Photo: Wissam Chidiak / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Few artists carry the weight of a nation the way Fairuz does. Born Nouhad Haddad in Beirut, she became the voice of Arab mornings and, more than that, a living symbol of modern Lebanon through decades of upheaval. The French honors, from the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres to the Legion of Honour, only confirm what listeners already knew. What moves me is not the awards but the idea that one crystalline voice could become a country's source of comfort and hope. Even without fluent Arabic, I feel the ache in her singing. To me she is proof that a singer can be a homeland.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Fairuz
- Name (Japanese)
- ファイルーズ
- Reading
- ふぁいるーず
- Born
- November 21, 1935 (age 90)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Boar
- Origin
- Zuqaq al-Blat, Beirut Governorate, Lebanon
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / actor / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1988 Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
- Grand Cordon of the National Order of the Cedar
- Commander of the Legion of Honour
- honorary doctorate from the American University of Beirut
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.fairouz.com
- Xhttps://x.com/FayrouzOfficial
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA
Frequently asked questions
When was Fairuz born?
Born November 21, 1935 (age 90).
Where is Fairuz from?
Fairuz is from Zuqaq al-Blat, Beirut Governorate, Lebanon.
What does Fairuz do?
Fairuz works as singer, actor, musician.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.