Talal Maddah

Saudi musician (1940–2000)
Person human Q4165378
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Talal Maddah

Summary

Talal Maddah is a human[1]. He was born in Mecca[2]. He was born on August 5, 1940[3]. He died in Abha[4]. He died on August 11, 2000[5]. He worked as a singer[6], composer[7], oud player[8], and actor[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (107 views/month, #7,257 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Talal Maddah's place of birth was Mecca[2].
  • Talal Maddah passed away in Abha[4].
  • Talal Maddah was born on August 5, 1940[3].
  • Talal Maddah died on August 11, 2000[5].
  • Burial took place at Jannat al-Mu'alla[11].
  • Talal Maddah held citizenship in Saudi Arabia[12].
  • Talal Maddah worked as a singer[6].
  • Talal Maddah's professions included composer[7].
  • Talal Maddah worked as an oud player[8].
  • Talal Maddah's professions included actor[9].
  • Talal Maddah is recorded as male[13].
  • Talal Maddah's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Talal Maddah's record label is recorded as Funoon al Jazeera[15].
  • Talal Maddah's Commons category is recorded as Talal Maddah[16].
  • The cause of death was heart failure[17].
  • Talal Maddah's given name is recorded as Talal[18].
  • Talal Maddah's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[19].
  • Talal Maddah's instrument is recorded as oud[20].
  • Talal Maddah's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Arabic[21].
  • Talal Maddah's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'محمد'}[22].
  • Talal Maddah's start of work period is recorded as 1958[23].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[24]

  • Country: SA[25]

  • Began / founded: 1929-10-09[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2000-08-11[27]

  • Community tags: arabic[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ccc6a969-b0d9-48d0-8bfd-6360bbcef02d[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Mecca[2], Talal Maddah… he was born on August 5, 1940[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[6], composer[7], oud player[8], and actor[9].

Death and Burial

Talal Maddah died on August 11, 2000[5]. He died in Abha[4]. The cause of death was heart failure[17]. He is buried at Jannat al-Mu'alla[11].

Why It Matters

Talal Maddah ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (107 views/month, #7,257 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Talal Maddah born?

Talal Maddah's place of birth was Mecca[2].

Where did Talal Maddah die?

Talal Maddah passed away in Abha[4].

What did Talal Maddah do for work?

Talal Maddah worked as singer[6], composer[7], oud player[8], and actor[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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