Line Monty | |
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Born | Oran |
Died | 19 August 2003 Paris |
Nationality | French-Algerian |
Other names | Leïla Fateh |
Notable work | Ana Laouliya-Oumi-Alger Alger |
Line Monty, born as Éliane Serfati, also known by her stage name Leïla Fateh (1926[1] in Algiers – 19 August 2003 in Paris), was a Jewish Algerian singer who sang in Arabic and French.
[2] She first appeared on a short movie by Alberto Spadolini Nous, les Gitanes in 1950.[1] In 1952 she started recording on Pathé Marconi's behalf.[1]
A collection of her recordings of Arabic and French songs was released as Trésors de la chanson Judéo-Arabe - Line Monty in France in the early 1990s.[3]
She gained the Prix Edith Piaf and won the Prix d'Olympia.[4]