Mohamed Fawzy (August 15, 1918 - October 20, 1966), an Egyptian singer, composer and filmmaker. Fawzy rose to the throne of lyrical and show cinema throughout the forties and fifties in Egypt during the last century, and his artistic style was characterized by simplicity and joy. Mohamed Faouzi is the author of the melody for Algeria's national anthem, Qisma, which was organized by the poet of the Algerian revolution, Moufdi Zakaria.
He was born in the village of Kafr Abu Jundi, affiliated to the Qutour Center, Gharbia Governorate. He is the twenty-first son out of twenty-five sons and daughters, including singers Huda Sultan and Hind Allam.
Mohamed Fawzy received elementary school from Tanta School in 1931 AD. Mohamed Fawzy was inclined to music and singing since he was a student at Tanta Primary School.
He joined the Fouad I Conservatory of Music in Cairo, and two years later he gave up studies to work in the Badia Masabni Hall, where he met Farid al-Atrash, Muhammad Abd al-Muttalib, and Mahmoud al-Sharif.
At the age of twenty, he took the radio exam as a singer and composer, like Farid al-Atrash, who preceded him to that by two years. He failed as a singer and succeeded as a composer like Mahmoud Sharif, who preceded him to success as a composer.
The Egyptian Acting and Music Ensemble contracted him as an alternative actor and singer for singer Ibrahim Hammouda in the play “Sheherazade” by Sayed Darwish, but he failed at his first performance despite the directives of director Zaki Tulaimat and the musical leadership of Muhammad Hassan Al-Shujai, which frustrated him, especially in front of the audience that did not He had mercy on him, so he disappeared for a while until the actress Fatima Rushdi, who was inclined to him and believed in his talent, offered him to work in her band as an actor, composer and singer, and he thanked her offer. In 1944, Youssef Wehbe asked him to play a small role in the movie “Saif Al-Jallad” in which he sings two songs from his composer. He stipulated that his name (Mohamed Fawzy Habs Abdel-Al Haw) be satisfied with Mohamed Fawzy only, and he agreed without hesitation. Director Muhammad Karim watched the movie "Saif Al-Jallad", and was looking for a new face to assign him the starring role in the movie "The Companions of Happiness" in front of Suleiman Najib and the singer Raja Abdo. This success helped him establish his film company, Mohamed Fawzy Films, in 1947.
The Egyptian radio station, which rejected him as a singer, used to broadcast his cinematic songs without even thinking of contracting with him. After the July Revolution of 1952; He entered the radio forcefully with his patriotic songs, such as "My country, I loved you, my country", and religious songs such as: "Ya Tawab, O Forgiving" and "Oh my God, what will I do for you".
During his film career, which exceeded thirty films, Mohamed Fawzy shared the championship against the stars of his time, including Sabah, Shadia, Faten Hamama and others.
Through two songs for children, Mohamed Fawzy was able to write immortality for himself after leaving, as his song, "Mama, her time is coming", was and is the most popular among children, especially in the sixties, and is considered the first filmed song on Egyptian television, sung and composed by artist Mohamed Fawzy in 1965, The song "The Night Gone and Dawn Went" also achieved the same popularity.
Mohamed Fawzy married in 1943 AD to his first wife, Mrs. Hedaya, and had three children and separated from her in 1952. In 1952, he married the artist Madiha Yousry and had Amr in 1955 (and she had two sons from Mohamed Fawzy who died), and he separated from her in 1959 AD, he married his third wife Karima and had children in 1960 Including his youngest daughter Iman in 1961 and remained with him until his death.
In 1958, Fawzi was able to establish a bank for the production of CDs, and emptied himself to manage it, as it was considered a severe blow to the foreign CD companies. It ended with his departure on October 20, 1966.
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