Fethia Khaïri

Fethia Khaïri (Arabic: فتحية خيري), born on April 17, 1918 in Dahmani and died on July 6, 1986, is a Tunisian singer and actress through the years 1940 and 1950. [1][2] She was characterized by her soft voice and Suave which had the ability to change tone and register.

Singing

In 1936, she recorded three successful songs:[3]

  • Zaâma ysafi eddahr,
  • Hal kammoun mnein (a success of Chafia Rochdi) and
  • Vous dansez madame (sung in French-Arabic).[4]

Acting Roles

She quickly acquires a celebrity such that she becomes the star of several acting troops, including that of Fadhila Khetmi, especially in singing roles, at a time when the theater is the main leisure of the Tunisian public. She plays in a very large number of plays:

  • Louis XI (son premier rôle)
  • Le baiser mortel
  • La main maléfique
  • Hamdoun
  • Les martyrs du patriotisme
  • Ali Baba
  • Les filles d'aujourd'hui
  • Le fils du peuple
  • Le gentil commissaire
  • Wallâda et Ibn Zeydoun
  • Cléopâtre

References
  1. Mohamed Boudhina, Fethia Khairi, Tunis, Mohamed Boudhina, 1996.
  2. Tahar Melligi, Les immortels de la chanson tunisienne, Carthage Dermech, MediaCom, 2000 (ISBN 978-9-9738-0716-8)
  3. Testimony of Mohamed Hefdhi published in the Journal of Tunisian radio and television of July 19, 1986 and reported by Mohamed Boudhina
  4. Témoignage de Mohamed Hefdhi paru dans la Revue de la radio et télévision tunisienne du 19 juillet 1986 et rapporté par Mohamed Boudhina
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