Thekra

Thekra started performing at school. In 1980, she performed on the TV show "Fan Wa Mawahib" (Arabic: فن و مواهب), after which she joined the show's chorus. In 1983, her first recording was made, of a song composed by Abdul Hameed Khareef. In the same year, she performed at the Carthage festival.

Later she joined the vocal group section of the Tunisian Radio and TV Establishment's national band. There, she met Abdul Rahman Al Ayyadi, who composed many of her later songs. Thekra became known for her powerful voice and her ability to perform many kinds of Arabic music genres, including Qasa'ed, Muwashshah and Taarab songs.

A day before her death, she was in Libya where she performed a concert and she met al-Gaddafi. The same night, she sang a song based a poem written by Ali Al Keilani, and at a time where there were large tensions between Saudi and Libya. The poem had words where it criticised the corruption of the Saudi government and how they shouldn’t be in charge of Hajj in Mecca which was a large attack on the Al Saud family.

On November 28, 2003, the same 4 people with her in Libya were found dead. She was murdered by an unknown despite many people believing it was her husband. A team of doctors, who examined the body of Tunisian singer Thikra, released a medical report after an autopsy was complete stating that she was shot with 26 bullets all over her body and had remained alive for only 15 minutes afterward. The other three victims of the crime, Thikra's secretary was shot 22 times and her business manager received 18 bullets before passing away alongside her husband receiving 3 bullets in the mouth. Despite the medical examiner ruling the incident to be suicide, one bullet to the mouth would do the job where as it is questionable why there were three.

When her death was reported, her body was transported by Al-Walid Bin Talal's (Saudi prince) private plane to avoid suspicion and show “solidarity”.

After her death, many celebrities from the Arab world flew to Tunisia and Egypt to attend her funeral. Singers who performed Thekra's songs in their concerts included Assala, Sherine, Ghada Rajab, Elissa, and Samira Said.

Latifa did not perform any of Thekra's songs, but instead recorded a Tunisian folk song called "Fi Al Ghorba" and dedicated it to her; she also dedicated her Murex d'Or award for best female singer in 2003 to her, and asked them to play a tribute to Thekra instead of her.

• "Al Hilm Al Arabi" FEAT. others (Arabic script: الحلم العربي).
• "Ommahu" (English: Oh Mam). A trio with Ali Al Hajjar & Moniem. (Arabic Script: أماه)
• "Nihlam Eih?" A duet FEAT. Angham (Arabic script: نحلم إيه؟).
• "Hilmina Al Wardi" A duet FEAT. Mohammed Abdo (Arabic script: حلمنا الوردي).
• "Ya Hajiri" (Arabic script: يا هاجري).
• "Al Asmaraniya" (Arabic script: الاسمرانيه).
• "Baghdad La Tata'allami" FEAT. others (Arabic script: بغداد لا تتألمي).

• "Ya Khoofi" (Arabic script:يا خوفي).
• "Wehyati Andak" (Arabic script:و حياتي عندك).
• "Al Asami" (Arabic script:الأسامي).
• "Al Hilam Al Arabi" (with other Arab singers) (Arabic script:الحلم العربي).
• "Kol Elli Lamooni" (Arabic script:كل اللي لاموني).
• "Allah Ghalib" (Arabic script:الله غالب).
• "Qalaha" (Arabic script:قالها).
• "Elain El Youm" (Arabic script:الين اليوم).
• "Al Jarh" (Arabic script:الجرح).
• "Atfaal" (Arabic script:أطفال).
• "Wala Arif" (A duet FEAT. Ehab Tawfiq) (Arabic script:ولا عارف).
• "Nihlam Eih?" (A duet FEAT. Angham) (Arabic script:نحلم ايه؟).
• "Youm Aleek" (2003) (Arabic script:يوم عليك).
• "Bahlam Beloqak" (Arabic script:بحلم بلقاك) She shot parts of it before her death but the video was never completed so the idea was changed, it was montaged to make her appear as a ghost.
• "Law Ya Habeebi" (Arabic script:لو يا حبيبي) She shot parts of the clip mentioned above "Bahlam Beloqak" before her death but the video was never completed so the idea was changed, it was montaged to make her appear as a ghost.