The Most Famous
SINGERS from Iraq
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Iraqi Singers of all time. This list of famous Iraqi Singers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Kadim Al Sahir (1957 - )
With an HPI of 50.47, Kadim Al Sahir is the most famous Iraqi Singer. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages on wikipedia.
Kadim Jabbar Al Samarai (born September 12, 1957), better known by his stage name Kadim Al Sahir (Arabic: كاظم الساهر), is an Iraqi singer and composer. He typically performs with an orchestra of twenty to thirty musicians on Arabic percussion, oud, qanun, nay, and a full complement of strings (violin, cello, and bass). While some of his work makes use of electronic musical sounds, he avoids the use of synthesizers to imitate acoustic instruments. His work frequently features Iraqi folk instruments, rhythms and melodies.
Pantheon has 1 people classified as singers born between 1957 and 1957. Of these 1, 1 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living singers include Kadim Al Sahir. As of April 2022, 1 new singers have been added to Pantheon including Kadim Al Sahir.
