Hassiba Rochdi

Hassiba Rochdi or Hassiba Rochdy (Arabic: حسيبة رشدي), born Zohra Bent Ahmed Ben Haj Abdennebi, was born in approximately 1918 in Joumine and died on September 26, 2012, in La Soukra. She was the first renowned Tunisian singer in Egypt and the first Tunisian actress to play a leading role in Egyptian films.

Early life Rochdi was the daughter of the eighth and final wife of her father. She was born into a family of property owners and spent her childhood in Mateur where she learned Bedouin songs and started learning sewing and embroidery. After marrying the latter, this alliance allowed her to enter the world of professional singing. Triki formed a troupe for her, bringing together musicians such as Hédi Jouini, Ali Sriti, Kaddour Srarfi and Ibrahim Salah. Tariq Echouk (Path of thorns) by Husseïn Sedky (1950), Dim'a Fessahr'a (Blood in the Desert) by Gianni Vernuccio (1951), Intekam El Habib (Vengeance of the Lover) by Vernuccio (1952). (1957) by Jacques Baratier with Omar Sharif and Claudia Cardinale.

Her popular songs include "Yalli Ouyounek fessama", "Mahlaha tadhbilat ainek", T"aht el yasmina", T"aarafni naani wtaamal belaani", "Sir ya lazrag sir", and "Jesmi Baid Alik".