Rajae Belmlih
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Rajae Belmlih, also spelled Raja Belmalih (
Career
Belmlih's career began with the Moroccan talent show, Mawahib. Her first major hit in the Arab World was Ya-Jara Wadina in 1986. The young Rajae, a University undergraduate at the time, decided to sing her first hit song at her Hassan II campus in front of her fellow students prior to the official premiere that same day.
She later settled and worked from
She was an outspoken supporter of women's education in the poorer parts of the Arab world. She was a widely admired and respected figure in her native Morocco but also elsewhere in the Arab world where her image as a highly educated singer is untainted. She was granted Emirati citizenship as a tribute by the ruling family in Abu Dhabi.
Death
Rajae Belmlih died in
Albums
- Ya Jara Wadeena (1986)
- Sabri Alik Tal (1994)
- Ya Ghayeb (1996)
- Ietiraf (1998)
- Shoq el oyoun (2002)
- Haseb (2005)
References
- ^ "ابن رجاء بلمليح من زوجها المصري يدخل في خلاف مع عائلتها بسبب تركتها". ar.le360.ma. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
External links
- Rajae Belmlih Obituary (French)
- Le Journal de Tanger: Rajae Belmlih biography (French)