Safia Chamia

صفية الشامية (Known as "Chamia")

Iconic Popular Singer, Theater Actress, Star of Tunisian Musical Comedy

Born Jan 03, 1932

Beirut, Lebanon

Passed Away Mar 22, 2004 Tunis, Tunisia

Lifespan 72 years old

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"Singing is a smile offered to every heart that carries a secret wound."

Archival Overview

Beloved popular singer and musical comedian whose vibrant stage energy, sparkling wit, and hits like 'Mahla Qadek' shaped Tunisian radio, theater, and television for five decades.

Biographical Record

Born Cherifa Oulbane to an Algerian father and Lebanese mother, she moved to Tunis in childhood, discovering the flourishing musical salon of Rachidia master Ali Riahi, who adopted her as his primary artistic protégé and composed her greatest hits.

Possessing an irresistible stage charm, she recorded timeless standards like *Mahla Qadek* and *Kalouli Labsa al-Hamra*, and starred in theatrical musical comedies that filled halls across North Africa and Paris. She received the highest national honors for culture from independent Tunisia.

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Final Resting Place

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Djellaz Cemetery
Tunis, Tunisia

                         GPS: 36.7833, 10.1833                    

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