The Most Famous
MUSICIANS from Syria
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Syrian Musicians of all time. This list of famous Syrian Musicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Farid al-Atrash (1910 - 1974)
With an HPI of 57.42, Farid al-Atrash is the most famous Syrian Musician. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages on wikipedia.
Farid al-Atrash (Arabic: فريد الأطرش; October 19 1910 – December 26, 1974), also written Farid El-Atrache, was a Syrian-Egyptian singer, composer, and actor. Having immigrated to Egypt at the age of only nine years old with his mother and siblings, he studied there under numerous respected musicians. Al-Atrash embarked on a highly successful career spanning more than four decades—recording 500 songs and starring in 31 movies. Sometimes referred to as "malek al-oud", he is one of the most important figures of 20th- century Arab music.
Pantheon has 1 people classified as musicians born between 1910 and 1910. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased musicians include Farid al-Atrash.
