Wikipedia's first sentence called it “lebanese singer”. Today it says “lebanese singer and composer”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Lebanese singer and guitar player”. It now reads “Lebanese singer and guitar player (1921–2013) Musical artist”.
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Lebanese singer and guitar player ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Musical artist Wadih El Safi ( , born Wadi' Francis ; November 1, 1921 – October 11, 2013) was a Lebanese singer, songwriter, composer and actor.1He was a Lebanese icon and the forefather of the country's musical culture, he was the longest singer in production, seventy five years in the singing profession. He was the number one singer of his era. He was known amongst his peers to have incarnated and raised the ceiling of all the singing styles and music of that era and added his own intricate new styles and genres to the existing national musical and singing heritage. He is the reference to every new singer and the example to follow for generations to come.2 Born in Niha , Lebanon , Wadih El Safi started his artistic journey at the age of sixteen when he took part in a singing contest held by Lebanese Radio and was chosen the winner of all categories among 40 other competitors.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Musical artist Wadih El Safi ( Arabic , وديع الصافي ) (born Wadih Francis in Niha , Lebanon , in 1921 ) is an Lebanese singer , songwriter, and actor. He is a Lebanese cultural icon , and is often called the "Voice of Lebanon". Wadih El Safi started his artistic journey at the early age of seventeen when he took part in a singing contest held by the Lebanese Radio and was first among fifty other competitors. He was named then the first singer of Lebanon "Wadih Al-Safi singing in Assyrian Iman Ya Zawna (1973)" .
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Musical artist Wadih El Safi ( , born Wadi' Francis ; November 1, 1921 – October 11, 2013) was a Lebanese singer, songwriter,composer and actor. He is a Lebanese cultural icon , and is often called the "Voice of Lebanon". Born in Niha , Lebanon , Wadih El Safi started his artistic journey at the age of seventeen when he took part in a singing contest held by Lebanese Radio and was chosen the winner among 40 other competitors.
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Lebanese singer and guitar player Musical artist Wadih El Safi ( , born Wadih Francis ; November 1, 1921 – October 11, 2013) was a Lebanese singer and composer. He was a Lebanese icon and the forefather of the country's musical culture. He was the longest singer in production, seventy-five years in the singing profession. He was the number one singer of his era. He was known amongst his peers to have incarnated and raised the ceiling of all the singing styles and music of that era and added his own intricate new styles and genres to the existing national musical and singing heritage. He is the reference to every new singer and the example to follow for generations to come. Born in Niha , Lebanon , Wadih El Safi started his artistic journey at the age of sixteen when he took part in a singing contest held by Lebanese Radio and was chosen the winner of all categories among 40 other competitors.
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Lebanese singer and guitar player Musical artist Wadih El Safi ( Arabic : وديع الصافي , romanized : Wadīʿ aṣ-Ṣāfī , born Wadih Francis ; November 1, 1921 – October 11, 2013) was a Lebanese singer and composer. Born in Niha , Lebanon , Wadih El Safi started his artistic journey at the age of sixteen when he took part in a singing contest held by Lebanese Radio and was chosen the winner of all categories among 40 other competitors.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “lebanese singer”. Today it says “lebanese singer and composer”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Lebanese singer and guitar player”. It now reads “Lebanese singer and guitar player (1921–2013) Musical artist”. Read the current article and compare.
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lebanese singer
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lebanese singer and composer
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