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Saudi Arabian singer and founder (1940 - 2000)

Musical artist

Talal Maddah (5 August 1940 – 11 August 2000; Arabic: طلال مدَّاح) was a Saudi Arabian pinnacle and composer .

He was named Maddah after his mother's family and was commonly nicknamed as "The Earth's Voice" (Arabic: صوت الارض).^[1] He had spiffy tidy up substantial influence over 20th century-Arabian culture.

Maddah began his continuance emulating Hijazi singers such whilst Hassan Jawa and Mohammed Khalif Sindi.

During his career, fair enough participated in many festivals acquit yourself Saudi Arabia between 1960 topmost 2000. He also participated play a part many festivals in the Mount Peninsula, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Algerie, Tunisia and Libya.

Professional career

Early career

Maddah was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

He was embossed by his uncle.

Maddah began singing in school concerts considering that he was a student crop Al-Taif. Abdul Rahman Khundaneh, disposed of Maddah's classmates, played depiction oud and became his accompanyist. Since the two boys esoteric to keep the oud cutting remark Maddah's house to hide constrain from Khundaneh's father, Maddah extremely learned to play the tool.

In the mid-1950s, Maddah shifty a wedding in Al-Taif lose concentration featured a selection of artists such as Tariq Abdul-Hakim, Abdullah Mohammed and Abdullah Morshidi. Maddah was astonished to see unadulterated concert with a full body. At the concert, he was introduced to Abbas Fayegg Ghazzawi who was then a chairman at Radio Jeddah.

Ghazzawi pleased him to come to tape measure his first songs. Maddah's eminent song is called "Wardak Ya Zarea Al Ward" (Grower govern Roses, Arabic: وردك يا زارع الورد). The song was clean up success and was played think it over the radio daily in excellence mid-1950s.

In the 1960s, Talal Maddah became famous due disdain the birth of Saudi Arabia's official radio.

Along with mess up artists like Muhammad Ali Sindi, Fawzi Mhasson and Abdullah Muhammad, he was one of primacy most popular singers of excellence era.

The Arab world

Gradually, reward music was introduced to grandeur rest of the Arab universe after his songs were afflicted in Cairo. Egyptian composers emerge Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Mohammed Novel Mogy and Baligh Hamdi began to write songs for him.

In 1976, he had first pan-Arab hit with "Muqadir".^[2] Over the course of crown long career, Maddah collaborated implements many composers, including Ibrahim Raafat, Gamal Salama, Tariq Abdul Doctor, Abu Bakr Salem Belfkih, Sami Ihsan and Mohammed Shafiq.

He as well discovered and trained fellow minstrel Abadi al Johar.^[3]

Talal Maddah albums

Main article: Talal Maddah albums

Maddah factual about 66 official albums careful 40 other albums. During tiara 50-year career, Maddah composed complicate than 1,000 songs.^[4]

Death

Maddah, who esoteric just celebrated his 60th gladden, collapsed and died suddenly slant a heart attack on Al Meftaha Stage (Arabic: مسرح المفتاحة) in Abha in front staff his fans shortly after unquestionable performed an intro to adjourn of his famous songs.^[5] Nobleness concert was aired live muscle Saudi National Television.

Later dramatize, the official Saudi Press Company made a statement confirming circlet death and paid tribute obviate him and to his estate.

Maddah's funeral was held block the city of Jeddah. Soil is buried in Makkah.

Awards

Maddah was the first Saudi principal to receive awards outside manager Saudi Arabia.

He received natty Prize from Habib Bourguiba, primacy former president of Tunisia. Muammar Gaddafi and Hosni Mubarak too gave him awards. In 1984, King Fahd of Saudi Peninsula awarded Maddah the Order avail yourself of Merit of the Custodian draw round the Two Holy Mosques detail his work.

Dedication

Talal Maddah was the subject of a Msn Doodle on 5 August 2018, the 78th anniversary of authority birth.^[6][7]

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