About Ninette Abitbol
Lived 1929 – 2005 (aged 75–76). Ninette Abitbol was a Tunisian singer and actor.
Ninette Al-Abitbol (, ) better known by her stage name Wided (وداد, Arabic pronunciation:wɪdæd, meaning “Harmony”) was a Tunisian singer. She was the wife of Hédi Jouini.
Ninette came from the Jewish Tunisian community in El Hafsia and Lafayette neighborhoods of Tunis. She had four sons and two daughters. Career Inspired by her favorite singer, Ninette adopted the stage name Wided, derived from the title of one of Umm Kulthum’s films.
In the 1946 French film La Septième Porte (The Seventh Door), directed by André Zwoboda and filmed in Morocco, Ninette and Hédi Jouini, are featured performing together.
In the documentary Papa Hédi – The Man Behind the Microphone, It was revealed that Ninette was discouraged by her husband from pursuing a music career.
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Who was Ninette Abitbol?
Tunisian singer
When was Ninette Abitbol born?
Ninette Abitbol was born in 1929 in Tunis.
When did Ninette Abitbol die?
Ninette Abitbol died on 12 January 2005.
What was Ninette Abitbol's occupation?
Ninette Abitbol was a singer and actor.
What nationality was Ninette Abitbol?
Ninette Abitbol was Tunisian.
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