- Born
- Died
- Nicknames
- The Voice of Lebanon
- Voice of Lebanon
- Wadi El-Safi
- One of the best Lebanese and Arabian voices, Wadi El-Safi was born in Niha Chouf in Mount-Lebanon as Wadi' Francis in November 1, 1921. His masculine and strong voice as well as his charismatic personality made him combined with his traditional songs a significant face of his country's culture, and became after a successful career a Lebanese cultural icon. Wadi started his career at the age of 17 and from that day he knew nothing but continuous recognition and admiration for all that he had given to the Lebanese song. He worked also in certain projects as a composer. Wadi also knew the theater as well as the cinema and worked as an actor more than once. The movies that he has been acknowledged for are "Ghazl El-Banat", "Mawwal", and "Nar El-Shawq". In 2013, Wadi suffered from Pulmonary Consolidation, and few weeks later he was admitted again to a hospital where he died in October 11,2013.
- IMDb mini biography by: Ricc0
- The Immortal Voice of Lebanon
- The Lebanese Giant
- Known as the 'Voice of Lebanon'.
- He studied at the Beirut National Conservatory of Music. He composed and performed songs that drew upon his rural upbringing and love of traditional melodies, blended with an urban sound, and created a new style of modernized folk music.
- He traveled to Brazil in 1947 until he remained there in 1950.
- He began to be interested in music at age 17 when he auditioned for a Lebonese Radio Show.
- He was a popular Lebanese singer and composer. He first gained fame in the late 1930s when he won a Lebanese singing contest. He contributed to the growing popularity and influence of Lebanese music across the Arab world.
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