“A warm voice, an endearing face, and an unhappy ending,” this is how we simply describe the journey of late Saudi artist Etab, one of the greatest female singers in the Arab world. Etab died 15 years ago, on August 19, concluding a journey full of success, distinction, and challenges.
Those who followed her journey believe that the secret of her experience was in the “timing”. Etab was born and raised in the 1950s, a period marked by social traditions that hindered young girls and prevented them from expressing themselves, and the emotions of their generation, such as happiness, struggle, and yearning for love, and marriage.
