Naâma | |
Background: | solo_singer |
Birth Name: | Halima Echeikh |
Birth Date: | 1934 2, df=y |
Birth Place: | Azmour, French Tunisia |
Death Place: | Tunis, Tunisia |
Origin: | Tunisia |
Instrument: | Vocals |
Genre: | Arabic music, Tunisian music |
Occupation: | Singer |
Years Active: | 1958–1998 |
Halima Echeikh (حليمة الشيخ; February 1934 – 18 October 2020[1]), known professionally as Naâma (نعمة||Grace|links=no), was a Tunisian singer.
Naâma was born in Azmour, northern Tunisia, into a conservative family. After the divorce of her parents, she lived with her mother between Azmour and the capital city Tunis. Naâma died on 18 October 2020, aged 86, after a long illness.[1]