Fifi abdou biography
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Fifi abdou biography
Fifi Abdou
Egyptian belly dancer and actress
Fifi Abdou | |
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| Pronunciation | ˈfiːfi ˈʕæbdu |
| Born | Atiyat Abdul Fattah Ibrahim (1953-04-26) April 26, 1953 (age 71) Cairo, Egypt |
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| Children | 2 |
Fifi Abdou (Arabic: فيفي عبده, IPA:[ˈfiːfiˈʕæbdu], born Atiyat Abdul Fattah Ibrahim (عطيات عبد الفتاح إبراهيم), [ʕɑtˤejˈjɑːtʕæbdel.fætˈtæːħebɾˤɑˈhiːm]; April 26, 1945) is an Egyptianbelly dancer and actress.
She has been described as "synonymous with belly dancing in the years she was performing."[1]
Early life and career
Abdou was born as 'Atiyat Abdul Fattah Ibrahim in Cairo on April 26, 1953.
Her father is a policeman and she has 11 siblings, including her brother Abdelraheem Abdul Fattah Ibrahim, who encouraged her career. When she was 12 years old she joined a baladi troupe[2] and later found work as a model.[3] She began to gain attention in the early 1970s when she bec