Sabah, Lebanese singing legend, dies aged 87

Sabah was nicknamed "Shahroura", Arabic for "singing bird" by her millions of fans

Lebanese singer and actress Sabah, one of the Arab world's best-known entertainers, has died aged 87.

Sabah, whose real name was Jeanette Gergis al-Feghali, first came to prominence in the 1950s as star of Egyptian movies.
During her more than six-decade long career, she released over 50 albums and acted in 98 films.
She died at her home in Beirut of an unspecified illness, reported Lebanon's National News Agency.
Sabah was the first Arab singer to perform at Olympia in Paris, Carnegie Hall in New York, Piccadilly Theatre in London and the Sydney Opera House.