Question: Facts: - website: -lsb- http://www.7alim.com/ 7alim . com -rsb- - death place: king 's college hospital , london , united kingdom - years active: 1952 & ndash ; 1977 - caption: abdel halim hafez - birth name: abdel halim ali shabana - origin: al sharqia governorate - label: emi arabia - death date: 30 march 1977 - genre: egyptian opera arabic - birth date: 21 june 1929 - name: '' ' abdel halim hafez '' ' - background: solo_singer - image: ahafez.jpg - birth place: al sharqia governorate , kingdom of egypt - associated acts: umm kulthum fairuz mohamed abdel wahab shadia Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of abdel halim hafez .
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abdel halim ali shabana -lrb- arabic : -rrb- , commonly known as abdel halim hafez -lrb- -rrb- -lrb- june 21 , 1929 -- march 30 , 1977 -rrb- , is among the most popular egyptian and arab singers .in addition to singing , halim was also an actor , conductor , business man , music teacher and movie producer .he is considered to be one of the great four of arabic music -lrb- along with umm kulthum , mohammed abdel wahab , and farid al attrach -rrb- .his name is sometimes written as '' ' abd el-halim hafez '' .he is known as '' el-andaleeb el-asmar '' -lrb- the dark-skinned nightingale , -rrb- .he is also known as an icon in modern arabic music .to this day , his music is still enjoyed throughout the arab world .