Abdou Cherif

Abdou Cherif was a Moroccan singer.

Life and career

Native to city of Casablanca, Cherif was the nephew of Abdelwahab Agoumi, one of the most influential artists in the modernization of Moroccan classical music in the 1950s. Following the teachings of his mentor Mahmoud Saâdi, Cherif saw his dream come true in 1999: to sing at the Khédival Cairo opera house in front of the public of his idol Abdelhalim Hafez. Egyptians gave him the nickname of "the New Nightingale", in reference to the "Brown Nightingale" Abdelhalim Hafez.
Cherif was also referred to by the Moroccan public as a crooner.
Abdou Cherif died from a heart attack in Casablanca, on 8 March 2024, at the age of 52.