12 Facts About Talal Maddah

Talal Maddah was a Saudi Arabian musician and composer.

Talal Maddah was named Maddah after his mother's family and was commonly nicknamed as "The Earth's Voice".

Talal Maddah had a substantial influence over 20th century-Arabian culture.

Talal Maddah participated in many festivals in the Arabian Peninsula, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya.

Talal Maddah began singing in school concerts when he was a student in Al-Taif.

Abdul Rahman Khundaneh, one of Talal Maddah's classmates, played the oud and became his accompanist.

Talal Maddah was astonished to see a concert with a full orchestra.

Talal Maddah discovered and trained fellow singer Abadi al Johar.

Talal Maddah recorded about 66 official albums and 40 other albums.

Talal Maddah, who had just celebrated his 60th birthday, collapsed and died suddenly of a heart attack on Al Meftaha Stage in Abha in front of his fans shortly after he performed an intro to one of his famous songs.

Talal Maddah was the first Saudi artist to receive awards outside of Saudi Arabia.

Talal Maddah received a Prize from Habib Bourguiba, the former president of Tunisia.