Bob Azzam [ya Mustapha ]

Here is a song that was very famous in the 50s and early 60s song is titled [MUSTAPHA YA MUSTAPHA] The original version of this catchy song [having a Greek style music] and its composer are controversial,many ,claim that the version of a certain singer is the original appeared in one of the films of the Egyptian actor,the Late Esmaeel Yasseen in the 50s and in another Egyption film of Sabah from the same era [Al hob keda ].The Izmir born singer Dario Moreno [1921-1968] performed it in the late 50s. In Europe, the song became popular with the help of Bob Azzam [A Lebanese singer born in Egypt in 1925 and passed away in Monte Carlo 2004 son to Jewish parents living in Egypt ] who published it in 1960 in France with lyrics consisting of at least 3 languages): “Chérie je t’aime, chéri je t’adore - como la salsa del pomodoro“ (Darling, I love you, darling, I adore you -- like tomato sauce). Bruno Gigliotti (Orlando) the brother of famous singer Dalida also cov
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