Nour El Houda

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Popular Lebanese singer and actress Nour al-Houda, recorded more than 100 songs during a career that spanned more than 60 years. Born Alexandra Nicholas Badran in 1924, she changed her name to Nour al-Houda (light of guidance) at the behest of Youssef Wehbi, the dean of Arab theatre, after he invited her to play opposite him in his film Jawhara (The Jewel). In that movie, as in more than 30 movies that followed, Nour al-Houda gained attention for refusing to kiss or wear revealing clothes on screen This earned her respect from conservative Arabs and she was given medals by the Russian Orthodox church and the Eastern Orthodox church, in addition to decorations from the Lebanese and Syrian governments. She also made her name in music. Launching her career at the age of ten, she became the "girl with the golden voice" and went on to record more than 100 songs for the Arab world's most prominent composers and lyricists, including the late Mohammed Abdel-Wahab. For reasons never fully explained, Nour al-Houda withdrew from the limelight in the 1960s. She went into seclusion after her house in Beirut, Lebanon was destroyed during the civil war. She died at 74 after a short illness. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Lebanese Songs from the 50's / History of Arabic Song

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Tango Oriental / Arabic, Turkish, Greek & Israelian Tangos from 78 rpm recordings

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