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Algerian singer

Fadhéla Dziria, officially Fadhéla Madani Bent el-Mahdi (25 Jun 1917 – 6 October 1970) was an Algerian singer in the Hawzi style of Andalusian classical music.

Her first name is also seen as Fadila, Fadhila, or Fadela, and her chosen last name as Dziriya.

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Dziria means Algerian—so she was, professionally, "Fadhéla the Algerian".

Career

Fadhéla Dziria was born in Algiers,^[1] the daughter of Mehdi Ben Abderrahmane and Fettouma Khelfaoui.

She was first heard singing on the radio in Algeria. In the 1930s, she was a young cabaret singer in Paris. She returned to Algeria, and sang at the Cafe des Sports.

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She began making recordings in the 1940s, mostly of traditional folk songs. She toured to sing in other cities, and appeared in films. Later in her career, she was also seen on television.^[2]

She raised funds for political causes with her more militant sister, Goucem Madani (1918-1983), and served time in prison