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Melhem Barakat also known as Melhim Barakat or Abou Majd, was a Lebanese singer, songwriter, and composer..
Melhem Barakat
Lebanese musician
Not to be confused with Molhem Barakat.
Melhem Barakat ملحم بركات | |
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Barakat on October 14th, 2014. | |
Born | (1945-08-15)15 August 1945 Kfarshima, Lebanon |
Died | 28 October 2016(2016-10-28) (aged 71) Achrafieh, Lebanon |
Genres | Lebanese music Arabic pop |
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Years active | 1960–2016 |
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Musical artist
Melhem Barakat (Arabic: ملحم بركات; 15 August 1945 – 28 October 2016), also known as Melhim Barakat or Abou Majd, was a Lebanese singer, songwriter, and composer.
Barakat was a renowned singer in Lebanon and the wider Arab world.
Melhem Barakat (15 August – 28 October ), also known as (Arabic) ملحم بركات and Melhim Barakat, was a Lebanese singer, songwriter, and melodist.
He toured Australia, South America, Canada, and the United States.[1]
Early life
Barakat was born on 15 August 1945, in Kfarshima, Lebanon. He inherited his affinity for music from his father, who was a carpenter and taught Melhem how to play the oud.
In 1960, Barakat dropped out of school at the age of 15 and enrolle