Warda

Warda Al-Jazairia (Arabic: وردة الجزائرية‎), commonly referred to as just Warda (Arabic: وردة‎, IPA: [ˈwæɾdæ]) (July 1939 - May 17, 2012) was a French-born Algerian singer. She is well known for her Egyptian songs and music. She died on May 17, 2012 in Cairo. Warda was born in Puteaux, France to a Lebanese Mother and Algerian father. She started singing at the age of eleven in 1951. She quickly became well known for her singing of patriotic Algerian songs. Read more on Last.fm

Warda was featured in the movie Le harem de Mme Osmane.

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