Amal Khudhair

Amal Khudhair (Arabic: أمل خضيّر; born 1 July 1950 in Basra) is an Iraqi singer who lives in Baghdad and is known by some fans as the “Century's Singer”. [2][3][4]

Amal Khudhair
Birth nameAmal Khudhair Dawud Al-Timimi
Born (1950-07-01) July 1, 1950
Basra, Iraq
GenresIraqi music, Arabic music
Occupation(s)Singer, painter, actress, presenter.
Years active1973–present[1]

Career

Khudhair began singing in Basra, and then moved to Baghdad with her sister Salima in 1963 to start her career. In the late 1960s she worked as a broadcaster and in the 1970s as an actress.[1]

Khudair has performed in Iraq, Qatar, Russia, Germany, Spain and the United States.[5]

Discography

Khudair’s songs include:[6]

Theater
  • The Ghost
  • The Soil
  • Christ's Thorn
  • The Earth
  • Lamps

Awards

Personal life

Amal was secretly married for a short time in mysterious circumstances, then separated from her husband, and still divorced.[8]

References
  1. "Amal Khudhair: I will return with a new album after an absence", Al-Gardenia
  2. "Interview with the singer Amal Khudhair", Al-Bayyna New
  3. "Thursday Gathering honors the artist Amal Khudhair", Al-Noor
  4. "Amal Khudhair: The Iraqi song is in danger", Al-Zawraa Paper
  5. "Interview with Amal Khudhair", Ankawa
  6. "Amal Khudhair's Songs", Sm3na
  7. "I regret to enter the world of art". sada-press.com.
  8. "Satellite channels have imposed singers who do not deserve the fame and have published bad songs". alsharqpaper.com.
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