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Laila Ghofran
Jamila Omar Bouamout (Arabic: جميلة بو عمرت; born 19 March 1961), better known as Laila Ghofran (Arabic: ليلى غفران; also Laila Ghofrane, Layla Ghofran), is a Moroccan-Egyptian singer and actress who started her career in the music industry in the 80s and broke through in the early 90s. To the people in the Arab world, she's called as the "Sultana of Taarab" due to her strong and sensational voice and her popular covers of classic Arabic songs.
Ghofran's career began in the 1980s but really picked up between 1988 and 1998, elevating her to the status of Arab diva, in part due to the work of her then-husband and manager Ibrahim Aakad.
Ghofran left to Paris and London due to her family's rejection of her interest in pursuing a career in music, and started singing for Arab communities in hotels and restaurants. She released her first song in Moroccan dialect, titled "El Youm El Awel" in 1982, which was well-received in Morocco.
Out of fear of her father and in order to protect her family, she took the name "Laila Ghofran" to be her stage name before she officially kicked off her career as a singer.
In 1989, she released her first album “Oyounak Amari”, whose songs like "Awraqi El Adima" grew popular among audiences. She broke through with the song “Law Hata Hayerfodny El Alam” from her second album, "Ya Farha Helly", in 1990 and “Bahibak, Bahibak”, “Esaalo El Zorouf” from her fourth album, "Esaalo El Zorouf" in 1992.
In 1996, she released one of her best-selling and most popular albums, "Jabar", which included remakes of songs by legendary Egyptian singer Abdel Halim Hafez. Her performances of “Jabar”, “Kamel El Awsaf” and “Hobbak Nar” remain widely appreciated.
Ghofran found her way to audiences again in 2005 with her most popular and successful song, "Ashalhalk", which is considered to be her signature song. The song was released as the lead single from her album, "Akter Min Aey Waqit". Despite the impact and huge success of the song, Rotana insisted that the album didn't do well on the charts, forcing Ghofran to sue to the record label and eventually cut ties with them.
In 2006, she decided to independently produce her own music and released a song titled "Men Hena Wa Rayeh", whose music video was directed by her then-husband, Anas Do'ya.
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Laila Ghofran
Jamila Omar Bouamout (Arabic: جميلة بو عمرت; born 19 March 1961), better known as Laila Ghofran (Arabic: ليلى غفران; also Laila Ghofrane, Layla Ghofran), is a Moroccan-Egyptian singer and actress who started her career in the music industry in the 80s and broke through in the early 90s. To the people in the Arab world, she's called as the "Sultana of Taarab" due to her strong and sensational voice and her popular covers of classic Arabic songs.
Ghofran's career began in the 1980s but really picked up between 1988 and 1998, elevating her to the status of Arab diva, in part due to the work of her then-husband and manager Ibrahim Aakad.
Ghofran left to Paris and London due to her family's rejection of her interest in pursuing a career in music, and started singing for Arab communities in hotels and restaurants. She released her first song in Moroccan dialect, titled "El Youm El Awel" in 1982, which was well-received in Morocco.
Out of fear of her father and in order to protect her family, she took the name "Laila Ghofran" to be her stage name before she officially kicked off her career as a singer.
In 1989, she released her first album “Oyounak Amari”, whose songs like "Awraqi El Adima" grew popular among audiences. She broke through with the song “Law Hata Hayerfodny El Alam” from her second album, "Ya Farha Helly", in 1990 and “Bahibak, Bahibak”, “Esaalo El Zorouf” from her fourth album, "Esaalo El Zorouf" in 1992.
In 1996, she released one of her best-selling and most popular albums, "Jabar", which included remakes of songs by legendary Egyptian singer Abdel Halim Hafez. Her performances of “Jabar”, “Kamel El Awsaf” and “Hobbak Nar” remain widely appreciated.
Ghofran found her way to audiences again in 2005 with her most popular and successful song, "Ashalhalk", which is considered to be her signature song. The song was released as the lead single from her album, "Akter Min Aey Waqit". Despite the impact and huge success of the song, Rotana insisted that the album didn't do well on the charts, forcing Ghofran to sue to the record label and eventually cut ties with them.
In 2006, she decided to independently produce her own music and released a song titled "Men Hena Wa Rayeh", whose music video was directed by her then-husband, Anas Do'ya.