Joseph Sakr (; 1942 – 1997) was a popular Lebanese folkloric and pop singer and stage actor.

Career

Born in Kartaba, Joseph Sakr started as a school teacher teaching French. He later joined the Popular Lebanese Group (الفرقة الشعبية اللبنانية) accompanying performances of the Lebanese pan-Arab singer

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and later on became a prominent singer with the

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and appeared in a prominent or supporting roles in a great number of their musicals on stage including ''Lulu'', ''Mays el Reem'' etc. His renditions "El haleh taabane, ya Laila", "Ana elli alayki meshtaq" and "'A hadeer el bosta" are renowned in Lebanon, the Levant and the

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. Sakr was also a regular feature in most of the stage plays of

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.''Al Akhbar'' (Lebanon) - الذكرى الثانية عشرة على رحيل جوزيف صقر
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Personal life

He was married to Ghada and had two children. His son Raji Sakr has also chosen a musical path.

Death

He died in

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in 1997.

Songs

(selective) *"El haleh taabane, ya Laila" (in

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الحالة تعبانة يا ليلى) *"Ana elli alayki meshtaq" (in

أنا اللي عليكي مشتاق) *"'A hadeer el bosta" (in

ع هدير البوسطة)

Appearances in musical plays

with Rahbani Brothers *1974: Lulu (in

لولو) - as Fares Beik *1975: Mays el Reem (in

ميس الريم) - as El Nasnass with Ziad Rahbani *1973: ''Sahriyyeh'' (in

سهرية) - in the role of Nakhle el Tennin *1974: ''Nazl el Srour'' (in

نزل السرور) - in the role of Barakat *1978: ''Bil nisbeh la bukra shou?'' (in

بالنسبة لبكرا شو؟) - in the role of Ramez *1980: ''Film Amerki taweel'' (in

فيلم أميركي طويل) - in role of Abou Laila *1983: ''Shi fashel'' (in

شي فاشل) as the mukhtar *1993: ''Bi khsous el Karameh wel shaab el aneed'' (in

بخصوص الكرامة والشعب العنيد) - in the role of Es Sarraf *1994: ''Lawla feshat el amal'' (in

لولا فسحة الأمل)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sakr, Joseph 1939 births 1997 deaths 20th-century Lebanese male singers People from Qartaba