Ibtisam Lutfi

Background

She was born Khayriyyah Qurban (Arabic: خيرية قربان‎) in Tai"f in Saudi Arabia, and is one of the first female singers of that country.

Career

She retired from singing in the mid-1980s due to her mother"s death. In a phone call with al arabya channel in November 17, 2013 she confirmed that she will be returning to her singing career.

Achievements

• She began her career singing at wedding feasts in the city of Jiddah in the 1960s and over the next two decades she became famous in her native country as well as in Egypt.