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Fairuz
فيروز
Fairuz in btd concert 2001.jpg
In concert (Beiteddine), 2001.
Background information
Birth name Nouhad Haddad
Born November 21, 1935 (1935-11-21) (age 85)
Origin Lebanon
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 1950–present

Fairuz (born Nouhad Haddad (Arabic: نهاد حداد, November 21, 1935) is a Lebanese singer. She is a living legend who has been performing for over 50 years all over the world. Her vocal range is contralto. Her first album was released in 1952. She has released 98 more albums since then.

Fairuz was born Nuhad Haddad in 1933 in Beirut, Lebanon.

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  • Fairuz06

    Fairuz (Nouhad Haddad) with her mother Liza al-Boustani, crossing Martyrs' Square in Beirut, 1945.

  • Fairuz19

    During their marriage in the Eastern Orthodox Annunciation Church (Arabic: سيدة البشارة للروم الأرثوذكس بالأشرفية في بيروت), Fairuz and Assi Rahbani surrounded by members of their families, 1955.

  • Annunciation Church, Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon

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  • Fairuz playing the guitar

    Fairuz in the 1970s

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