Fatma Boussaha

Fatma Boussaha
فاطمة بوساحة
Born(1942-01-22)January 22, 1942
Zaghouan, Tunisia
OriginTunisian
DiedOctober 27, 2015(2015-10-27) (aged 73)
Tunis, Tunisia
OccupationSinger

Fatma Boussaha (Arabic: فاطمة بوساحة) (22 January 1942 – 27 October 2015) was a Tunisian Mezwed singer.[1][2][3]

Biography

Fatma Bousaha's tomb in the Djellaz cemetery

Fatma Boussaha performed several titles like Ya Ami Echiffour (Hey My Uncle The Driver) and Ya Karhebt Kamel (Hey The Car Of Kamel). She was known for her song Achchibani wassa (Laisse passer le Vieuxard) in 1999. Her last title, Trabek Ghali Ya Touness, (Your Dust Is Precious, Tunisia) dates from 2012. At one time, she was banned from broadcasting on Tunisian television as were other mezoued artists.[4] Boussaha died on Tuesday, October 27, 2015.[5]

At the end of her life, touched by cancer, she found herself alone facing her fight, leading the Ministry of Culture to take charge of her care within the framework of her program of assistance to artists.

Discography

References

  1. ^ "Fatma Boussaha n'est plus". Radio SHEMS FM (in French). Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  2. ^ challenges (27 October 2015). "Décès de Fatma Boussaha | Challenges TN" (in French). Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  3. ^ "Décès de la chanteuse populaire Fatma Boussaha". Kapitalis (in French). 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  4. ^ Min, Yassine Rabhi 27 Octobre 2015 at 11 H. 32 (2015-10-27). "Décès de la chanteuse populaire Fatma Boussaha". Kapitalis (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Maalaoui, Rym (27 October 2015). "Qui est Fatma Boussaha ?". Directinfo (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-18.
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