Wadih el safi biography
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Wadih El Safi
Lebanese singer and guitar player
Wadih El Safi وديع الصافي | |
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| Birth name | Wadih Bishara Yousef Francis وديع بشارة يوسف فرنسيس |
| Also known as | Sawt Lobnan Al Khaled (The Immortal Voice of Lebanon), Al I'mlak Al Loubnani (The Lebanese Giant) |
| Born | (1921-11-01)November 1, 1921 Niha, Greater Lebanon |
| Died | October 11, 2013(2013-10-11) (aged 91) Mansourieh, Lebanon |
| Genres | Tarab, Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, composer, instrumentalist |
| Instrument | Oud |
| Years active | 1938–2013 |
Musical artist
Wadih El Safi (Arabic: وديع الصافي, romanized: Wadīʿ aṣ-Ṣāfī, born Wadih Francis; November 1, 1921 – October 11, 2013) was a Lebanese singer and composer.[1][2] Born in Niha, Lebanon, Wadih El Safi started his artistic journey at the age of sixteen when he took part in a singing contest held by Lebanese Radio and was chosen the winner of all categories among 40 other competitors.[3]