 November 1925 Bdadoun, Greater Lebanon
Died	26 November 2014(2014-11-26) (aged 89) Beirut, Lebanon
Genres	Arabic music, Traditional
Occupation(s)	Singer, actress
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1943–2014
Spouse(s)	Rushdy Abaza Najib Chammas Anwar Mansy Ahmed Farraj Youssef (Joe) Hammoud Wassim Tabbara Fadi Lubnan

Early life

Sabah was born to a Maronite Christian family in Bdadoun in Aley. She came from a troubled family; her father physically abused her and tried to steal her early movie earnings. Her first marriage was to escape her father's control. Her brother also killed her mother because he believed she was having an affair.[6][7]

Career

Sabah emerged when the field of Arab singers was already crowded with formidable competitors. These included Umm Kulthum (1898-1975), Nagat El Sagheera[8] (born 1938), Warda Al-Jazairia (1939–2012), Shadia (1931–2017), Fairuz (born 1934), and others. ^{[citation needed]}

Sabah started singing very young and released her first song in Lebanon in 1940 at 15. She later went to Egypt, where she first participated in the movie El-Qalb Luh Wahid (The Heart Has Its Reasons), released in 1945, which gained her regional fame. She then became officially known by her character's name — Sabah, Arabic for the morning. She also acquired several affectionate nicknames, including "Chahroura" ("songbird") and "Sabbouha," a diminutive of Sabah.^{[citation needed]}

Among her most popular films were That's What Love Is (1961), Soft Hands (1963), Three Women (1968), Paris and Love (1972), and The Second Man (1959), in which she played a cabaret singer who vows to avenge her brother's death at the hands of a smuggling ring.

In her parallel music career, she recorded more than 3,000 songs, working with a string of legendary Egyptian composers, including the late Mohammed Abdel Wahab. She specialized in a Lebanese folk tradition called the mawal, and her most famous songs included "Zay el-Assal" ("Your Love is Like Honey on my Heart") and "Akhadou el-Reeh" ("They Took the Wind"). Sabah released over 50 albums and acted in 98 films during her career. Sabah's youthfulness and the joy she brought in her performances made her a living symbol of the "belle époque" and the "joie de vivre" in the Levant and the Arab world.[6]

In 2010, she took retirement due to an illness that left her with paralysis in one of her arms and legs.[9]

Personal life

Sabah carried four passports from different countries: Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, and the United States. She married seven times, most notably to Egyptian actor Rushdy Abaza,[10] as well as Lebanese businessman Najib Chammas, Egyptian musician Anwar Mansy, Egyptian television presenter Ahmed Farraj, Lebanese politician Youssef (Joe) Hammoud and Lebanese author-director Wassim Tabbara. Her last marriage was to the much-younger Lebanese artist Fadi Lubnan. She had two children, Sabah Chammas (from her marriage to Najib Chammas) and Howayda Mansy (from her marriage to Anwar Mansy). Sabah was a medical doctor in the United States, and Howayda,[11] a relatively well-known singer, actress, and socialite. In her advanced age, she refused to leave the limelight and her garish outfits. But she was unabashed: "I'm proud that I'm a village girl, but I had a lot of ambition," she said in 2008. Chady Maalouf, head of programming at Voice of Lebanon Radio, said, "She broke so many taboos. I don't know if she was even aware of it... She was the example of a star, she was totally complete in her appearance, behavior and voice. She shocked people all the time." She was also known for her remarkable joie de vivre as she radiated a sense of happiness and goodness to the public in an embodiment of a belle époque in the modern Arab world.[11][12]

In April 2008, a publication with supporting photos announced that she had married Joseph Gharib, her hair-dresser of 17 years. It was later revealed that she only pulled an April Fools' Day joke on the public.[13]

After selling her house in Hazmieh, which she described as "too big and cold for only one person," she moved to the neighboring Hotel Comfort in Baabda, Mount Lebanon, a hill city overlooking Beirut and the Mediterranean Sea. She later lived in another hotel next to Baabda. ^{[citation needed]}

Until 2009, she performed in concert and on television, including programs such as Star Academy. In the 1990s, she and her former husband, Fadi Lubnan (Kuntar), made a documentary about her life, which aired on Future Television under the title "The Journey of My Life" (مشوار حياتي). She also collaborated closely with singer Rola Saad in remaking some of her old hits, such as "Yana Yana." The accompanying video, in which Sabah is shown as "the notorious diva" to whom her younger colleague pays tribute, has received wide play on Arabic music channels. Sabah was hosted on the TV show Akher Man Yalam on 31 May 2010. In the 2011 edition of the Beiteddine Art Festival, a show retracing the journey of Sabah as a singer and movie star was performed. In the title role, Rouwaida Attieh shared the stage with more than 40 singers and dancers to honor her works. ^{[citation needed]}

Sabah is the aunt of Brazilian congresswoman Jandira Feghali. Her brother, Ricardo Feghali, is a musician, songwriter, and member of the highly acclaimed Brazilian band Roupa Nova.[14] [15]

Death

Rumors of Sabah's death circulated days before she died. Amused by the rumors, Sabah said, "Even in my death, I'm making people busy."[16]

Sabah died on 26 November 2014, around 3:00 a.m., sixteen days after her 89th birthday, in her home at Hotel Brazilia from unspecified reasons. Clauda Akl, the daughter of her famous sister, actress Lamia Feghaly, published the sad news on her webpage at around 6:45 a.m. She mentioned that Sabah wished people would not feel sad and dance the Dabkeh at her funeral. Sabah said, “I've lived enough.” After her death, her hairdresser Joseph Gharib said in an interview that Sabah loved to wear red lipstick during her last days. She considered Joseph Gharib her son, and he considered her his mother. ^{[citation needed]}

On Sunday, 30 November 2014, four days after Sabah's death, thousands of people filled the streets to pay their respects. Her family, Lebanese officials, and many Arab delegates packed into St. George Cathedral in downtown Beirut to bid farewell to the famed singer, actress, and entertainer. The daylong proceedings took on a festive air as the crowds celebrated Sabah's taboo-breaking six-decade-long career. In front of the cathedral, the official Lebanese Army band played the national anthem, followed by many songs from Sabah's repertoire, a first in the country's history. Fans clapped and sang their favorite Sabah songs. A troupe of dancers in traditional dress performed to the diva's music playing from loudspeakers. "I will call it a celebration and not a funeral," said Lebanese actress Ward El-Khal. "We feel today that we came here to share her feelings and to remember her. We will miss her." ^{[citation needed]}

For the funeral mass, Sabah's flag-draped coffin stood near the altar with a giant picture of the singer as a younger woman with her signature ultra-voluminous peroxide-blond hair. After the service, mourners carried the casket to a hearse waiting outside while people clapped, threw flowers, and reached out to touch it and take photographs. Sabah's body was carried through many towns to the church of her hometown of Bdadoun, where she was buried.[17]

Televised biography

Al Shahrourah,[18] a TV drama based on her life, aired during Ramadan in 2011. She was portrayed by actress/singer Carole Samaha. Sabah's reaction was positive toward the series. She was happy that it was a success, though she commented about certain inaccuracies, such as the depiction of her father as wearing traditional Lebanese garb. [19]

Awards and legacy

Sabah received many awards and honours during her lengthy career. Recent examples include:

• She received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Dubai International Film Festival.[20]
• She was honored by the Egyptian cinema in Cairo.[21]
• She was honored in Beirut with a statue.[21]
• She was honored by the Lebanese Republic many times, e.g. by receiving the National Order of the Cedar medal.
• A museum is being built in her village Bdadoun, which will contain her private letters, dresses, wardrobe accessories, rare old photographs of her and other memorabilia.
• Her music is being taught in music classes in Lebanon.
• She was honored by the Lebanese cinema and stage as well as Lebanese composers.
• Months before she died, the Lebanese journalist Rima Njeim hosted a TV episode honoring her, which aired live on MTV Lebanon.
• On 10 November 2017, Google celebrated her 90th birthday with a Google Doodle.[22]
• Marvel's Moon Knight TV series plays her song Saat Saat from the 1980 Egyptian movie A Night When The Moon Cried, at the end of Episode 5.

In 2015, graffiti artists Halwani and the brothers Omar and Mohammad Kabbani commemorated Sabah in monumental murals on the sides of buildings in Beirut, paying tribute to the way she defied gender-based and other social taboos, challenging Lebanon's culture of sectarianism and providing an alternative to images of political leaders and their sloganeering.[23]

Work

Sabah released over 50 albums and acted in 98 movies, and over 20 stage plays. She had a reported repertoire of over 3,500 songs.

Selected filmography

Source:[24]

• 1986 Ayyam El Lulu ايام اللولو aka = Days Of The Lulu
• 1972 Paris wal Hob باريس والحب aka= Paris and Love
• 1970 Kanet Ayyam كانت ايام aka =It Were Days
• 1970 Nar El Shoq نار الشوق aka = Fire Of Longing
• 1969 Easabet El Nesa عصابة النساء aka = Gang Of Women
• 1968 Thalath Nesaa ثلاث نساء aka = Three Women
• 1966 Mawwal El Aqdam El Zahabiyyah موال الاقدام الذهبية aka =Popular Song Of Golden Feet
• 1963 El Aydi el naema الايدى الناعمة aka = The Soft Hands
• 1963 El Motamaradah المطاردة aka = The Chase
• 1961 El Hob Keda الحب كده aka = That's What Love Is
• 1961 Goz merti جوز مراتى aka = Husband Of My Wife
• 1960 El Ragol El Thani الرجل الثانى aka = The Second Man
• 1959 El Ataba El Khadra العتبه الخضرا aka=The Green Threshold
• 1958 Shari' El Hobb شارع الحب aka = Love Sreet
• 1958 Sallem Al Habayib سلم ع الحبايب aka = Say Hello To Lovers
• 1956 Izayy Ansak ازاى انساك aka= How To Forget You
• 1956 Wahabtak Hayati وهبتك حياتى aka = I Gave You My Life
• 1954 Khataf merati خطف مراتى aka = He Kidnapped My Wife
• 1953 Lahn Hobbi لحن حبى aka = Melody Of My Heart
• 1953 Zalamuni El Habayib ظلمونى الحبايب aka = Were Unjust To Me, The Lovers
• 1951 Khada'ni Abi خدعنى ابى aka = My Father Deceived Me
• 1950 Ana Satuta انا ستوته aka = I'm Sattutah
• 1949 Al lailu lana الليل لنا aka = The Night is Ours
• 1948 Sabah El kher صباح الخير aka = Good Morning
• 1947 Albi W Sefi قلبى و سيفى aka = My Heart And My Sword
• 1947 lebnani Fi El gam'ah لبنانى فى الجامعة aka = Lebanese In University

Selected discography

Source:[25]

Release Year	Original Title	Translation	Label	Main songwriter(s)/producer(s)	Notable Songs
1957	Alhan Bilady	Favourite Oriental Melodies	Voix de l'Orient	Folk	Ya Huwaidalak Abu Al-zuluf
	Ghanni Maa Sabah	Sing with Sabah			Tayyib Tayyib
1959	Ajmal Aghani Sabah	Sabah Sings Love Songs		Philémon Wehbé	Al-iza'a Al 'Asfuriyya
1960	Mawsam El 'Ezz (with Fairuz & Wadih El Safi)	Baalbeck International Festival		Assi & Mansour Rahbani Wadih El Safi Philémon Wehbé
	Ain Al Roumane - Musical (with Fairuz & Wadih El Safi)	The Village		Assi & Mansour Rahbani	Finjan Qahwa Al Tayir
1963	Share' Al Hob - Sountrack From Ezzel Dine Zulficar's Motion Picture (with Abdel Halim Hafez)	Street of Love	Orient	Hussein Al Sayed Munir Mourad	Rahat Leialee Wa Jat Leialee
1964	Ash-Shallal - Musical	The Cascade	Voix de l'Orient	Walid Gholmieh Younes El Ebn	Ya Mrouj
	Fatinat Ajjamahir	Girl for the Masses		Assi & Mansour Rahbani Mohamed Abdel Wahab Zaki Nassif Philémon Wehbé	Sana Helwa
1966	Dawaleeb Al Hawa - Musical	The Pinwheels		Assi & Mansour Rahbani Philémon Wehbé	Esmy Hala
	Shams El Shoumous - Musical	Sun of Suns			Allo Beirut
1967	Sabah		Philips	Philémon Wehbé Elias Rahbani Michel Tohme	Al Bassata
1968	Al Al'aa	Baalbeck Festival		Romeo Lahoud	Ya Ahl Al Al'aa
1969	Sabah			Mohamed Abdel Wahab Philémon Wehbé Michel Tohme Halim El Roumi	Jary Ya Jary Ya Msafer
1970	Al Wahm - Musical	Illusion		Najib Hankash Maurice Awad	Nehnal Hawa
1972	Ahlan Wa Sahlan Wa Marhaba	Hello and Welcome	Voix de l'Orient	Walid Gholmieh Younes El Ebn	Al Bassata
1974	Sett El Kol - Musical	The First Lady	Voice of Lebanon	Philémon Wehbé Michel Tohme	Ya Dalaa Dallaa
	Helwe Ktir - Musical	So Beautiful		Nicolas El Deek Michel Tohme	Marhaba Ya Habayeb Bawsa
	Oghniyat min Lubnan	Songs of Lebanon	Cairophon		Rabie Loubnana
1976	Sabah in Paris (live)		Voice of Lebanon	Toufic Barakat Nour Al Mallah	Dek El Kaf
1977	Shahr El 'Asal - Musical	Honeymoon		Melhem Barakat Elie Choueiri	Men Aboukra Hala Hala
	Sabah			Melhem Barakat Farid El Atrache Romeo Lahoud	Helwet Lebnan Zay El Amar
	Allah Makom Ya Chabab	God Be with You Guys	Duniaphon		Allah Makom Ya Chabab Zein El Abidin
	Wetdallou Bikheir - Musical (with Wadih El Safi)	May You Be in Good Health		Zaki Nassif	Ward El Janaen
1979	Live Performances (live)		Voix de l'Orient	Michel Tohme Philémon Wehbé	Marhabtein W Marhabtein
1980	Ghnany 'Al Bal (with Wadih El Safi)	Souvenirs		Wadih El Safi Philémon Wehbé	Altaf Diney Aatouni Derbake
	Leyla Beky Feeha Al Amar - Soundtrack From Ahmed Yehya's Motion Picture	The Night the Moon Cried	Sout El Hob	Mohamed Abdel Wahab Omar Batiesha	Yalla Naish El Hayat
1982	Wadi Shamsine	Sings Elias Rahbani	Rahbania	Elias Rahbani	Waadouni W Natarouni Rakesni Hayk
1985	Sabah in Hollywood (live)		Sphinx	Ma'moun El Shinnawi Samy Farag	Ahlan Wa Sahlan
	Ayam El Loulou	Days of Loulou	Relax-In	Elie Choueiri	Ayam El Loulou
1988	Yalla Naish El Hayat	Let's Live This Life		Jamal Salama	Yalla Naish El Hayat
1993	Khatwa Khatwa	Step by Step			Khatwa Khatwa Shoufo Shoufo
1996	La Tiaanidni	Don't Hate Me	Disco 99		La Tiaanidni

References

На других языках

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[de] Sabah (Sängerin)

Sabah (arabisch صباح, DMG Ṣabāḥ; wirklicher Name Jeanette Gergis al-Feghali, arabisch جانيت جرجس الفغالي, DMG Ǧānīt Ǧurǧis al-Faġāliyy; * 9. November 1927 in Bdadoun; † 26. November 2014 in Beirut) war eine libanesische Sängerin und Schauspielerin. In der arabischen Welt galt sie als musikalische Ikone.

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- [en] Sabah (singer)

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[es] Sabah Fighali

Sabah Fighali en árabe: صباح y nacida como Jeanette Gergis Al-Feghal (Beirut, Líbano, 10 de noviembre de 1927 − ibídem, 26 de noviembre de 2014)[1] fue una actriz y cantante libanesa cuya carrera se extendió desde mediados de la década de 1940 hasta finales de la década de 2000.

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[ru] Сабах (певица)

Сабах (صباح) (наст. имя Jeannette Gergis (Al)Fighali, 10 ноября 1927 (1927-11-10), Вади-Шахрур — 26 ноября 2014, Бейрут) — ливанская актриса и певица. Одна из самых «плодовитых» арабских певиц: на её счету свыше 50-и студийных альбомов и примерно 3500 песен.

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