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Born in El-Halawat, in Ash Sharqiyah Govern orate, 80 kilometres (50 miles) north of
Cairo, Egypt
as Abdel Halim Ali Shabana, he was the fourth child of Sheikh Ali Ismail
Shabana. He had two brothers, Ismail and Mohammed, and one sister, Aliah. His
mother died from labour complications three days after giving birth to him -
something that made people around him believe that he is a "bad
luck". His father died five months later leaving him and his siblings
orphaned at a young age. He lived in a poor orphanage for a period of time.
Later, He was raised by his aunt and uncle in Cairo. In these years Abdel Halim was
extremely poor. Abdel Halim's one-of-a-kind musical abilities first became
apparent while he was in primary school and his older brother Ismail Shabana
was his first music teacher. At the age of 11 he joined the Arabic Music
Institute in Cairo
and became known for singing the songs of Mohammed Abdel
Wahab. He graduated
from the Higher Theatrical Music Institute as an oboe play
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