Balqees (singer) explained

Balqees Fathi
Arabic: بلقيس فتحي
Birth Name:Balqees Ahmed Fathi
Birth Date:October 20, 1988
Birth Place:Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Years Active:2011–present
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Label:Rotana (2013–2017)

Balqees Ahmed Fathi (Arabic: بلقيس أحمد فتحي; born October 20, 1988), widely known by the mononym Balqees (Arabic: بلقيس), is a Yemeni-Emirati singer and actress.[1] [2] She came from an artistic family as her father Ahmed Fathi was a well-known Yemeni musician and her mother is also a Yemeni with an Emirati citizenship.

Career

Balqees began early in music learning to play instruments and singing. She released her debut album Majnoun in 2013[3] through Rotana Records.[4] She released her second studio album Zai Ma Ana in 2015.[5]

She released a music video World Chants Zayed as a theme dedicated for 40th National Day Celebration of United Arab Emirates. She graduated from Abu Dhabi University.

On October 20, 2019, she unveiled her star on the walkway of the Dubai Stars at downtown Dubai. In October 2022, she was chosen to feature in Light The Sky, a song for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, collaborating with artists, RedOne, Manal, Rahma Riad and Nora Fatehi.[6]

Personal life

Balqees married Saudi Arabian businessman Sultan Bin Abdullatif in 2016, with whom she had a son.[7] She filed for divorce in 2021.[8]

In August 2021, she unveiled her wax figure at Madame Tussauds in Dubai.[9] [10]

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Charted songs

Notes and References

  1. (in Arabic)
  2. http://www.yementimes.com/en/1517/intreview/402/Bilquis-Fathi-Yemen’s-new-musical-export.htm BILQUIS FATHI: YEMEN’S NEW MUSICAL EXPORT
  3. http://yemen-press.com/news19997.html Yemen Press: ألبوم الفنانة اليمنية "بلقيس أحمد فتحي" يحتل المراكز الأولى فى الخليج
  4. http://www.alhadath-yemen.com/news28203.html Al Hadath Yemen: بلقيس احمد فتحي أغنية «رد قلبي» هديتي لجمهوري في اليمن
  5. http://www.yafa-news.net/22894.html Yafa News: خطوبة الفنانة بلقيس أحمد فتحي من اللاعب السعودي نايف هزازي
  6. Web site: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Official Soundtrack release: all-female line-up inspires the globe to Light The Sky . qatar2022.qa . 7 October 2022 .
  7. Web site: Balqees Fathi On A Decade In Music, Advocating For Women's Rights, and Beauty From The Inside-Out . Harper's Bazaar Arabia . 29 December 2020 .
  8. Web site: Balqees Unexpectedly Files for Divorce Against Husband Sultan Bin Abdullatif . albawaba.com . 26 April 2021 .
  9. Web site: Balqees Fathi Unveils Her Very Own Madame Tussauds Wax Figure in Dubai . Harper's Bazaar Arabia . 17 August 2021 .
  10. Web site: alan . Diplomacy Lyrics – Balqees(كلمات دبلوماسي) . 21 August 2021 . SongLyricsPro.
  11. Peak chart positions for singles in MENA: