Fatma Zidan
An Egyptian. Danish singer and composer, trained harpist, Teacher and project development. She has lived in Denmark since 2007 , but has grown up in Egypt. where she has hit her musical roots, Her musical talent ranges from classical to modern Arab pop music.
She has been a regular part of the Egyptian opera for seven years and worked with the greatest Egyptian pop stars. In 2008 and 2010, Fatma Zidan won the Danish Music Award in the Best World Track category.
An Egyptian star on her way. With her five releases"Hawel " (Try) and the classic
Aya haeman (Passionate Love) and the pop-production fot the arabian gulf ; Ella Elzaal (Eccept Sadness) and lately Ghurba and Zaman
FZ performed on various international festivals
As 8 years old she started to play the Classical harp at the conservatory untill she became 19.
Then FZ continued and finished her education as bachelor at the music university.
Beside that she worked 7 years at the choir in Cairo Opera . In the same time FZ worked as a freelance choir singer for different Arabian popstar.
Today she is known as one of the best in her field.
The song of FZ has deep roots in the Egyptian tradition strongly connected to the diva Oum Khaltoum.
The touch of FZ is though influenced by the roots she is a part of herself.
FZ is born in Saudi Arabia of her Egyptian parents – and therefore she has a natural easy way to sing and understand the dialects from the Arabian Gulf area.
As a unique experience and with great success FZ in sept. 2006 worked with the Danish Radio entertainment Orchestra and her own Egyptian ensemble – as the final of the great festival “Images of the Middle East 2006”.