







The Most Famous
Singers from Egypt
Trending Singers from Egypt This Week
The top 10 Singers from Egypt trending on Wikipedia in the past 7 days, with a quick note on what drove the spike.
- #1

Amr Diab
b. 1961
Trending in Arabic (#11) Wikipedia (1,243 views, on May 4).
- #2

Mohammed Abdel Wahab
1901 - 1991
Trending in Arabic (#38) Wikipedia (801 views, on May 3).
- #3

Umm Kulthum
1898 - 1975
Trending in Arabic (#43) Wikipedia (712 views, on May 5).
- #4

Dalida
1933 - 1987
Trending in French (#52), Italian (#63), Arabic (#137), and Russian (#147) Wikipedia (2,971 views, on Apr 30).
- #5

Taco Hemingway
b. 1990
Trending in Polish (#117) Wikipedia (439 views, on May 4).
- #6

Sherine
b. 1980
Trending in Arabic (#210) Wikipedia (300 views, on May 2).
- #7

Angham
b. 1972
Trending in Arabic (#213) Wikipedia (295 views, on May 5).
- #8

Georges Moustaki
1934 - 2013
Trending in French (#315) Wikipedia (1,290 views, on May 3).
This page contains a list of the greatest Egyptians Singers. The pantheon dataset contains 4,381 Singers, 22 of which were born in Egypt. This makes Egypt the birth place of the 44th most number of Singers behind Albania and South Africa.
Top 10 Egyptian Singers
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Egyptians Singers of all time. This list of famous Egyptians Singers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Egyptians Singers.
- #1

Dalida
1933 - 1987
HPI 79.5166 langsDalida is most famous for her songs in the 1950s and 1960s. She was also a singer, actress, and fashion icon.
- #2

Umm Kulthum
1898 - 1975
HPI 79.44101 langsUmm Kulthum was a singer from Egypt who is most famous for her voice and her songs.
- #3

Demis Roussos
1946 - 2015
HPI 78.9563 langsDemis Roussos was a Greek singer who became famous in the 1970s. He was a member of the band Aphrodite's Child.
- #4

Georges Moustaki
1934 - 2013
HPI 70.5440 langsGeorges Moustaki is most famous for his song "Je Suis Un Soir D'été" which is about a man who is in love with a woman but she doesn't love...Read moreShow less
Georges Moustaki is most famous for his song "Je Suis Un Soir D'été" which is about a man who is in love with a woman but she doesn't love him back.
- #5

Claude François
1939 - 1978
HPI 67.6240 langsClaude François was a French singer and entertainer. He is most famous for his song "Le lundi au soleil" which became the unofficial anthem...Read moreShow less
Claude François was a French singer and entertainer. He is most famous for his song "Le lundi au soleil" which became the unofficial anthem of the May 1968 protests in France.
- #6

Mohammed Abdel Wahab
1901 - 1991
HPI 66.1830 langsEgyptian singer, actor and composer (1896-1991)
- #7

Amr Diab
b. 1961
HPI 64.0349 langsEgyptian singer
- #8

Leila Mourad
1918 - 1995
HPI 61.6423 langsEgyptian actor and singer (1918–1995)
- #9

Sayed Darwish
1892 - 1923
HPI 60.1918 langsEgyptian musician and composer (1892–1923)
- #10

Gohar Gasparyan
1924 - 2007
HPI 60.0532 langsArmenian opera singer (1924-2007)
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Egyptians Singers grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
1990s(1)
1970s(2)
1960s(3)
1950s(2)
1940s(1)
1920s(1)
1910s(2)
1900s(1)
1890s(2)
Overlapping Lives
Which Singers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 12 most globally memorable Singers since 1700.









