Halim el-Roumi () (July 1919 – 1983) was a singer and composer from Palestine. Born in Tyre, Lebanon. He began his amateur artistic career in 1935. Later, as a radio chief, he discovered the singer

Fairuz Nouhad Wadie' Haddad ( ar, نهاد وديع حداد, ; born November 21, 1934), known as Fairuz ( ar, فيروز, ; also spelled Fairouz, Feyrouz or Fayrouz), is a Lebanese singer. She is considered by many as one of the leading vocalists a ...

. He composed her music, introduced her to the choir of Radio Liban and was the originator of her stage name.Biography of Fairuz (Hall de la chanson)
/ref> El-Roumi also became director of Radio libanaise. He is famous for composing the poem ''La Volonté de vivre'' (إرادة الحياة) by the Tunisian poet

Aboul-Qacem Echebbi Aboul-Qacem Echebbi ( ar, أبو القاسم الشابي, ; 24 February 1909 – 9 October 1934) was a Tunisian poet. He is probably best known for writing the final two verses of the current National Anthem of Tunisia, ''Humat al-Hima'' (''De ...

for the Arab singer Souad Mohamed.Ali Ouertani, "La poésie chantée de Chebbi", ''La Presse de Tunisie'', 1 March 2009
/ref> He is the father of Majida Al Roumi.

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20th-century Lebanese male singers Lebanese composers Lebanese people of Palestinian descent 1919 births 1983 deaths Palestine Melkite Greek Catholics Lebanese Melkite Greek Catholics {{Lebanon-singer-stub