Nasri Shamseddine

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Nasri Shamseddine (also spelled Nasri Chamseddine) (1927 - 1983) was a Lebanese singer and actor. His recordings remain very popular in the Arab world. He performed in several films and was associated for many years with the Lebanese singer Fairuz.

Shamseddine was born Nasreddine Moustapha Shamesedine in the village of Joune, in the southern part of the Chouf mountains. As a young man, he spent time in Alexandria and Cairo unsuccessfully looking for work in films. He returned to Beirut and joined the choir of the Lebanese state radio.

In the late 1950s, he joined the Lebanese Popular Troupe of the Rahbani brothers, but left in 1960 to embark on a solo career.

Shamseddine performed with Fairuz from 1960 until little after the beginning of the Lebanese Civil War in 1978. His last appearance in a play with Fairuz was in 1978 in Petra. His last concert with her was in London in 1978, where they sang "Dabket Lebnan" together.

Shamseddine died of a heart attack while singing on stage in a concert in Damascus in 1983.