Aziza Jalal
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Aziza Jalal is a native of MeknesMeknes
Meknes is a city in northern Morocco, located from the capital Rabat and from Fes. It is served by the A2 expressway between those two cities and by the corresponding railway. Meknes was the capital of Morocco under the reign of Moulay Ismail , before it was relocated to Marrakech. The...
, Morocco. She began singing professionally at the age of 14 on Moroccan TV. Encouraged by her family, she began her career by participating in talent shows. Her first appearance on television was in the show "Mawaheb".
Her best known works include "Halakt oyouni hna wa hnak".
Aziza's ambitions extended beyond Morocco. She visited Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
and Egypt
Egypt
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to develop her career. In 1985 she sang at the opening ceremony of the Pan Arab Games
Pan Arab Games
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in Rabat
Rabat
Rabat , is the capital and third largest city of the Kingdom of Morocco with a population of approximately 650,000...
.
Following her marriage to a Saudi doctor in 1985 she suddenly and unexpectedly left the music scene to become a housewife. She has remained an enigma ever since because of this disappearence from the public scene at the peak of her success.