Talaat Zein

Acting

1955-02-14 · Egypt

Although Tal’aat was born in Alexandria he was raised in Cairo. His grandfather was an officer in the Egyptian army during the reign of King Fouad and was the governor-general of the town of Port Sudan. Whilst there his grandfather married a Sudanese woman. Zein began his career as a musician in a group called “Qittat Sagheera” (“Miniature Cats”) but later transferred to singing. He first rose to fame when he performed a song titled “Ta’aaly” (“Come Here”) with A’mr Diab. Zein has performed alongside Yahya Al A’alamy in the television series “Al Hawwy”.