Please answer the following question: Facts:   - website: -lsb- http://www.7alim.com/ 7alim . com -rsb-    - death place: king 's college hospital , london , united kingdom    - years active: 1952 & ndash ; 1977    - caption: abdel halim hafez    - birth name: abdel halim ali shabana    - origin: al sharqia governorate    - label: emi arabia    - death date: 30 march 1977    - genre: egyptian opera arabic      - birth date: 21 june 1929    - name: '' ` abdel halim hafez '' '    - background: solo_singer    - image: ahafez.jpg    - birth place: al sharqia governorate , kingdom of egypt    - associated acts: umm kulthum fairuz mohamed abdel wahab shadia   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of abdel halim hafez .
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abdel halim ali shabana -lrb- arabic : عبدالحليم علي شبانة -rrb- , commonly known as abdel halim hafez -lrb- -rrb- -lrb- june 21 , 1929 -- march 30 , 1977 -rrb- , is among the most popular egyptian and arab singers .in addition to singing , halim was also an actor , conductor , business man , music teacher and movie producer .he is considered to be one of the great four of arabic music -lrb- along with umm kulthum , mohammed abdel wahab , and farid al attrach -rrb- .his name is sometimes written as '' ` abd el-halim hafez '' .he is known as `` el-andaleeb el-asmar '' -lrb- the dark-skinned nightingale , -rrb- .he is also known as an icon in modern arabic music .to this day , his music is still enjoyed throughout the arab world .